New AI models, tracked and explained

Every notable AI model release, explained in plain English: what it is, who can use it today, and which jobs it is actually good for.

Release timeline

22 releases from 10 AI labs

Newest on the right. Swipe, scroll or use the arrows to go back in time.

  • Flagship
  • Fast & cheap
  • Open weights
  • Image
  • Voice & audio
  • Specialist
  1. Aug 31 – Sep 65 releases
  2. Sep 7–13No releases
  3. Sep 14–20No releases
  4. Sep 21–273 releases
  5. Sep 28 – Oct 42 releases
  6. Oct 5–114 releases
  7. Oct 12–185 releases
  8. Oct 19–252 releases
  9. Oct 26 – Nov 1This week1 release

22 releases

ModelTypeStatusReleasedContextAPI price per 1M tokensGood for
GPT-6.1 TerraOpenAIFast & cheapLiveNot published$1 in / $5 outComputer use, Reading screenshots and charts, High-volume tasks
Kimi K3.1 ProMoonshot AIFlagshipLive1M tokens$2 in / $10 outCoding agents, Financial research, Long documents
MiniMax M3.1 FlashMiniMaxFast & cheapLive1M tokens$0.15 in / $0.60 outCheap agents, Coding, Computer use
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (1017)DeepSeekOpen weightsLive1M tokens$0.30 in / $1.20 outLow-cost API use, Coding, Self-hosting
Muse Spark OpenMetaOpen weightsLive1M tokensNot publishedSelf-hosting, Coding agents, Private data
Grok Voice 3.0xAIVoice & audioLiveNot publishedNot publishedVoice assistants, Hands-free use, Customer calls
Gemini 4 ArgonGoogleFlagshipLive1M tokens$2 in / $10 outResearch, Long documents, Google Workspace users
Muse WonderMetaFlagshipLive1M tokens$4 in / $20 outAgent tasks, Coding, Professional research
Mellum2.1JetBrainsOpen weightsLiveNot publishedNot publishedCode completion, Coding agents, Self-hosting
Claude Haiku 5.5AnthropicFast & cheapLive1M tokens$0.10 in / $0.50 outQuick summaries, High-volume tasks, Customer support
Mistral Large 4Mistral AIFlagshipPreviewNot published$1.36 in / $4.18 outEuropean data needs, Multilingual work, Business use
Nano Banana 2.1GoogleImageLiveNot publishedNot publishedImage editing, Product photos, Social graphics
GPT-6.1 SolOpenAIFlagshipLive1.05M tokens$2 in / $10 outEveryday writing, Analysis, Building apps on the API
Claude Sonnet 5.5AnthropicFlagshipLive1M tokens$2 in / $10 outEveryday writing, Coding, Business tasks
Claude Opus 5.5AnthropicFlagshipLive1M tokens$4 in / $20 outComplex reasoning, Coding agents, Long documents
GPT-6 LunaOpenAIFast & cheapLive1.05M tokens$0.10 in / $0.50 outHigh-volume tasks, Sorting and tagging, Quick replies
Grok 4.7xAIFlagshipLive500K tokens$2 in / $6 outGeneral chat, Reasoning, Real-time topics
GPT-6 AstraOpenAIFlagshipLive1.05M tokens$10 in / $50 outComplex reasoning, Long multi-step tasks, Coding
Lyria 3.5GoogleVoice & audioLiveNot publishedNot publishedBackground music, Video soundtracks, Jingles
Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogleFast & cheapLive1M tokens$0.75 in / $3.75 outQuick tasks at scale, Chat apps, Summaries
Claude Fable 5.1AnthropicFlagshipLive1M tokens$10 in / $50 outLong agent tasks, Deep research, Spreadsheets and slides
Claude Mythos 5.1AnthropicSpecialistLive1M tokens$10 in / $50 outSecurity research, Life-sciences research