Research report 09 / Developer cadence

Model Release Velocity

Release frequency, developer share, model availability, and cadence from verified model launches.

Archived snapshotv40Sep 24, 2026
Verified releases
107

107 total model launches

Developers
66

Named release organizations

Most active
OpenAI

12 releases

Open share
31%

Disclosed open availability/license

Interactive figureRelease velocity
CSV JSON
Data status107 verified records across 8 periods

Each bar is one month. Colored segments show how verified observations are distributed across series.

Verified observationHover or focus any mark for exact valuesLast updated Sep 24, 2026

Version ledger

Frozen public editions

Each edition preserves the records, method, sources, and downloads available at publication time.

  1. v41 / latestSep 25, 2026111 records / 40 sources

    +4 records; updated Verified releases, Developers. The frozen snapshot contains 111 records.

  2. v40Sep 24, 2026107 records / 40 sources

    +4 records; updated Verified releases, Developers. The frozen snapshot contains 107 records.

  3. v39Sep 23, 2026103 records / 40 sources

    +5 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 103 records.

  4. v38Sep 22, 202698 records / 40 sources

    +4 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 98 records.

  5. v37Sep 21, 202694 records / 40 sources

    +2 records; updated Verified releases, Developers. The frozen snapshot contains 94 records.

  6. v36Sep 20, 202692 records / 40 sources

    +2 records; updated Verified releases, Developers. The frozen snapshot contains 92 records.

  7. v35Sep 19, 202690 records / 40 sources

    +4 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 90 records.

  8. v34Sep 18, 202686 records / 40 sources

    Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 86 records.

  9. v33Sep 17, 202686 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 86 records.

  10. v32Sep 16, 202685 records / 40 sources

    +6 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 85 records.

  11. v31Sep 15, 202679 records / 40 sources

    Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 79 records.

  12. v30Sep 14, 202679 records / 40 sources

    +2 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 79 records.

  13. v29Sep 13, 202677 records / 40 sources

    updated Developers. The frozen snapshot contains 77 records.

  14. v28Sep 12, 202677 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 77 records.

  15. v27Sep 11, 202676 records / 40 sources

    +4 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 76 records.

  16. v26Sep 10, 202672 records / 40 sources

    +5 records; updated Verified releases, Developers. The frozen snapshot contains 72 records.

  17. v25Sep 9, 202667 records / 40 sources

    +2 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 67 records.

  18. v24Sep 8, 202665 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Verified releases, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 65 records.

  19. v23Sep 7, 202664 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 64 records.

  20. v22Sep 6, 202663 records / 40 sources

    Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 63 records.

  21. v21Sep 5, 202663 records / 40 sources

    +2 records; updated Verified releases. The frozen snapshot contains 63 records.

  22. v20Sep 4, 202661 records / 40 sources

    +7 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 61 records.

  23. v19Sep 3, 202654 records / 40 sources

    +7 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 54 records.

  24. v18Sep 2, 202647 records / 40 sources

    +4 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 47 records.

  25. v17Sep 1, 202643 records / 40 sources

    +2 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 43 records.

  26. v16Aug 31, 202641 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 41 records.

  27. v15Aug 30, 202640 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Verified releases, Developers. The frozen snapshot contains 40 records.

  28. v14Aug 29, 202639 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Verified releases, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 39 records.

  29. v13Aug 28, 202638 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Verified releases, Developers, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 38 records.

  30. v12Aug 28, 202637 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Verified releases, Open share. The frozen snapshot contains 37 records.

Coverage note

Release counts reflect the monitored source set and verified records, not every model published globally.

Dataset ID
spd:release-velocity
Stable URL
/research/release-velocity
Version
v40
Coverage
2024-10/2026-09-23
Records
107
Fields
6
Updated

Read the data

The records behind the figure

CSV JSON
Model Release Velocity data records
DateModelDeveloperRelease typeAvailabilityLicense
2024-10-07Inflection 3.0Inflection AIcommercial API and enterprise AI systemCommercial API available to developers; enterprise deployment on-premises, in the cloud, or hybrid—
2025-08-22GPT-4b microOpenAIexperimental researchdeveloped for research purposes; not broadly available—
2025-12-11GPT-5.2OpenAIAPI and ChatGPT (model variants: GPT-5.2 Instant, GPT-5.2 Thinking, GPT-5.2 Pro)In ChatGPT: GPT-5.2 Instant, Thinking, and Pro begin rolling out today to paid plans; In the API: available now to all developers.—
2025-12-16GPT Image 1.5OpenAIAPI and ChatGPT rolloutModel rolling out in ChatGPT for all users and available in the API as GPT Image 1.5; the new Images experience is rolling out to most ChatGPT users, with Business and Enterprise access coming later; global.—
2026-04-07Claude Mythos PreviewAnthropicPreviewrestricted access (restricted-access rollout)—
2026-04-28Laguna XS.2Poolsideopen weightsPreview; Hugging Face, Poolside API, and OpenRouterApache 2.0
2026-06-09Claude Fable 5AnthropicPublic release (Mythos-class); available via API and EnterprisePublicly accessible via API and Enterprise; included in subscription plans through 2026-06-22 after which access requires purchase of usage credits; some sensitive-topic access restricted and Mythos 5 limited to vetted Project Glasswing participants—
2026-06-30Claude Sonnet 5Anthropicgeneral availability and APIAll Claude plans and Claude API—
2026-07-02Laguna XS 2.1Poolsideopen weightsPoolside API, OpenRouter, Hugging Face weights, and local deploymentOpenMDW-1.1
2026-07-08GPT-LiveOpenAIvoice model (full-duplex)Rolling out to ChatGPT users globally (ChatGPT Voice); API availability planned/coming soon. (Update 2026-07-31: SynthID watermarking and API verification access added for supported audio.)—
2026-07-09GPT-5.6 (Sol, Terra, Luna)OpenAIgeneral availabilityGeneral availability following a limited preview—
2026-07-16Kimi K3Moonshotopen-weights release (weights published for public download)Weights published for anyone to download; model can be run locally on user hardwareLicense requires companies operating a model-as-a-service business with > $20M total annual revenue (over 12 months) to enter a separate agreement with Moonshot before commercial use.
2026-07-24Claude Opus 5Anthropicgeneral availabilityAvailable immediately; default on Claude Max and strongest model on Claude Pro—
2026-07-31MiniMax H3MiniMaxAPI and open weightsHosted API globally; downloadable weights restricted to the license's applicable territoriesMiniMax H3 Community License Agreement
2026-08-01abliterated-model-large-v2Abliteration.aiAPICommercial API access—
2026-08-10Muse GlimmerMetaopen weightsConsumer hardware with 24 GB or 32 GB of memoryApache 2.0
2026-08-10Muse GlimmerMeta Platformsopen weightsDevelopers can download and modify the model—
2026-08-11Nemotron 3.5 LightningNvidiaopen weights (public release)Available through Nvidia and model repositories including Hugging Face and ModelScope; NeMo Switchyard available on GitHubOpenMDW-1.1
2026-08-12Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95BAlibaba Cloud Qwen teamopen weightsDownloadable weights and configuration files for self-hosting; managed access also available through Qwen Cloud—
2026-08-12Qwen3.8-27B-CRACK-GGUFJinho Jang (dealign.ai)Open weights; GGUF quantizations packaged for local inference via llama.cppHugging Face repository; downloadable GGUF files and a 0.9 GB vision projector for local use—
2026-08-13GLM-5.3Z.aiAPITogether AI serverless and dedicated infrastructure—
2026-08-13Gemini 3.7 FlashGoogleAPI and product availabilityAvailable via Google AI Studio, Android Studio, Google Antigravity, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, the Gemini Enterprise app, and Gemini Spark for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in supported countries.—
2026-08-16GLM-5.3Zhipu (Z.ai)———
2026-08-18GPT-5.6 SolOpenAIAPILimited release to a small group of customers; wider access planned later—
2026-08-19Ornith-1.5Ornith AIopen weightsHugging Face collection; local deployment and quantized mobile version described—
2026-08-21Falcon 2Murf AIproprietary foundation voice model——
2026-08-21V4-Flash-Vision-ExpDeepSeekexperimental API modelDeepSeek API—
2026-08-21deepseek-v4-flash-vision-expDeepSeekexperimental API modelAvailable through Chat Completions, Messages, and Responses requests—
2026-08-24HiDream-O1-WorldHiDream.aimodel launch——
2026-08-24Thomson-1.0-LargeThomson Reutersproprietary model launch——
2026-08-24ThomsonThomson Reutersenterprise launch; open-weight version plannedInitially available in CoCounsel Legal’s Tabular Analysis feature; smaller version planned for Hugging FaceNon-commercial license for the planned smaller open-weight version
2026-08-24GEN-1.5Generalist AIresearch releaseAvailable through direct partnerships on Generalist AI's own robot fleet; no public weights, API, or self-serve product—
2026-08-26Grok 4.6xAIpublic previewMicrosoft Foundry for Azure customers—
2026-08-26Granite 4.2IBMopen weightsHugging Face, Ollama, GitHub, and other platformsApache 2.0
2026-08-26Qwen3.8-Flash-NextAlibaba Qwen teamarchitecture preview; open weights; production APIWeights on Hugging Face and ModelScope; production Qwen3.8-Flash through QwenCloud; API expected shortly—
2026-08-26Qwen3.8-FlashAlibabaAPIAPI access—
2026-08-26Qwen3.8-FlashAlibaba QwenAPIQwenCloud managed API—
2026-08-27Gemini 3.5 TranscribeGoogleAPIPublic preview—
2026-08-27GLM-5.3-FlashZ.aiAPI and open weightsZ.ai API; weights available on Hugging FaceMIT
2026-08-27GLM-5.3-FlashZhipu AIopen-sourceOfficially released; deployable on domestically produced AI chipsMIT
2026-08-27leiolai-1Leiolaiconsumer app and developer APIConsumer app and developer API—
2026-08-28ABot-ReconAMAP CV Labopen-source releaseInference code, model checkpoint, and evaluation code released; weights limited to noncommercial research and educationApache 2.0 for source code; CC BY-NC 4.0 for model weights
2026-08-28Sahara v2.5Intronmodel update——
2026-08-31GigaPath-Flash and GigaTIME-FlashMicrosoft Researchopen weights; research releaseHugging FaceApache 2.0
2026-08-31S1Skild AIrobot foundation model——
2026-08-31Isaac 0.5Perceptron AIopen weightsModel weights available through Hugging Face; fine-tuning and inference code available through GitHub—
2026-09-01Orbis 1.0Viskofoundation modelpublic access—
2026-09-01SolarisRunwayresearchEarly access via application form; launch partners sought—
2026-09-01MAPL-EMITGoogle Researchtrained model and research releaseTrained model and synthetic plume dataset on Kaggle; global plume database on Earth Engine; inference library on GitHub—
2026-09-01Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1AnthropicAPI and restricted previewClaude Fable 5.1 is generally available through the Claude API, Amazon Bedrock, Claude Platform on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Foundry; Claude Mythos 5.1 is restricted to vetted U.S. organizations in Project Glasswing.—
2026-09-01Muse Voice TranscribeMeta Superintelligence LabsApp and API availabilityMeta AI for Mac, Muse Code, and Meta Model API—
2026-09-02Muse Spark 1.3MetaAPIBroad rollout through Muse Code and Meta Model API for xhigh; max configuration limited to partner preview pending additional safety testing—
2026-09-02Muse Spark 1.3Meta AI ResearchAPI and integrated product rolloutRolling out in Muse Code and Meta Model API—
2026-09-02Gemini 3.8 Flash; Gemini 3.8 Flash CyberGooglelaunchGemini 3.8 Flash available through Google AI Studio and Android Studio; Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber restricted to trusted governmental and critical-infrastructure entities through the Fairwind Program—
2026-09-02Gemini 3.8 FlashGooglegeneral availabilityGemini API, Google AI Studio, Android Studio, Google Antigravity, Gemini Enterprise, Gemini app, AI Mode in Google Search, and Gemini in Google Sheets—
2026-09-02Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash CyberGoogleAPI, enterprise availability, and limited defender previewGemini 3.8 Flash is available in Gemini Enterprise and through Google AI Studio, Google Antigravity, Android Studio, and Stitch; Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is limited to trusted defenders through the Fairwind Program.—
2026-09-03K2 HorizonInstitute of Foundation Modelsopen weightsHugging Face repositories—
2026-09-03WeatherNext 3Google DeepMind and Google Researchmodel launchGlobal availability across Google Search, Gemini, Google Maps, Google Maps Platform Weather API, Google Earth Engine, BigQuery, and Google Cloud Storage—
2026-09-03humain-m3HUMAINresearch previewHUMAIN Node; limited-preview and research-preview tiersMiniMax Community License (planned for open-weight release)
2026-09-04GPT-6OpenAIlimited rolloutSelect cybersecurity customers initially; wider rollout to paying customers; unavailable to free-tier and cheapest-plan users—
2026-09-06Lyria 3.5GoogleAPI and app releaseGemini app, Google Flow Music, Google AI Studio, and Google Vids—
2026-09-06WeatherNext 3Google DeepMindgeneral availabilityGoogle Search, Gemini, Google Maps, Google Maps Platform Weather API, Google Earth Engine, BigQuery, and bulk download via Google Cloud Storage—
2026-09-06Muse Voice TranscribeMetaAPIMeta AI, Muse Code, and Meta Model API—
2026-09-07Qwen-Drive 1.0Alibabaresearch releaseFree to the research community via Hugging Face, ModelScope, and GitHub—
2026-09-07AstraOpenAIgeneral availabilityGenerally available—
2026-09-08OUI-1Thesysopen weightsLocal self-hosting; Thesys says it runs at FP8 on an Nvidia RTX 5090Google Gemma terms
2026-09-08N2.5 agent familyNex-AGIopen weightsMini and Max available; Pro weights marked coming soon—
2026-09-09Suno v6Sunomodel suite launchv6, v6-wild, and free tier v6-miniTrained on licensed content from Warner Music Group, BMG, and Believe; model license not specified
2026-09-09V6Sunomodel launchAvailable through three new subscription tiers—
2026-09-09Granite PatchTST-FM-r2IBMopen weightsDownloadable from the Hugging Face Hub; available through granite-tsfm 0.3.9 or laterApache 2.0 or Linux Foundation OpenMDW 1.0
2026-09-09GPT-Image-2.5 Flare and GPT-Image-2.5 SunburstOpenAIAPI and ChatGPT releaseWorldwide availability in ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, Codex, and the API—
2026-09-10Adaptive Instructed-RetrieverDatabricksmodel launch——
2026-09-10DeepSeek-V4.1-FlashDeepSeekopen weightsDeepSeek first-party API; US/API availability reported; also supported by Baseten and OllamaMIT
2026-09-10NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation ModelNASA and IBMopen weightsHugging Face weights; GitHub fine-tuning and inference codeApache-2.0
2026-09-10Edge0 35B and Edge0 8BEdge0open weights and inference frameworkReleased for macOS on Apple Silicon; no iOS build publishedApache 2.0
2026-09-10AetherJoyInrobotics model announcementPublicly announced; selected components planned for open-source release—
2026-09-10GPT-Live-1OpenAIAPIAvailable to developers—
2026-09-11GPT-6 AstraOpenAIAPI and product launchChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise; OpenAI APIProprietary
2026-09-13Music v2.5ElevenLabsAPI and appElevenMusic app and API; free and Pro tiers—
2026-09-13Iris-mini and Iris-proAllSparkopen weights and open-source search-agent releaseModel weights on Hugging Face; code and Iris Harness on GitHub—
2026-09-15BorealCreatify LabsAPIAvailable now through the Creatify Labs API, Creatify Model Playground, AdFlow features, and fal platform—
2026-09-15Gemini 3.8 LiveGoogle DeepMindAPIAvailable through the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, and Live API integrations—
2026-09-15Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended ThinkingGoogle DeepMindAPI and platform releaseGemini API, Gemini app, Google AI Studio, Google Cloud, Google Search Live, and selected Google Workspace surfaces; Live API documentation remains labeled preview—
2026-09-15Gemini 3.8 Live; Gemini 3.8 Live Extended ThinkingGoogle DeepMindAPIAvailable to developers through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio—
2026-09-15TabPFN-3.5Prior Labsopen weightsOpen weights available for research, evaluation, and Kaggle; production use through Prior Labs API or a commercial licenseNon-commercial open-weight use; commercial production license or API required
2026-09-15Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended ThinkingGoogleAPIAvailable in the Gemini Live API and Google AI Studio for production use—
2026-09-16Pareto 26.9unbiased.aiAPIOpenRouter and Cloudflare—
2026-09-16KoaSalesforcepreviewPiloting with Formula 1, Baxter Credit Union, and Xero; general availability planned for winter—
2026-09-18Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0xAIAPIAvailable through REST and WebSocket Speech-to-Text API endpoints; selectable model, with planned default status—
2026-09-18Bonsai 2 27BPrismMLopen weightsWeights available at launch; runs on Nvidia GPUs via CUDA and Apple devices via MLXApache 2.0
2026-09-18Ternary Bonsai 2 27BPrismMLopen weightsReleased; local deployment via PrismML’s llama.cpp fork or MLX runtimeApache 2.0
2026-09-19Qwen3.8-Omni-FlashQwenAPIAvailable through Qwen Studio, Qwen Cloud, and the Qwen API—
2026-09-20Qwen-Image-2.1Alibaba Qwen AI teamopen weightsAvailable on Hugging Face, GitHub, Model Scope, and via a Hugging Face demoResearch license; commercial use requires a separate license from Qwen
2026-09-21Alice AI FoundationYandexopen weightsCommercial and research useOpen license
2026-09-21AltarAikidoopen weightsAvailable openly for local deployments—
2026-09-21RetroChimeraMicrosoft Researchopen weightsGitHub and Microsoft FoundryMIT
2026-09-21Qwen-Image-2.1Alibaba Qwenopen weightsResearch and evaluation; commercial deployment requires a separate Qwen licenseQwen Research License
2026-09-21Grok 4.7SpaceXAIAPI and product availabilityAvailable in the Grok API, Cursor, Grok Build, third-party coding tools, model routers, and cloud platforms; gradual GitHub Copilot rollout—
2026-09-21Grok 4.7SpaceXAPIAvailable from $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens—
2026-09-22Xing4.0-29B-A4BChina Telecom AIopen weightsGitHub and Hugging Face repositories—
2026-09-22MiMo-V2.6-ProXiaomiopen weightsWeights downloadable from Xiaomi's Hugging Face repository; API access listed through OpenRouter and other resellers.MIT
2026-09-22GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 LunaOpenAIAPI and product rolloutAPI; ChatGPT Work and Codex for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu users; Luna also available in the ChatGPT desktop app for Free and Go subscribers—
2026-09-22Claude Opus 5.5AnthropicAPIAnthropic API, AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft’s ecosystem—
2026-09-23Nemotron 3 DiarizationNVIDIAopen weightsAvailable on Hugging FaceOpenMDW License 1.1
2026-09-23FLUX 3 ActionBlack Forest LabsRobotics model; broader open-weight release announced as forthcomingPreviously accessible through selected research and commercial partners; public weights were not yet available according to the article—
2026-09-23Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTSGoogleAPIRolling out through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio; enterprise API access via Gemini Enterprise is listed as coming soon.—
2026-09-23Opus 5.5Anthropicmodel launchLaunched for Claude; special permission required for cyber security and biology researchers using it in their work—

Measurement technique

How to read this report

  1. 01Each verified model-launch record contributes one release observation.
  2. 02Developer names are normalized during extraction; series preserve currently disclosed attribution.
  3. 03Release volume measures activity, not capability or adoption.

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