When are the next AI models coming out?

Estimated release dates for upcoming models from 12 labs, based on announcements, reporting and each lab's release rhythm.

Updated Oct 8, 2026

Labs

• Anthropic
• OpenAI
• Google DeepMind
• xAI
• Meta
• DeepSeek
• Alibaba
• Mistral AI
• Moonshot / Kimi
• Xiaomi
• MiniMax
• Z.ai

All upcoming releases

October 2026

1. Oct 15 Gemini 4 ArgonGoogle DeepMind
2. Oct 20 Grok 4.8xAI
3. Oct 20 GLM-5.4Z.ai
4. Oct 22 Muse Spark 1.4Meta
5. Oct 28 MiniMax M3.1MiniMax
6. Oct 29 GPT-6.1 LunaOpenAI
7. Oct 29 Kimi K3.1Moonshot / Kimi
8. Oct 30 Qwen 4 MaxAlibaba

November 2026

1. Nov 5 Claude Fable 5.5Anthropic
2. Nov 6 Qwen 4 FlashAlibaba
3. Nov 10 GPT-6.2 SolOpenAI
4. Nov 12 Gemini 4 FlashGoogle DeepMind
5. Nov 12 DeepSeek V4.1 ProDeepSeek
6. Nov 17 GPT-6 TerraOpenAI
7. Nov 19 GPT-6.1 AstraOpenAI
8. Nov 19 Muse Spark 1.5Meta

December 2026

1. Dec 3 DeepSeek V4.2 FlashDeepSeek
2. Dec 8 Claude Opus 5.6Anthropic
3. Dec 8 Mistral Large 4Mistral AI
4. Dec 15 Claude Sonnet 5.6Anthropic

January 2027

1. Jan 13 Gemini 4 Flash-LiteGoogle DeepMind
2. Jan 20 GPT-7OpenAI

February 2027

1. Feb 17 DeepSeek V5DeepSeek
2. Feb 18 MiMo-V2.7Xiaomi