New models
A new or updated AI model from a lab: what it can do, what it costs, how it compares.
DeepSeek says new downloadable AI beats pricier rivals at coding for about 20 cents a job
DeepSeek's own tests show a smaller model beating bigger rivals at coding, but outside tests are missing and China may limit such releases.
AmazonNew modelsAyobi’s pickReflection AI's Beam, a free-to-download coding AI, is now available on Amazon's cloud
Reflection AI released Beam, an AI built to write and fix software over long jobs. Anyone can download and change it, and Amazon now offers it to run on its cloud.
New modelsOfficial releaseAyobi’s pickvia Hugging FaceIBM releases AI models that chat, make quick calls and transcribe speech in one
IBM says its new Granite Switch 4.1 models handle conversation, yes-or-no style judgments and speech-to-text from one online connection, using the memory of one model.
New modelsvia The DecoderBlack Forest Labs releases FLUX 3 Image Klein, an image AI for home computers
The new model makes and edits pictures up to 4K size. Black Forest Labs says it runs on an NVIDIA graphics card with 8 GB of memory.
New modelsAyobi’s pickNVIDIA releases open AI models, one built to run on your own PC
NVIDIA says its new Super VL model is five times faster than rivals, and its Bolt model can run on a home PC without the cloud.
OpenAI's next big AI model reportedly needs more safety work before it can launch
The Information reports OpenAI expects to release one or two new models this year. The big upgraded one may not be among them.
Liquid AI releases a downloadable AI model meant to run on your own device
Liquid AI says its new model can work through multi-step tasks on your own hardware instead of in the cloud.
New modelsBig storyGoogle releases Gemini 4 Argon, its newest AI, to paying users first
Google says its new AI matches the best from rivals. Pro and Ultra subscribers get it today, while free users have no date.
New modelsBig storyMeta's new AI models reach the top tier, but cost nearly three times more than before
Meta's Muse Wonder models score close to the best from OpenAI and Anthropic in tests. Running them costs nearly three times what Meta's older model did.