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New AI Models — August 2026

Every model release from our AI news in August 2026, newest first.

Model changes only: new models, open weights, API access, first platform listings and leaderboard ranks. No product features, pricing or single benchmark scores.

65 releasesLast updated: August 31, 2026

  1. StartLux 27BStartLuxLeaderboard
    StartLux's 27B local model takes second on CAICT's MCP test, beating DeepSeek-V4-Flash
  2. GLM-5.3Zhipu AIOpen weights
    Z.ai opens GLM-5.3 weights for coding and vulnerability huntingGLM timeline →
  3. Hunyuan Hy4 previewTencentOpen weights
    Tencent open-sources Hunyuan Hy4 preview: 770B total, 49B active
  4. GLM-5.3-FlashZhipu AILeaderboard
    GLM-5.3-Flash tops OpenRouter usage, served on domestic chipsGLM timeline →
  5. Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGoogleNew model
    Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash Adds Scene and 4K ControlsGemini timeline →
  6. WALL-SSX Square RobotNew model
    WALL-SS Simulates 60-Second Robot Tasks
  7. GLM-5.3-FlashZhipu AIOpen weights
    GLM-5.3-Flash Opens With a 1M-Token Context WindowGLM timeline →
  8. Qwen3.8-FlashAlibabaOpen weights
    Qwen3.8-Flash Opens With 6B Active ParametersQwen timeline →
  9. Gemini 3.5 TranscribeGoogleNew model
    Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Enters Public PreviewGemini timeline →
  10. Thomson-1Thomson ReutersNew model
    Thomson Reuters Reportedly Launches Qwen-Based Thomson-1
  11. Qwen3.6-27BAlibabaPlatform
    JetBrains builds local Junie on Qwen3.6-27BQwen timeline →
  12. GPT-5.6OpenAIPlatform
    GPT‑5.6 arrives in KiroOpenAI timeline →
  13. GEN-1.5Generalist AINew model
    GEN-1.5 learns tasks from seconds-long demos
  14. SHADOW 250M InstructUndisclosedOpen weights
    SHADOW 250M Fits Into a 60MB Deployment
  15. TenetHarveyNew model
    Harvey Tenet Post-Trains Kimi K3 for Legal Agents
  16. Ox AlphaUndisclosedNew model
    Anonymous Ox Alpha Offers a One-Million-Token Window
  17. Wan3.0AlibabaNew model
    Wan3.0 Generates 30-Second Video from Documents
  18. LFM2.5-DSparkLiquid AINew model
    LFM2.5-DSpark lifts inference throughput up to 3.18x via speculative decoding
  19. Qwen-UI-AgentAlibabaNew model
    Alibaba releases Qwen-UI-Agent, a foundation model for GUI agentsQwen timeline →
  20. Grok 4.6xAIPlatform
    Grok 4.6 arrives on Amazon Bedrock with a 500K context windowGrok timeline →
  21. GLM-5.3Zhipu AIAPI
    Z.ai opens GLM-5.3 API for coding and defensive securityGLM timeline →
  22. HappyShrimpAlibabaNew model
    Alibaba launches HappyShrimp AI music model
  23. Qwen3.8-27BAlibabaLeaderboard
    Third-party benchmark ranks open Qwen3.8-27B 15thQwen timeline →
  24. Qwen3.8-27BAlibabaOpen weights
    Alibaba open-sources Qwen 3.8 27B under Apache 2.0Qwen timeline →
  25. Grok 4.6xAIPlatform
    Grok 4.6 arrives in GitHub CopilotGrok timeline →
  26. GLM-5.3Zhipu AINew model
    Z.ai ships GLM-5.3 with post-training-only gainsGLM timeline →
  27. Gemini 3.7 FlashGoogleNew model
    Google ships Gemini 3.7 Flash at half price, three weeks after 3.6Gemini timeline →
  28. Palmyra X6WriterNew model
    Writer launches Palmyra X6, post-trained on Z.ai's GLM-5.2
  29. Grok 4.6xAINew model
    SpaceXAI ships Grok 4.6, tying GPT-5.6 on the AA IndexGrok timeline →
  30. OlmoEarthAi2Open weights
    AllenAI opens OlmoEarth embedding exports, with code and weights released
  31. Grok 4.6xAIPlatform
    Cognition adds Grok 4.6 to Devin's coding platformGrok timeline →
  32. Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95BAlibabaOpen weights
    Alibaba open-weights Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B, its first Max-tier weightsQwen timeline →
  33. DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813DeepSeekNew model
    DeepSeek V4 Pro goes live with a 1M-token tierDeepSeek timeline →
  34. SL2TGoogleNew model
    Google DeepMind ships sign-language-to-text model SL2T
  35. LFM2.5-VL-3BLiquid AINew model
    Liquid AI releases edge vision model LFM2.5-VL-3B
  36. MAI Code 1.1 FlashMicrosoftNew model
    Microsoft's MAI Code 1.1 Flash trails DeepSeek on price and performance
  37. Ishigaki-IDSONESTRUCTIONNew model
    ONESTRUCTION builds construction-BIM foundation model Ishigaki-IDS with AWS
  38. QwenAlibabaPlatform
    Alibaba's Qwen app expands: Honor Robot Phone debut and Midea integrationQwen timeline →
  39. Nemotron 3.5 LightningNVIDIAOpen weights
    Nvidia open-sources Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, a fast 30B MoE
  40. Daybreak RedOpenAIPlatform
    OpenAI's Daybreak cyber models arrive on Amazon Bedrock
  41. Daybreak BlueOpenAIPlatform
    OpenAI's Daybreak cyber models arrive on Amazon Bedrock
  42. LTX-2.5LightricksOpen weights
    LTX-2.5 ships as an open-weights video world model that runs on one desk
  43. Muse GlimmerMetaOpen weights
    Meta open-sources Muse Glimmer, a 30B model for one GPU
  44. Claude Sonnet 5AnthropicNew model
    Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5Claude timeline →
  45. Needle 2CactusNew model
    Cactus ships Needle 2, a 14MB on-device agentic model
  46. VoiceChat 11BNVIDIAOpen weights
    NVIDIA open-sources full-duplex speech model VoiceChat 11B
  47. Isaac 28BPokee AINew model
    Pokee AI ships Isaac 28B with a 10M-token context on a single GPU
  48. Wan 3.0AlibabaNew model
    Alibaba's Qwen app adds five free features; Wan 3.0 enters public test
  49. Cosmos 3NVIDIAOpen weights
    NVIDIA's open Cosmos 3 world models span 64B/16B/4B
  50. WeatherNextGoogleOpen weights
    DeepMind open-sources WeatherNext for cyclone forecasts
  51. Xiaomi-Robotics-1XiaomiOpen weights
    Xiaomi open-sources Xiaomi-Robotics-1, a 5B robot model
  52. Muse Spark 1.2MetaNew model
    Meta ships Muse Spark 1.2 and the Muse Code terminal coding agent
  53. Doubao 2.0ByteDancePlatform
    SAIC Roewe Jiayue 07 to run Doubao 2.0 and Momenta's R7 world model
  54. GeminiGooglePlatform
    Google Assistant retires next month; Gemini becomes Android's default assistantGemini timeline →
  55. Alpamayo 2 SuperNVIDIAOpen weights
    NVIDIA open-sources Alpamayo 2 Super: a 34B vision-language-action model for autonomous driving
  56. MAGI-2-previewSand.aiOpen weights
    Sand.ai open-sources MAGI-2-preview: a 114B/6B-active MoE video model
  57. ShieldstralMistral AIOpen weights
    Mistral releases Shieldstral, a 3B open-weight multimodal safety classifier
  58. LFM2.5-2.6BLiquid AINew model
    Liquid AI ships LFM2.5-2.6B for on-device agents
  59. DeepSeek V4-FlashDeepSeekLeaderboard
    DeepSeek V4-Flash tops OpenRouter's weekly token rankingDeepSeek timeline →
  60. Qwen3.8-MaxAlibabaNew model
    Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max rivals top US frontier modelsQwen timeline →
  61. MiniMax H3MiniMaxOpen weights
    MiniMax open-sources H3, first open model to top a video rankingMiniMax timeline →
  62. SenseNova U1.5-LiteSenseTimeOpen weights
    SenseTime open-sources a preview of SenseNova U1.5-Lite (Chinese-language source)
  63. Instella-MoEAMDOpen weights
    AMD ships the fully open Instella-MoE: 16B total, 2.8B active
  64. DoubaoByteDancePlatform
    Tesla China adds ByteDance's Doubao — its first third-party in-car LLM
  65. Seedance 2.5ByteDancePlatform
    Seedance 2.5 video model arrives in the creation tool "Xiaoyunque"