Every major AI model release. Tracked, verified, explained.
The frontier moves weekly. We track the models that matter — from the eight labs that actually move the market — with sourced numbers and a plain-English 'why it matters'.
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Our read of public benchmarks, updated weekly. Opinion, clearly labeled — click any model for its source.
Recent frontier models
| Model | Lab | Released | Context | Headline benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | Jul 1, 2026 | — | — |
| Claude Mythos 5 | Anthropic | Jun 24, 2026 | — | — |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | May 1, 2026 | 200K | — |
| GPT-5.5 | OpenAI | May 1, 2026 | — | — |
| GPT-5.4 | OpenAI | Mar 4, 2026 | 1M | OSWorld-Verified: 75.0% |
| DeepSeek V4open weights | DeepSeek | Mar 3, 2026 | 1M | HumanEval: 94.7% |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | Feb 1, 2026 | 1M | — | |
| GPT-5.3 | OpenAI | Feb 1, 2026 | — | — |
The timeline
July 2026
A Mythos-class model made safe for general use — Anthropic's most capable generally available model, sitting above the Opus tier.
Why it matters: The frontier of general-purpose reasoning just moved again; capable assistants keep getting cheaper to match.
June 2026
The Mythos-class model available to approved organizations without the general-use safety measures applied to Fable 5.
Why it matters: Signals how fast the top tier is advancing — the same capability reaches everyone shortly after.
May 2026
A strong all-round released model, widely cited as a top performer through mid-2026.
Why it matters: A dependable default for hard reasoning, coding, and long-document work.
OpenAI's mid-2026 frontier update, trading the top spot with Claude Opus on many benchmarks.
Why it matters: Keeps the price-for-capability race moving — good news for anyone paying per token.
March 2026
A March 2026 frontier release with a 1M-token context window and strong computer-use scores.
Why it matters: Million-token context means it can read whole manuals, contracts, or codebases at once.
An open-weights frontier model with a 1M+ token context window and strong coding scores.
Why it matters: Open weights + very low cost make it the value pick for budget-conscious and privacy-sensitive setups.
February 2026
Google's February 2026 frontier update to the Gemini 3 line, with a very large context window.
Why it matters: Deep integration with Google Workspace makes it a natural fit if you live in Docs and Gmail.
A February 2026 iteration in the GPT-5 line ahead of the March 5.4 release.
Why it matters: Part of the steady cadence keeping the mainstream assistant sharp.
A February 2026 Opus update (alongside Sonnet 4.6), continuing Anthropic's rapid iteration.
Why it matters: Reliability gains at the same price point — worth re-testing your prompts on each bump.
November 2025
The Gemini 3 flagship that opened the current generation for Google.
Why it matters: Set the bar for long-context multimodal work heading into 2026.
A late-2025 Opus release that anchored Anthropic's top tier into 2026.
Why it matters: The baseline many businesses standardized on before the 2026 wave.
How we track this
We update this weekly as part of the same routine that keeps our tool prices current. We only list genuinely major releases from eight labs — Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek, Meta, xAI, Mistral, and Alibaba — and every stat links to its source. No source, no number.
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