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Release watch

New AI model releases this week and the last 30 days

What arrived, what got measured, and who is due. Rebuilt once a day from the day’s data.

In the week to 6 Nov 2026, 3 AI models were released and 1 already has independent results: Inkling 2 Small (Thinking Machines, 5 Nov) is the highest-ranked new model at 57.4. 7 further models are in provider catalogues without independent scores yet. BenchLeader tracks 24 AI models released in October 2026; the highest-ranked is Gemini 4 Carbon (69.2).

Key facts (as of 6 Nov 2026)

  • Thinking Machines released Inkling 2 Small on 5 Nov 2026 (first seen by BenchLeader 6 Nov 2026).
  • Inkling 2 Small scores 57.4 on the BenchLeader Index, from independent results only (BenchLeader, 6 Nov 2026).
  • Inkling 2 Small costs $0.475 per 1M tokens blended (list price, 6 Nov 2026).
  • BenchLeader lists a new model the day a provider's API or catalogue shows it, and ranks it once it has 5 independent results across 2 categories (BenchLeader methodology).

Data as of 6 Nov 2026

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New this week

ModelReleasedIndexRankPrice $/MStatus
Inkling Small 2Unknownseen 6 Nov 2026–––First results arriving
Inkling 2 SmallThinking Machines5 Nov 202657.4#146$0.475Ranked
Crouton AlphaUnknownseen 5 Nov 2026–––Listed; awaiting independent results
Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGoogleseen 5 Nov 2026––$3.38Listed; awaiting independent results
Gemini Omni 1.2 FlashGoogleseen 5 Nov 2026––$3.38Listed; awaiting independent results
Ripple-65B PreviewRicursive4 Nov 2026––$0.300Released; awaiting independent results
Doubao Seed EvolvinghighByteDance2 Nov 2026–––First results arriving
GLM 5.3 FlashX LegalZhipu AIseen 2 Nov 2026––$0.590Listed; awaiting independent results

Released in the last 30 days

Every model released, or first listed with no release date, in the 30 days to 6 Nov 2026, newest first.

ModelProviderDateIndexRankResultsCompare
Inkling Small 2Unknownlisted 6 Nov 2026––1
Inkling 2 SmallThinking Machines5 Nov 202657.4#1467vs DeepSeek V4 Pro · vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro · vs DeepSeek V4 Flash
Crouton AlphaUnknownlisted 5 Nov 2026––0
Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGooglelisted 5 Nov 2026––0
Gemini Omni 1.2 FlashGooglelisted 5 Nov 2026––0
Ripple-65B PreviewRicursive4 Nov 2026––0
Doubao Seed EvolvingByteDance2 Nov 2026––3
GLM 5.3 FlashX LegalZhipu AIlisted 2 Nov 2026––0
Mistral Large 4.0 OSSMistral AI29 Oct 2026––3
Mistral Large 4 OSSMistral AIlisted 29 Oct 2026––0
Gemini 4 CarbonGoogle28 Oct 202669.2#212vs Claude Opus 5.5 · vs GPT-6 Astra · vs GPT-6.1 Sol
GPT-6.1 TerraOpenAI26 Oct 202665.3#1815vs Claude Opus 5.5 · vs Gemini 4 Carbon · vs GPT-6 Astra
Nanbeige4.3-33BNanbeige25 Oct 2026––4
Lfm 2.5 2 6BLiquid AIlisted 25 Oct 2026––0
Kimi K3.1 ProMoonshot AI23 Oct 202661.7#6212vs Claude Opus 5.5 · vs Gemini 4 Carbon · vs GPT-6 Astra
Spark X2.6Synlanlisted 23 Oct 2026––2
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GBNVIDIA23 Oct 2026––1
Nemotron Super VL 3.5 NVFP4NVIDIAlisted 23 Oct 2026––1
Smaug Nemotron 3.5 NVFP4NVIDIAlisted 23 Oct 2026––1
Kimi K3.1 Pro HighspeedMoonshot AI23 Oct 2026––0
GPT-5.6 Sol KeenableOpenAIlisted 21 Oct 2026––0
Aya Vision 32BCoherelisted 20 Oct 2026––2
MiniMax M3.1 FlashMiniMax19 Oct 202653.0#25911
Mercury 3Inception19 Oct 2026––0
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017DeepSeek17 Oct 202659.2#9921vs Claude Opus 5.5 · vs Gemini 4 Carbon · vs GPT-6 Astra
Seed2.1 ProByteDancelisted 17 Oct 2026––1
Salesforce Launa Omni 1Salesforcelisted 17 Oct 2026––0
GLM-LegalZhipu AIlisted 16 Oct 2026––1
Muse Spark Open 816B A42BMeta15 Oct 202658.5#1206vs Claude Opus 5.5 · vs Gemini 4 Carbon · vs GPT-6 Astra
Muse Spark OpenMeta15 Oct 202654.0#2339
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12BNVIDIA15 Oct 202650.1#3347
Nemotron 3.5 Super VLNVIDIA15 Oct 202646.0#4225
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9BNVIDIA15 Oct 2026––1
LFM2.5-24B-A2BLiquid AIlisted 14 Oct 2026––0
Muse WonderMeta12 Oct 202663.9#316vs Claude Opus 5.5 · vs Gemini 4 Carbon · vs GPT-6 Astra
Muse Wonder FullMeta12 Oct 202662.9#429vs Claude Opus 5.5 · vs Gemini 4 Carbon · vs GPT-6 Astra
Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropic7 Oct 202657.2#1539vs GPT-6 Astra · vs Claude Opus 5 · vs Muse Spark 1.3

Who is due

Expected windows from each provider’s release cadence over the last two years. An estimate from dates only, not from announcements.

ProviderLast releaseCadenceExpected window
Microsoft30 Apr 2025every 62 days6 Jun 2025 to 25 Jul 2025overdue
Ai212 Dec 2025every 112 days17 Feb 2026 to 17 May 2026overdue
Amazon2 Dec 2025every 148 days28 Feb 2026 to 27 Jun 2026overdue
AI21 Labs8 Jan 2026every 93 days4 Mar 2026 to 18 May 2026overdue
Poolside21 Jul 2026every 65 days29 Aug 2026 to 20 Oct 2026overdue
Alibaba17 Sep 2026every 7 days21 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026overdue
Meituan29 Jun 2026every 152 days28 Sep 2026 to 27 Jan 2027
Tencent28 Aug 2026every 53 days28 Sep 2026 to 10 Nov 2026
Zhipu AI18 Sep 2026every 28 days4 Oct 2026 to 27 Oct 2026overdue
Xiaomi21 Sep 2026every 26 days6 Oct 2026 to 27 Oct 2026overdue
Ant Group1 Oct 2026every 19 days12 Oct 2026 to 27 Oct 2026overdue
SpaceXAI21 Sep 2026every 41 days15 Oct 2026 to 17 Nov 2026
Upstage22 Sep 2026every 41 days16 Oct 2026 to 18 Nov 2026
Anthropic7 Oct 2026every 24 days21 Oct 2026 to 9 Nov 2026
StepFun18 Sep 2026every 59 days23 Oct 2026 to 9 Dec 2026
Cohere9 Sep 2026every 76 days24 Oct 2026 to 24 Dec 2026
IBM25 Aug 2026every 119 days4 Nov 2026 to 7 Feb 2027
Google28 Oct 2026every 15 days6 Nov 2026 to 18 Nov 2026
Meta15 Oct 2026every 40 days8 Nov 2026 to 10 Dec 2026
DeepSeek17 Oct 2026every 37 days8 Nov 2026 to 7 Dec 2026
OpenAI26 Oct 2026every 26 days10 Nov 2026 to 1 Dec 2026
Inception19 Oct 2026every 38 days10 Nov 2026 to 11 Dec 2026
NVIDIA23 Oct 2026every 36 days13 Nov 2026 to 12 Dec 2026
Mistral AI29 Oct 2026every 28 days14 Nov 2026 to 7 Dec 2026
MiniMax19 Oct 2026every 57 days22 Nov 2026 to 6 Jan 2027
Moonshot AI23 Oct 2026every 56 days25 Nov 2026 to 9 Jan 2027
ByteDance2 Nov 2026every 73 days15 Dec 2026 to 12 Feb 2027

First results this week

Benchmarks that published a first score for a model in the last seven days.

Most-searched head-to-heads

The model comparisons people look up most, each with a verdict, category wins, price and speed.

Questions people ask

What AI models were released this week?
In the seven days to 6 Nov 2026: Inkling Small 2 (Unknown, 6 Nov 2026), Inkling 2 Small (Thinking Machines, 5 Nov 2026), Crouton Alpha (Unknown, 5 Nov 2026), Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash (Google, 5 Nov 2026), Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (Google, 5 Nov 2026), Ripple-65B Preview (Ricursive, 4 Nov 2026), Doubao Seed Evolving (ByteDance, 2 Nov 2026) and GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal (Zhipu AI, 2 Nov 2026).
What new AI models came out today?
Today's data run (6 Nov 2026) added Inkling Small 2.
What is the best new AI model this month?
Of the models released in the 30 days to 6 Nov 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon (high effort) by Google ranks highest, at 69.2 on the BenchLeader Index (top 10 overall).
Why does a new model have no score yet?
The BenchLeader Index needs at least five independent results across at least two categories, and scores from a model's own launch post are never used. A new model is listed straight away and ranked once independent publishers have measured it, usually within days to weeks.
Which AI labs are due to release next?
Going by release cadence alone, not announcements: Meituan (between 28 Sep 2026 and 27 Jan 2027), Tencent (between 28 Sep 2026 and 10 Nov 2026) and SpaceXAI (between 15 Oct 2026 and 17 Nov 2026). The table below has every lab.