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Release Coverage Desk

Track launches, prep editor-ready briefs, and keep the release narrative honest.

This desk exists so we can react quickly when a new model lands. Every entry starts with the official source, folds in benchmark signal and outside coverage, then pushes an editor-ready brief into the queue before anything is turned into a published post. The brief format is designed to turn into a clean launch post or thread, not just a pile of notes.

Generated 13 Oct 2026, 13:56 120-day release window 30-day story lookback

Workflow

1. Detect new releases from the canonical model catalog and current registry.

2. Pull official URLs, benchmark evidence, and routed technical coverage into one brief.

3. Generate a draft file for editor review before anything goes live.

4. Publish only after the brief has been checked against official sources and outside evidence.

Tracked releases

49

LLM releases in the current editorial window.

High priority

7

Recent or especially urgent launches that deserve quick coverage.

Ready for editor

12

Briefs with enough source signal to hand over immediately.

Open / local angle

1

Tracked releases that matter for open-weight or local-model coverage.

Editor Queue

Briefs that are ready to turn into posts

12 ready now
Backfill Ready for editor 24 Jul 2026

Claude Opus 5 (batch)

Anthropic / 81 days ago

Claude Opus 5 (batch) is a currently tracked release from Anthropic. It is positioned as an API-available model rather than a local-only release. Tracked context window: 1M tokens. Current tracked pricing: $5.00 in / $25.00 out per million tokens. Current generally available Opus model. Some safeguarded requests can fall back to Opus 4.8. Tracking only until benchmark and quality coverage is available. A model-level official source is attached, so this can enter source-first editorial review.

Draft handoff

1 related story routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

2 sources attached

Draft file

editorial/release-drafts/2026-07-24-claude-opus-5-batch-release-brief.md

Model page Official source Provider docs
Backfill Ready for editor 21 Jul 2026

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (batch)

Google / 84 days ago

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (batch) is a currently tracked release from Google. It is positioned as an API-available model rather than a local-only release. Tracked context window: 1.0M tokens. Current tracked pricing: $0.30 in / $2.50 out per million tokens. Current generally available low-cost Gemini Flash-Lite model. Tracking only until benchmark and quality coverage is available. A model-level official source is attached, so this can enter source-first editorial review.

Draft handoff

1 related story routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

2 sources attached

Draft file

editorial/release-drafts/2026-07-21-gemini-3-5-flash-lite-batch-release-brief.md

Model page Official source Provider docs
Backfill Ready for editor 21 Jul 2026

Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch)

Google / 84 days ago

Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) is a currently tracked release from Google. It is positioned as an API-available model rather than a local-only release. Tracked context window: 1.0M tokens. Current tracked pricing: $1.50 in / $7.50 out per million tokens. Current generally available Gemini Flash model. Tracking only until benchmark and quality coverage is available. A model-level official source is attached, so this can enter source-first editorial review.

Draft handoff

1 related story routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

2 sources attached

Draft file

editorial/release-drafts/2026-07-21-gemini-3-6-flash-batch-release-brief.md

Model page Official source Provider docs
Backfill Ready for editor 9 Jul 2026

GPT-5.6 Luna (batch)

OpenAI / 96 days ago

GPT-5.6 Luna (batch) is a currently tracked release from OpenAI. It is positioned as an API-available model rather than a local-only release. Tracked context window: 1.1M tokens. Current tracked pricing: $1.00 in / $6.00 out per million tokens. Fast, cost-efficient GPT-5.6 tier. Tracking only until benchmark and quality coverage is available. A model-level official source is attached, so this can enter source-first editorial review.

Draft handoff

4 related stories routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

5 sources attached

Draft file

editorial/release-drafts/2026-07-09-gpt-5-6-luna-batch-release-brief.md

Model page Official source Provider docs
Backfill Ready for editor 9 Jul 2026

GPT-5.6 Sol (batch)

OpenAI / 96 days ago

GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) is a currently tracked release from OpenAI. It is positioned as an API-available model rather than a local-only release. Tracked context window: 1.1M tokens. Current tracked pricing: $5.00 in / $30.00 out per million tokens. Current frontier GPT-5.6 model; the gpt-5.6 alias routes to Sol. Tracking only until benchmark and quality coverage is available. A model-level official source is attached, so this can enter source-first editorial review.

Draft handoff

6 related stories routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

7 sources attached

Draft file

editorial/release-drafts/2026-07-09-gpt-5-6-sol-batch-release-brief.md

Model page Official source Provider docs
Backfill Ready for editor 9 Jul 2026

GPT-5.6 Terra (batch)

OpenAI / 96 days ago

GPT-5.6 Terra (batch) is a currently tracked release from OpenAI. It is positioned as an API-available model rather than a local-only release. Tracked context window: 1.1M tokens. Current tracked pricing: $2.50 in / $15.00 out per million tokens. Balanced GPT-5.6 tier for complex professional work. Tracking only until benchmark and quality coverage is available. A model-level official source is attached, so this can enter source-first editorial review.

Draft handoff

4 related stories routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

5 sources attached

Draft file

editorial/release-drafts/2026-07-09-gpt-5-6-terra-batch-release-brief.md

Model page Official source Provider docs
Backfill Ready for editor 30 Jun 2026

Claude Sonnet 5 (batch)

Anthropic / 105 days ago

Claude Sonnet 5 (batch) is a currently tracked release from Anthropic. It is positioned as an API-available model rather than a local-only release. Tracked context window: 1M tokens. Current tracked pricing: $2.00 in / $10.00 out per million tokens. Generally available Sonnet model. Introductory pricing applies through 31 August 2026. Tracking only until benchmark and quality coverage is available. A model-level official source is attached, so this can enter source-first editorial review.

Draft handoff

1 related story routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

2 sources attached

Draft file

editorial/release-drafts/2026-06-30-claude-sonnet-5-batch-release-brief.md

Model page Official source Provider docs
Backfill Ready for editor 9 Jun 2026

Claude Fable 5 (batch)

Anthropic / 126 days ago

Claude Fable 5 (batch) is a currently tracked release from Anthropic. It is positioned as an API-available model rather than a local-only release. Tracked context window: 1M tokens. Current tracked pricing: $10.00 in / $50.00 out per million tokens. Generally available Mythos-class model. Safeguarded topics can fall back to Opus 4.8 or Opus 5. Tracking only until benchmark and quality coverage is available. A model-level official source is attached, so this can enter source-first editorial review.

Draft handoff

1 related story routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

2 sources attached

Draft file

editorial/release-drafts/2026-06-09-claude-fable-5-batch-release-brief.md

Model page Official source Provider docs

Coverage rules

How we keep release posts clean

Official launch posts and provider docs come first. If we cannot point to the primary source, it should not be treated as a finished release brief.

Benchmarks are separated from launch claims. If the evals are sparse or clearly internal, the draft should say that plainly.

Community reaction is a second layer, not the first layer. The brief should stay useful even before social chatter is folded in.

Open-weight and local releases should explicitly mention LM Studio, Ollama, GGUF, MLX, or phone/edge relevance where appropriate.

Good launch post checklist

  • Explain what actually launched, not just the marketing line.
  • State what changed versus the previous model family.
  • Separate official claims, measured evidence, and outside reaction.
  • Say who should care: API buyers, local users, coders, or open-source builders.

Release Radar

Everything currently in the release window

49 total
High priority Watch only 12 Oct 2026

Muse Wonder

Meta

Meta's Muse Wonder is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$4.00 in / $20.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

TechCrunch

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
High priority Watch only 6 Oct 2026

Mistral Large 4

Mistral

Mistral's Mistral Large 4 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$0.68 in / $2.09 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
High priority Watch only 6 Oct 2026

Nano Banana 2.1

Google

Google's Nano Banana 2.1 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

65.5K

Pricing

$1.50 in / $7.50 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
High priority Watch only 23 Sept 2026

GLM 5.3 Prime

Zhipu AI

Zhipu AI's GLM 5.3 Prime is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$2.80 in / $8.80 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
High priority Watch only 23 Sept 2026

Qwen3.8 Max Prime

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Max Prime is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$4.00 in / $12.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
High priority Watch only 22 Sept 2026

Command A+

Cohere

Cohere's Command A+ is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

192K

Pricing

$0.30 in / $1.50 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
High priority Needs research 7 Apr 2026

Claude Mythos Preview

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

N/A

Pricing

Pricing not tracked yet

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Watch Watch only 21 Sept 2026

Grok 4.7

xAI

xAI's Grok 4.7 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

500K

Pricing

$2.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Watch Watch only 21 Sept 2026

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$0.15 in / $0.47 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Watch Watch only 18 Sept 2026

GLM 5.3 FlashX

Zhipu AI

Zhipu AI's GLM 5.3 FlashX is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$0.37 in / $1.25 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Watch Watch only 3 Sept 2026

Qwen3.8 Max (0902)

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$2.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Watch Watch only 2 Sept 2026

Muse Spark 1.3

Meta

Meta's Muse Spark 1.3 is on the release desk with 3 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$1.25 in / $4.25 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

3 stories

The Verge Ars Technica Ars Technica

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Watch Watch only 2 Sept 2026

Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor

Meta

Meta's Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor is on the release desk with 3 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$0.10 in / $0.20 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

3 stories

The Verge Ars Technica Ars Technica

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Watch Watch only 26 Aug 2026

Qwen3.8 Flash

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Flash is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$0.15 in / $0.47 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Watch Watch only 21 Aug 2026

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp

DeepSeek

DeepSeek's DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$0.22 in / $0.65 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Watch Watch only 21 Aug 2026

Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor

Meta

Meta's Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor is on the release desk with 3 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$0.10 in / $0.20 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

3 stories

The Verge Ars Technica Ars Technica

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Watch Watch only 14 Aug 2026

Qwen3.8 27B

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.8 27B is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$0.04 in / $2.30 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Backfill Watch only 12 Aug 2026

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

DeepSeek

DeepSeek's DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$0.66 in / $1.98 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Backfill Watch only 12 Aug 2026

Grok 4.6

xAI

xAI's Grok 4.6 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

500K

Pricing

$2.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Backfill Watch only 12 Aug 2026

Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$2.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Backfill Watch only 11 Aug 2026

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

NVIDIA

NVIDIA's Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

262.1K

Pricing

$0.07 in / $0.20 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Backfill Watch only 9 Aug 2026

Muse Glimmer 30B

Meta

Meta's Muse Glimmer 30B is on the release desk with 3 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

131.1K

Pricing

$0.30 in / $1.20 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

3 stories

The Verge Ars Technica Ars Technica

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Backfill Watch only 5 Aug 2026

Muse Spark 1.2

Meta

Meta's Muse Spark 1.2 is on the release desk with 3 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$1.25 in / $4.25 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

3 stories

The Verge Ars Technica Ars Technica

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Backfill Watch only 31 Jul 2026

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

DeepSeek

DeepSeek's DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$0.02 in / $0.64 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Backfill Watch only 27 Jul 2026

Qwen3.7 Flash

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.7 Flash is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$0.03 in / $0.13 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Backfill Ready for editor 24 Jul 2026

Claude Opus 5 (batch)

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 (batch) is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$5.00 in / $25.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

Anthropic

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Needs research 24 Jul 2026

Claude Opus 5 Fast

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 Fast is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

N/A

Pricing

$10.00 in / $50.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Ready for editor 21 Jul 2026

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (batch)

Google

Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (batch) is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$0.30 in / $2.50 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

Google

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Ready for editor 21 Jul 2026

Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch)

Google

Google's Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$1.50 in / $7.50 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

Google

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Watch only 16 Jul 2026

Muse Spark 1.1

Meta

Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 is on the release desk with 3 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$1.25 in / $4.25 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

3 stories

The Verge Ars Technica Ars Technica

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Backfill Ready for editor 9 Jul 2026

GPT-5.6 Luna (batch)

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Luna (batch) is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.1M

Pricing

$1.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

The Verge OpenAI Ars Technica OpenAI

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Ready for editor 9 Jul 2026

GPT-5.6 Sol (batch)

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) is on the release desk with 6 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.1M

Pricing

$5.00 in / $30.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

6 stories

OpenAI OpenAI The Verge OpenAI

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Ready for editor 9 Jul 2026

GPT-5.6 Terra (batch)

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Terra (batch) is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.1M

Pricing

$2.50 in / $15.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

The Verge OpenAI Ars Technica OpenAI

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Watch only 8 Jul 2026

Grok 4.5

xAI

xAI's Grok 4.5 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

500K

Pricing

$2.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Backfill Ready for editor 30 Jun 2026

Claude Sonnet 5 (batch)

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5 (batch) is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$2.00 in / $10.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

Anthropic

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Watch only 30 Jun 2026

Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)

Google

Google's Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

65.5K

Pricing

$0.25 in / $1.50 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

Google

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Backfill Watch only 16 Jun 2026

GLM 5.2

Zhipu AI

Zhipu AI's GLM 5.2 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$0.06 in / $7.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Confirm the model exists using a model-level provider source before drafting any release claim.
  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
Backfill Ready for editor 9 Jun 2026

Claude Fable 5 (batch)

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 (batch) is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$10.00 in / $50.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

Anthropic

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Ready for editor 2 Apr 2026

Gemma 4 31B

Google

Google's Gemma 4 31B is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

262.1K

Pricing

$0.09 in / $0.34 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

Google

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Needs research 2 Apr 2026

Qwen3.6 Plus

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.6 Plus is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$0.33 in / $1.95 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Needs research 31 Mar 2026

Grok 4.20

xAI

xAI's Grok 4.20 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

2M

Pricing

$1.25 in / $2.50 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Needs research 28 Mar 2026

Kimi K2 0711

Moonshot AI

Moonshot AI's Kimi K2 0711 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

131.1K

Pricing

$0.57 in / $2.30 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Needs research 18 Mar 2026

MiniMax M2.7

MiniMax

MiniMax's MiniMax M2.7 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

204.8K

Pricing

$0.30 in / $1.20 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Needs research 15 Mar 2026

GLM 5 Turbo

Zhipu AI

Zhipu AI's GLM 5 Turbo is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

202.8K

Pricing

$1.20 in / $4.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Ready for editor 5 Mar 2026

GPT-5.4 (batch)

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.4 (batch) is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.1M

Pricing

$2.50 in / $15.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

The Verge OpenAI Ars Technica OpenAI

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Ready for editor 19 Feb 2026

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (batch)

Google

Google's Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (batch) is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$1.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

Google

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Needs research 17 Feb 2026

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch)

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$3.00 in / $15.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Needs research 12 Feb 2026

GLM 5

Zhipu AI

Zhipu AI's GLM 5 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

204.8K

Pricing

$0.60 in / $1.92 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.
Backfill Ready for editor 5 Feb 2026

Claude Opus 4.6 (batch)

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 (batch) is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 1 benchmark signal to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$5.00 in / $25.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

1

Coverage

0 stories

What to cover

  • Summarise the official launch post and link the primary docs first.
  • Cross-check any benchmark claims against tracked evals and note gaps clearly.
  • Confirm pricing, context window, API availability, and local/open-weight status.
  • Pull early external reactions from trusted analysts, benchmark trackers, or engineering write-ups.

Open / Local Radar

Releases that matter for local model guides

Gemma 4 31B

Gemma 4 31B is a currently tracked release from Google. It belongs in the open-weight / local-model conversation. Tracked context window: 262.1K tokens. Current tracked pricing: $0.09 in / $0.34 out per million tokens. Open-weight Gemma 4 family anchor for local/open-source coverage. A model-level official source is attached, so this can enter source-first editorial review.

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