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AI model releases 2026
Every AI model launch, preview and reported plan from our reporting, newest first, with prices and the sourced story behind each entry. Updated with every edition.
Prices and claims are what each story reports; a company’s own benchmark stays a company claim. The claim check compares each maker’s main claim with an independent test that our story cites. Released models so far: 6 backed, 9 mixed, 12 not checked yet.
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September 2026
Two cheaper tiers below GPT-6 Astra in the API. OpenAI’s own tables put Sol ahead of Claude Opus 5 on AutomationBench.
Claim check: MixedArtificial Analysis finds them about level with GPT-5.6, at roughly half the cost per task: cheaper, not smarter.
Price $2 (Sol) and $0.10 (Luna) per million input tokens, half of GPT-5.6’s prices
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Sol and Luna cut API prices in half
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