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AI Model Rumours & Leaks

Tracking stealth models, codenames, and leaks across the AI industry. When a mysterious model appears on OpenRouter or a codename surfaces in API responses, we log it here. Some turn out to be real; some don't.

Disclaimer: Information on this page is unverified unless marked as "Confirmed" or "Released". Rumours come from API sightings, code references, leaks, and industry sources. We do not guarantee accuracy and will update entries as information becomes available.

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Active Rumours

Gemini 3.0 Rumoured by Google First seen: 20 Feb 2026

Android code references suggest a "Gemini 3.0" model family. May debut at Google I/O 2026.

Grok 5 Rumoured by xAI First seen: 15 Feb 2026

Elon Musk referenced "Grok 5" in posts on X. No confirmed specs or timeline.

Claude 5 Rumoured by Anthropic First seen: 1 Feb 2026

Multiple sources indicate Anthropic is testing a next-generation model family internally. No confirmed timeline.

DeepSeek R2 Rumoured by DeepSeek First seen: 20 Jan 2026

References to "R2" training runs spotted in DeepSeek research papers. Expected to improve on R1's reasoning capabilities.

GPT-5.5 Rumoured by OpenAI First seen: 10 Jan 2026

Model ID "gpt-5.5" briefly appeared in OpenRouter's model list before being removed. Likely an intermediate release between GPT-5.2 and GPT-6.

Mistral Next Rumoured by Mistral First seen: 5 Jan 2026

Mistral AI hiring postings reference a "next-gen" flagship model. Likely successor to Mistral Large 3.

Llama 5 Rumoured by Meta First seen: 15 Dec 2025

Meta confirmed development of next-generation Llama models. Expected to be significantly larger than Llama 4.

Ultra 2.0 Rumoured by Google First seen: 1 Nov 2025

References to a Gemini Ultra 2.0 variant spotted in Google API responses. Likely a higher-tier Gemini model for enterprise.

Confirmed Identities

Models that started as rumours and were later confirmed.

Delphi Claude Opus 4 Confirmed

Internal codename "Delphi" referenced in early API testing. Released as Claude Opus 4 in May 2025.

Orion GPT-5 Confirmed

Originally codenamed "Orion" in internal OpenAI documents. Confirmed as GPT-5 at launch.

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