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Chronological change log

What changed,
when.

A timeline of verified model launches, normalized into comparable change signals. Each entry links to the radar brief and the first-party source.

03

September 2026

02 SeptConfirmed
Google DeepMind

Model launch

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Google’s newest Gemini Flash workhorse model targets agentic workflows, coding and multi-step reasoning.

ImpactMajor
ContextunknownAccessAPIWeightsclosedPrice$0CheckConfirmed
Availability
StatusGAChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingKnownDocsLinked
Source qualityLaunch announcementVerified source · 2 receipts
Change signals
Model launchpricing visibleAPI access
02 SeptConfirmed
Google DeepMind

Model launch

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber

Google’s cybersecurity-focused Gemini 3.8 variant targets vulnerability discovery and automated patching for trusted defenders.

ImpactMeaningful
ContextunknownAccesstrackedWeightsclosedPriceunknownCheckConfirmed
Availability
StatusGAChannelUnclearWeightsClosedPricingUnclearDocsLinked
Source qualityLaunch announcementVerified source · 2 receipts
Change signals
Model launch
01 SeptConfirmed
Anthropic

Model update

Claude Fable 5.1

Anthropic’s Fable 5.1 update appears in Claude’s first-party release notes and model documentation.

ImpactMajor
ContextunknownAccessAPIWeightsclosedPriceunknownCheckConfirmed
Availability
StatusGAChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingUnclearDocsLinked
Source qualityProduct changelogStrong source · 3 receipts
Change signals
Model updateAPI access
02

August 2026

13 AugConfirmed
Google DeepMind

Model launch

Gemini 3.7 Flash

Google’s latest Flash model is generally available in the Gemini API with improved multimodal and coding performance.

ImpactMajor
ContextunknownAccessAPIWeightsclosedPricevisibleCheckConfirmed
Availability
StatusGAChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingKnownDocsLinked
Source qualityFirst-party model cardStrong source · 2 receipts
Change signals
Model launchpricing visibleAPI access
12 AugNeeds review
xAI

Model launch

Grok 4.6

xAI’s latest Grok model release, announced by SpaceXAI on X as the successor to Grok 4.5.

ImpactNeeds review
ContextunknownAccessAPIWeightsclosedPriceunknownCheckreview
Availability
StatusNeeds checkChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingUnclearDocsPending
Source qualitySocial-only sourceSocial-first · 1 receipt
Change signals
Model launchAPI access
05

July 2026

21 JulInferred
Google DeepMind

Capability expansion

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Google’s newest Flash model, tuned for token-efficient coding, knowledge work and multimodal tasks.

ImpactMajor
Context1M contextAccessAPIWeightsclosedPriceunknownCheckInferred
Availability
StatusTrackedChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingUnclearDocsLinked
Source qualityFirst-party model cardStrong source · 1 receipt
Change signals
Capability expansioncontext signalAPI access
16 JulInferred
xAI

Developer capability

Grok 4.5

A fast frontier model built around coding, agentic execution and professional knowledge work.

ImpactMajor
ContextunknownAccessAPIWeightsclosedPrice$2 / $6 per 1MCheckInferred
Availability
StatusTrackedChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingKnownDocsSource
Source qualityLaunch announcementFirst-party source · 1 receipt
Change signals
Developer capabilitypricing visibleAPI access
09 JulInferred
OpenAI

Capability expansion

GPT-5.6

A three-tier family: Sol for frontier work, Terra for balance and Luna for fast, efficient tasks.

ImpactMajor
ContextunknownAccessAPIWeightsclosedPriceunknownCheckInferred
Availability
StatusTrackedChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingUnclearDocsSource
Source qualityLaunch announcementFirst-party source · 1 receipt
Change signals
Capability expansionAPI access
09 JulNeeds review
Meta

Capability expansion

Muse Spark 1.1

Meta’s multimodal reasoning model for agentic tasks, computer use, coding and rich media understanding.

ImpactNeeds review
Context1M contextAccessAPIWeightsclosedPriceunknownCheckreview
Availability
StatusNeeds checkChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingUnclearDocsSource
Source qualityNeeds reviewEditorial review · 1 receipt
Change signals
Capability expansioncontext signalAPI access
08 JulNeeds review
Mistral AI

New interface

Robostral Navigate

An embodied navigation model that follows language instructions using a single ordinary RGB camera.

ImpactNeeds review
ContextunknownAccessresearchWeightsclosedPriceunknownCheckreview
Availability
StatusNeeds checkChannelResearchWeightsClosedPricingUnclearDocsSource
Source qualityNeeds reviewEditorial review · 1 receipt
Change signals
New interface
05

June 2026

30 JunInferred
Anthropic

Capability expansion

Claude Sonnet 5

Anthropic’s fifth-generation Sonnet model for autonomous agents, coding, tool use and knowledge work.

ImpactMajor
ContextunknownAccessAPIWeightsclosedPrice$2 / $10 introCheckInferred
Availability
StatusTrackedChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingKnownDocsSource
Source qualityLaunch announcementFirst-party source · 1 receipt
Change signals
Capability expansionpricing visibleAPI access
16 JunInferred
Z.ai

Weights opened

GLM-5.2

An open flagship model designed to hold context and execute over long software-engineering horizons.

ImpactMajor
Context1M contextAccessopenWeightsopenPriceunknownCheckInferred
Availability
StatusTrackedChannelWeightsWeightsOpenPricingUnclearDocsSource
Source qualityLaunch announcementFirst-party source · 1 receipt
Change signals
Weights openedcontext signalopen weights
09 JunInferred
Cohere

Weights opened

North Mini Code

Cohere’s first agentic coding model, built to run locally with a small active compute footprint.

ImpactMajor
Context256K contextAccessopenWeightsopenPriceunknownCheckInferred
Availability
StatusTrackedChannelWeightsWeightsOpenPricingUnclearDocsSource
Source qualityLaunch announcementFirst-party source · 1 receipt
Change signals
Weights openedcontext signalopen weights
09 JunInferred
Anthropic

Capability expansion

Claude Fable 5

Anthropic’s fifth-generation frontier model for sustained coding, science, vision and demanding knowledge work.

ImpactMajor
ContextunknownAccessAPIWeightsclosedPrice$10 / $50 per 1MCheckInferred
Availability
StatusTrackedChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingKnownDocsSource
Source qualityLaunch announcementFirst-party source · 1 receipt
Change signals
Capability expansionpricing visibleAPI access
01 JunInferred
MiniMax

Weights opened

MiniMax M3

A natively multimodal frontier model for coding and agents, built on MiniMax Sparse Attention.

ImpactMajor
Context1M contextAccessopenWeightsopenPriceunknownCheckInferred
Availability
StatusTrackedChannelAPIWeightsOpenPricingUnclearDocsSource
Source qualityLaunch announcementFirst-party source · 1 receipt
Change signals
Weights openedcontext signalopen weightsAPI access
01

April 2026

24 AprInferred
DeepSeek

Developer capability

DeepSeek-V4

A new API generation offered as V4-Pro and V4-Flash, with both thinking and non-thinking modes.

ImpactMeaningful
ContextunknownAccessAPIWeightsclosedPriceunknownCheckInferred
Availability
StatusTrackedChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingUnclearDocsLinked
Source qualityProduct changelogStrong source · 1 receipt
Change signals
Developer capabilityAPI access