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New AI models (36)

1. Jun 9, 2026Claude

   Claude Mythos 5 released

   Mythos-class weights without safety classifiers; restricted to Project Glasswing partners (not public).

2. Jun 9, 2026Claude

   Claude Fable 5 released

   First publicly available Mythos-class model; Mythos 5 weights with safety classifiers active.

3. May 28, 2026Claude

   Claude Opus 4.8 released

   Current flagship; reliability-focused (4x less likely than 4.7 to let its own code flaws pass), Fast mode, Dynamic Workflows.

4. May 19, 2026Google (Gemini / Gemma / Imagen / Veo)

   Gemini 3.5 Flash released

   Launched at $1.50/$9.00; beats Gemini 3.1 Pro on coding benchmarks at ~25% lower cost. Current recommended default.

5. May 1, 2026Qwen (Alibaba)

   Qwen 3.7 Plus released

   Multimodal (vision) variant of the 3.7 generation, released alongside 3.7 Max in May 2026.

6. May 1, 2026Qwen (Alibaba)

   Qwen 3.7 Max released

   Announced May 2026 at Alibaba Cloud Summit; closed-weights flagship, 1M context, Intelligence Index 56.6, lowest reported hallucination rate (22.9%).

7. Apr 30, 2026Grok (xAI)

   Grok 4.3 released

   Current flagship; $1.25/$2.50, 1M context, strong agentic tool-calling.

8. Apr 23, 2026OpenAI (GPT / ChatGPT)

   GPT-5.5 Pro released

   Maximum-reasoning-depth variant at $30/$180 per 1M tokens.

9. Apr 23, 2026OpenAI (GPT / ChatGPT)

   GPT-5.5 released

   Current flagship; 1M context, $5/$30 per 1M tokens.

10. Apr 16, 2026Claude

    Claude Opus 4.7 released

    Tripled image resolution; introduced xhigh effort and self-verification; 87.6% SWE-bench Verified.

11. Apr 1, 2026DeepSeek

    DeepSeek V4 Flash released

    Budget sibling; 284B/13B MoE, 1M context; launched at promotional 75% pricing.

12. Apr 1, 2026DeepSeek

    DeepSeek V4 Pro released

    Flagship; 1.6T/49B MoE, 1M context, thinking mode; launched at promotional 75% pricing.

13. Apr 1, 2026Qwen (Alibaba)

    Qwen 3.6 Plus released

    First Qwen model to directly challenge Anthropic/OpenAI flagships on practical coding; 78.8% SWE-bench Verified, 1M context.

14. Mar 17, 2026OpenAI (GPT / ChatGPT)

    GPT-5.4 mini released

    Mid-tier model available to free ChatGPT users.

15. Mar 1, 2026OpenAI (GPT / ChatGPT)

    GPT-5.4 released

    GPT-5.4 Thinking and Pro launched; cost-quality balance for production.

16. Mar 1, 2026OpenAI (GPT / ChatGPT)

    GPT-5.4 nano released

    Cheapest GPT-5-generation model; API-only.

17. Mar 1, 2026Mistral AI

    Mistral Small 4 released

    Unified reasoning+vision+coding open-weight model (Apache 2.0); MoE 119B total / ~6B active. Replaced Mistral Small 3.

18. Mar 1, 2026Qwen (Alibaba)

    Qwen3-235B released

    Part of the Qwen3 family launch (March 2026); open-weight MoE large model with hybrid reasoning.

19. Mar 1, 2026Qwen (Alibaba)

    Qwen3-32B released

    Part of the Qwen3 family launch (March 2026); open-weight mid-size general model.

20. Mar 1, 2026Qwen (Alibaba)

    Qwen3-Coder released

    Coding specialist from the Qwen3 family; 72.9% SWE-bench Verified at launch.

21. Feb 17, 2026Claude

    Claude Sonnet 4.6 released

    Current default; Opus-level quality at $3/$15, first production-grade computer use for Sonnet.

22. Feb 5, 2026Claude

    Claude Opus 4.6 released

    Brought the 1M-token context window to general availability with no surcharge.

23. Feb 1, 2026Grok (xAI)

    Grok 4.20 released

    Extended-reasoning model with Think Mode; $2.00/$6.00, 1M context. Guide gives month only (~Feb 2026).

24. Feb 1, 2026Google (Gemini / Gemma / Imagen / Veo)

    Gemini 3.1 Pro released

    Full GA with a 2M-token context window — the largest production context window of any API.

25. Dec 1, 2025Mistral AI

    Ministral 3B released

    Part of the Dec 2025 Ministral edge family (3B/8B/14B); cheapest API option at $0.04/$0.04.

26. Dec 1, 2025Mistral AI

    Ministral 8B released

    Budget edge model at $0.10/$0.10; part of the Dec 2025 Ministral family.

27. Dec 1, 2025Mistral AI

    Devstral 2 released

    Agentic coding model, 72.2% SWE-bench Verified, 256K context.

28. Dec 1, 2025Mistral AI

    Mistral Large 3 released

    Flagship at $0.50/$1.50 per 1M, the most cost-competitive frontier model from any major provider. Knowledge cutoff Sep 2025.

29. Nov 1, 2025Google (Gemini / Gemma / Imagen / Veo)

    Gemini 3 Pro (Preview) released

    First Gemini 3 model, in preview; introduced improved agentic capabilities.

30. Oct 1, 2025Claude

    Claude Haiku 4.5 released

    Current speed tier; matched Sonnet 4 coding at 1/3 cost and 2x+ speed.

31. Sep 1, 2025Grok (xAI)

    Grok 4 Fast released

    Budget high-volume model at $0.20/$0.50 with a 2M context window.

32. Aug 1, 2025OpenAI (GPT / ChatGPT)

    GPT-5 released

    First GPT-5 generation; hybrid fast generation plus optional deep reasoning.

33. Aug 1, 2025Mistral AI

    Codestral released

    Aug 2025 dated build (codestral-2508); FIM code completion, 256K context, 80+ languages.

34. Aug 1, 2025Grok (xAI)

    Grok 2.5 open weights released

    Open-weights release under a restrictive license prohibiting use to train competing models.

35. Jul 1, 2025Grok (xAI)

    Grok 4 released

    First Grok positioned as frontier-competitive; 256K context, $3.00/$15.00; launched with Heavy variant.

36. Jul 1, 2025Google (Gemini / Gemma / Imagen / Veo)

    Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite released

    Ultra-low-cost variant at $0.10/$0.40; superseded Gemini 2.0 Flash as the budget option.

New smart-home products (7)

Products with a release date in this window. Coverage of recent product release-dates is still expanding.

1. Oct 31, 2025Samsung

   Samsung Galaxy XR

   Mixed Reality Headset

2. Oct 22, 2025Apple

   Apple Vision Pro (M5)

   Mixed Reality Headset

3. Oct 21, 2025Meta

   Oakley Meta Vanguard

   Ar Glasses

4. Sep 30, 2025Meta

   Meta Ray-Ban Display

   Ar Glasses

5. Sep 17, 2025Meta

   Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2)

Smart-home changes (4)

1. Jun 3, 2026Smart home

   Aqara releases Smart Lock U400 and Hub M200

   New products highlight Aqara's innovation in smart home technology.

   Source: Aqara — Products ↗
2. Jun 2, 2026Smart home

   Aqara releases U400 Smart Lock

   New smart lock supports Matter and IR control.

   Source: Aqara — Products ↗
3. Jun 2, 2026Smart home

   Aqara launches M200 Hub

   New hub supports Matter and IR control for smart home integration.

   Source: Aqara — Products ↗
4. Jun 2, 2026Smart home

   Aqara products compatible with Apple HomeKit, Alexa, and Google Assistant

   Enhances smart home automation and control.

   Source: Aqara — Products ↗

Price changes (2)

1. Jun 3, 2026Smart home

   Walmart offers Sony speaker under $50

   Walmart is selling a pocket-sized Sony speaker for less than $50.

   Source: CNET — Smart Home ↗
2. May 22, 2026DeepSeek

   DeepSeek V4 promotional pricing made permanent

   On 2026-05-22 DeepSeek made its 75% promotional discount the permanent list price: V4 Pro $0.435/$0.87, V4 Flash $0.14/$0.28 per 1M.

Deprecations, retirements & shutdowns (6)

1. Aug 26, 2026OpenAI (GPT / ChatGPT)

   o3 retiring from ChatGPT

   o3 retires from ChatGPT August 26, 2026; API access continues.

2. Jun 15, 2026Claude

   Claude Sonnet 4 retired

   Guide announced claude-sonnet-4-20250514 retiring June 15, 2026; model string returns errors after retirement.

3. Jun 15, 2026Claude

   Claude Opus 4 retired

   Guide announced claude-opus-4-20250514 retiring June 15, 2026; model string returns errors after retirement.

4. Jun 1, 2026Google (Gemini / Gemma / Imagen / Veo)

   Gemini 2.0 Flash shut down

   Gemini 2.0 Flash and 2.0 Flash-Lite were deprecated and shut down June 1, 2026; applications must migrate.

5. May 15, 2026Grok (xAI)

AI-industry news (40)

Recent reporting across AI & smart home in the last 12 months.

• Jun 25, 2026Blackstone, Bain Among Bidders for Fuji Media Unit· Bloomberg — Technology
• Jun 25, 2026AI Agents Transforming Work· OpenAI — News
• Jun 25, 2026Amazon Adds $13 Billion to India AI Investments· Bloomberg — Technology
• Jun 25, 2026BofA Questions Sustained Tech Valuations· Bloomberg — Technology
• Jun 25, 2026Aumovio Struggles to Secure Memory Chips Amid AI Demand· Bloomberg — Technology
• Jun 25, 2026Japanese, South Korean Stocks Rise on AI Optimism· Bloomberg — Technology