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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 20 Jul 2026, 12:25 120-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

53

LLM releases in the current editorial window.

High priority

12

Recent or especially urgent launches that deserve quick coverage.

Ready for editor

36

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

36 ready now
High priority Ready for editor 16 Jul 2026

Kimi K3

Moonshot AI / 4 days ago

Kimi K3 is a currently tracked release from Moonshot AI. It is positioned as an API-available model rather than a local-only release. Tracked context window: 1.0M tokens. Current tracked pricing: $3.00 in / $15.00 out per million tokens. Auto-tracked from OpenRouter discovery (moonshotai/kimi-k3); awaiting official verification. There is an official launch or documentation URL attached, so this is ready for source-first editorial work.

Draft handoff

1 related story routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

2 sources attached

Draft file

editorial/release-drafts/2026-07-16-kimi-k3-release-brief.md

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

GPT-5.6 Luna Pro

OpenAI / 11 days ago

GPT-5.6 Luna Pro 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. Auto-tracked from OpenRouter discovery (openai/gpt-5.6-luna-pro); awaiting official verification. There is an official launch or documentation URL attached, so this is ready for source-first editorial work.

Draft handoff

3 related stories routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

4 sources attached

Draft file

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

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

GPT-5.6 Luna

OpenAI / 11 days ago

GPT-5.6 Luna 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. Auto-tracked from OpenRouter discovery (openai/gpt-5.6-luna); awaiting official verification. There is an official launch or documentation URL attached, so this is ready for source-first editorial work.

Draft handoff

3 related stories routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

4 sources attached

Draft file

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

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

GPT-5.6 Terra Pro

OpenAI / 11 days ago

GPT-5.6 Terra Pro 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. Auto-tracked from OpenRouter discovery (openai/gpt-5.6-terra-pro); awaiting official verification. There is an official launch or documentation URL attached, so this is ready for source-first editorial work.

Draft handoff

3 related stories routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

4 sources attached

Draft file

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

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

GPT-5.6 Terra

OpenAI / 11 days ago

GPT-5.6 Terra 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. Auto-tracked from OpenRouter discovery (openai/gpt-5.6-terra); awaiting official verification. There is an official launch or documentation URL attached, so this is ready for source-first editorial work.

Draft handoff

3 related stories routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

4 sources attached

Draft file

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

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

GPT-5.6 Sol Pro

OpenAI / 11 days ago

GPT-5.6 Sol Pro 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. Auto-tracked from OpenRouter discovery (openai/gpt-5.6-sol-pro); awaiting official verification. There is an official launch or documentation URL attached, so this is ready for source-first editorial work.

Draft handoff

3 related stories routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

4 sources attached

Draft file

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

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

GPT-5.6 Sol

OpenAI / 11 days ago

GPT-5.6 Sol 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. Auto-tracked from OpenRouter discovery (openai/gpt-5.6-sol); awaiting official verification. There is an official launch or documentation URL attached, so this is ready for source-first editorial work.

Draft handoff

3 related stories routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

4 sources attached

Draft file

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

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

Claude Sonnet 5

Anthropic / 20 days ago

Claude Sonnet 5 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. Auto-tracked from OpenRouter discovery (anthropic/claude-sonnet-5); awaiting official verification. There is an official launch or documentation URL attached, so this is ready for source-first editorial work.

Draft handoff

5 related stories routed in

0 benchmark signals tracked

6 sources attached

Draft file

editorial/release-drafts/2026-06-30-claude-sonnet-5-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

53 total
High priority Ready for editor 16 Jul 2026

Kimi K3

Moonshot AI

Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$3.00 in / $15.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

TechCrunch

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.
High priority Needs research 16 Jul 2026

Muse Spark 1.1

Meta

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

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$1.25 in / $4.25 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.
High priority Ready for editor 9 Jul 2026

GPT-5.6 Luna Pro

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Luna Pro is on the release desk with 3 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.1M

Pricing

$1.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

3 stories

The Verge OpenAI 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.
High priority Ready for editor 9 Jul 2026

GPT-5.6 Luna

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Luna is on the release desk with 3 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.1M

Pricing

$1.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

3 stories

The Verge OpenAI 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.
High priority Ready for editor 9 Jul 2026

GPT-5.6 Terra Pro

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Terra Pro is on the release desk with 3 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.1M

Pricing

$2.50 in / $15.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

3 stories

The Verge OpenAI 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.
High priority Ready for editor 9 Jul 2026

GPT-5.6 Terra

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Terra is on the release desk with 3 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.1M

Pricing

$2.50 in / $15.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

3 stories

The Verge OpenAI 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.
High priority Ready for editor 9 Jul 2026

GPT-5.6 Sol Pro

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol Pro is on the release desk with 3 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.1M

Pricing

$5.00 in / $30.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

3 stories

The Verge OpenAI 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.
High priority Ready for editor 9 Jul 2026

GPT-5.6 Sol

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol is on the release desk with 3 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.1M

Pricing

$5.00 in / $30.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

3 stories

The Verge OpenAI 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.
High priority Needs research 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

  • 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.
High priority Ready for editor 30 Jun 2026

Claude Sonnet 5

Anthropic

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

Context

1M

Pricing

$2.00 in / $10.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

5 stories

Anthropic Anthropic The Verge The Verge

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.
High priority Ready for editor 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 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

65.5K

Pricing

$0.25 in / $1.50 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

Anthropic TechCrunch The Verge 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.
High priority Ready for editor 7 Apr 2026

Claude Mythos Preview

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

N/A

Pricing

Pricing not tracked yet

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

Anthropic The Verge The Verge VentureBeat

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 Needs research 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

$0.97 in / $3.06 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.
Watch Ready for editor 12 Jun 2026

Kimi K2.7 Code

Moonshot AI

Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.7 Code is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

262.1K

Pricing

$0.85 in / $3.80 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

TechCrunch

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 Ready for editor 9 Jun 2026

Claude Fable 5

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$10.00 in / $50.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

Anthropic The Verge The Verge VentureBeat

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 Needs research 4 Jun 2026

Nemotron 3 Ultra

NVIDIA

NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Ultra is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$0.60 in / $3.60 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.
Watch Ready for editor 3 Jun 2026

Qwen3.7 Plus

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.7 Plus is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$0.32 in / $1.28 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

The Verge

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 Needs research 31 May 2026

MiniMax M3

MiniMax

MiniMax's MiniMax M3 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

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.
Watch Ready for editor 27 May 2026

Claude Opus 4.8 (Fast)

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 (Fast) is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$10.00 in / $50.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

Anthropic The Verge The Verge VentureBeat

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 Ready for editor 27 May 2026

Claude Opus 4.8

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$5.00 in / $25.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

Anthropic The Verge The Verge VentureBeat

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 Ready for editor 21 May 2026

Qwen3.7 Max

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.7 Max is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$1.48 in / $4.42 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

The Verge

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 20 May 2026

Grok Build 0.1

xAI

xAI's Grok Build 0.1 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

256K

Pricing

$1.00 in / $2.00 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 19 May 2026

Gemini 3.5 Flash

Google

Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$1.50 in / $9.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

Anthropic TechCrunch The Verge 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 12 May 2026

Claude Opus 4.7 (Fast)

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7 (Fast) is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$30.00 in / $150.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

Anthropic The Verge The Verge VentureBeat

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 May 2026

GPT Chat Latest

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT Chat Latest is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

400K

Pricing

$5.00 in / $30.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

The Verge OpenAI OpenAI 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 Needs research 30 Apr 2026

Grok 4.3

xAI

xAI's Grok 4.3 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

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 30 Apr 2026

Mistral Medium 3.5

Mistral

Mistral's Mistral Medium 3.5 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

262.1K

Pricing

$1.50 in / $7.50 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 Ready for editor 27 Apr 2026

Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$0.30 in / $1.80 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

The Verge

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 27 Apr 2026

Qwen3.6 Flash

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.6 Flash is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$0.19 in / $1.13 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

The Verge

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 27 Apr 2026

Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.6 35B A3B is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

262.1K

Pricing

$0.14 in / $1.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

The Verge

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 27 Apr 2026

Qwen3.6 Max Preview

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.6 Max Preview is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

262.1K

Pricing

$1.04 in / $6.24 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

The Verge

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 27 Apr 2026

Qwen3.6 27B

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.6 27B is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

262.1K

Pricing

$0.45 in / $2.70 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

The Verge

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 24 Apr 2026

GPT-5.5 Pro

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.5 Pro is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.1M

Pricing

$30.00 in / $180.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

The Verge OpenAI OpenAI 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 24 Apr 2026

GPT-5.5

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.5 is on the release desk with 5 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.1M

Pricing

$5.00 in / $30.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

5 stories

OpenAI The Verge OpenAI 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 Needs research 24 Apr 2026

DeepSeek V4 Pro

DeepSeek

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

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$0.43 in / $0.87 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 24 Apr 2026

DeepSeek V4 Flash

DeepSeek

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

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$0.10 in / $0.20 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 Ready for editor 21 Apr 2026

GPT-5.4 Image 2

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.4 Image 2 is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

272K

Pricing

$8.00 in / $15.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

The Verge OpenAI OpenAI 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 20 Apr 2026

Kimi K2.6

Moonshot AI

Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.6 is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

262.1K

Pricing

$0.68 in / $3.42 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

TechCrunch

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 16 Apr 2026

Claude Opus 4.7

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7 is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$5.00 in / $25.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

Anthropic The Verge The Verge VentureBeat

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 7 Apr 2026

GLM 5.1

Zhipu AI

Zhipu AI's GLM 5.1 is on the release desk with 0 related stories and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

202.8K

Pricing

$0.97 in / $3.04 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 2 Apr 2026

Gemma 4 31B

Google

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

Context

262.1K

Pricing

$0.22 in / $0.55 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

4 stories

Anthropic TechCrunch The Verge 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 2 Apr 2026

Qwen3.6 Plus

Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen3.6 Plus is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$0.33 in / $1.95 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

The Verge

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 1 Apr 2026

GLM 5V Turbo

Zhipu AI

Zhipu AI's GLM 5V 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 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 31 Mar 2026

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent

xAI

xAI's Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent 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 Ready for editor 28 Mar 2026

Kimi K2 0711

Moonshot AI

Moonshot AI's Kimi K2 0711 is on the release desk with 1 related story and 0 benchmark signals to review.

Context

131.1K

Pricing

$0.57 in / $2.30 out per 1M

Benchmarks

0

Coverage

1 story

TechCrunch

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

$0.25 in / $1.00 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 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

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT-5.4 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 OpenAI 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

Google

Google's Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 2 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1.0M

Pricing

$2.00 in / $12.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

2

Coverage

4 stories

Anthropic TechCrunch The Verge 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 17 Feb 2026

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 5 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$3.00 in / $15.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

5

Coverage

4 stories

Anthropic The Verge The Verge VentureBeat

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

$0.95 in / $2.55 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

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 is on the release desk with 4 related stories and 5 benchmark signals to review.

Context

1M

Pricing

$15.00 in / $75.00 out per 1M

Benchmarks

5

Coverage

4 stories

Anthropic The Verge The Verge VentureBeat

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.

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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: $0.22 in / $0.55 out per million tokens. Open-weight Gemma 4 family anchor for local/open-source coverage. There is an official launch or documentation URL attached, so this is ready for source-first editorial work.

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