AI Models | Tech AI Latest https://techailatest.news/ai-models Every notable AI model release and update: large language models, image, video and audio models, new versions, benchmark results, context windows, pricing and availability. Each story links to the official release notes and to the living model page, which keeps the current specs, prices and a dated timeline of changes. Open-weight releases are also listed under Open Source AI. en Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:33:48 GMT https://techailatest.news/icon-512.pngAI Models | Tech AI Latesthttps://techailatest.news/ai-models Google DeepMind previews Genie 4, a real-time world model with native audio and dialoguehttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/genie-4-world-model-research-previewhttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/genie-4-world-model-research-previewTue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTTech AI LatestAI ModelsGoogle DeepMind announced Genie 4 on 27 October 2026, a world model that renders steerable scenes with sound and dialogue. Trusted testers get it first.Google DeepMind announced Genie 4 on 27 October 2026. The world model generates interactive scenes in real time that users steer with keyboard controls and text prompts, and it is the first Genie model to generate audio natively, including dialogue. Gemini 3.8 Flash plans and checks each step in the loop. Genie 4 is a research preview for trusted testers, with Google AI Ultra subscribers and Gemini API partners next. No price was given.

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]]> OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra at $1 per 1M input tokens, half the price of GPT-5.6 Terrahttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/openai-gpt-6-1-terra-release-half-pricehttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/openai-gpt-6-1-terra-release-half-priceMon, 26 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTTech AI LatestAI ModelsOpenAI released GPT-6.1 Terra on 26 October 2026 with a 1,050,000-token context, $1 per 1M input and $5 per 1M output tokens, in the API and ChatGPT.OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Terra on 26 October 2026. The model is built for visual reasoning, computer use and writing. It costs $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens, which OpenAI says is 50% below GPT-5.6 Terra. It has a 1,050,000-token context window and 128,000 max output tokens. It is available in the API as gpt-6.1-terra and to Plus, Pro, Enterprise and Edu users in ChatGPT Work and Codex.

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]]> Epoch AI launches SpireClimb: frontier models win 90% of base Slay the Spire runs, 20% at maxhttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/epoch-ai-spireclimb-slay-the-spire-benchmarkhttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/epoch-ai-spireclimb-slay-the-spire-benchmarkWed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTTech AI LatestAI ModelsEpoch AI's new SpireClimb benchmark, published 14 October 2026, finds frontier models win 90%+ of base Slay the Spire games and up to 20% at maximum difficulty.Epoch AI published results from SpireClimb, a new benchmark built on the card games Slay the Spire and Slay the Spire 2, on 14 October 2026. Models play through a visual computer-use harness. Frontier models now win at least 90% of base-difficulty games, up from struggling six months earlier. At maximum difficulty, GPT-6.1 Sol won 20% and GPT-6 Astra 17%. Top human players win 80% or more.

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]]> Google releases Gemini 4 Argon at $2 per 1M input tokens with a 1M-token context windowhttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/gemini-4-argon-release-introductory-api-pricehttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/gemini-4-argon-release-introductory-api-priceTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTTech AI LatestAI ModelsGoogle made Gemini 4 Argon generally available on 13 October 2026 at an introductory $2 per 1M input and $10 per 1M output tokens, rising on 1 December.Google released Gemini 4 Argon on 13 October 2026, the first model of the Gemini 4 family. It is available in the Gemini API, AI Studio, Google Antigravity, the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search for paying subscribers. The introductory API price is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens until 30 November 2026, then $4 and $20. The context window is 1,048,576 tokens, shared between input and output.

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]]> Nano Banana 2.1 halves Google's 1K image price to $0.0336 and adds 4K panoramic outputhttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/nano-banana-2-1-image-model-half-pricehttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/nano-banana-2-1-image-model-half-priceTue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTTech AI LatestAI ModelsGoogle released Nano Banana 2.1 in the Gemini API on 6 October 2026. A 1K image costs $0.0336, about half the Nano Banana 2 price, and 4K output is supported.Google released Gemini Nano Banana 2.1 as generally available in the Gemini API on 6 October 2026. The image model replaces Nano Banana 2, which is now deprecated. It generates and edits images at 1K, 2K and 4K, adds panoramic ratios up to 8:1 and accepts up to 14 reference images. A 1K image costs $0.0336 against $0.067 for Nano Banana 2, although the input token price is three times higher.

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]]> OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol at $2 per 1M input tokens, one-fifth of GPT-6 Astra's pricehttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/openai-gpt-6-1-sol-release-cheaper-near-astrahttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/openai-gpt-6-1-sol-release-cheaper-near-astraTue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTTech AI LatestAI ModelsOpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol at DevDay on 29 September 2026: $2 input and $10 output per 1M tokens, a 1,050,000-token context and coding scores near GPT-6 Astra.OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol on 29 September 2026, the day of DevDay 2026. The model targets complex coding, computer use and professional work at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, one-fifth of GPT-6 Astra's standard price. It keeps GPT-6 Sol's prices but halves cached input to $0.10. OpenAI reports a 75.2% DeepSWE score against 68.8% for GPT-6 Sol and treats the model as Critical in cybersecurity.

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]]> Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5.5, 30% faster than Sonnet 5 at the same $2 input pricehttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/anthropic-claude-sonnet-5-5-release-faster-cheaperhttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/anthropic-claude-sonnet-5-5-release-faster-cheaperMon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTTech AI LatestAI ModelsAnthropic released Claude Sonnet 5.5 on 28 September 2026 at $2 input and $10 output per 1M tokens, cheaper cache reads and 30% faster output than Sonnet 5.Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5.5 on 28 September 2026 as the second model of its Claude 5.5 family. It keeps Sonnet 5's price of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, halves cache reads to $0.10 and generates output more than 30% faster. Anthropic reports 70.6% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 against 10.3% for Sonnet 5. It has a 1 million token context window and launched on the Claude Platform, AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.

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]]> ElevenLabs launches Eleven v4 speech model in 90+ languages with a 100 ms Turbo varianthttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/elevenlabs-eleven-v4-emotive-speech-modelhttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/elevenlabs-eleven-v4-emotive-speech-modelMon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTTech AI LatestAI ModelsElevenLabs released Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo on 28 September 2026, text-to-speech models on a new architecture with 90+ languages and 10-second voice clones.ElevenLabs released Eleven v4 on 28 September 2026, a text-to-speech model built on a new architecture, together with a low-latency variant, Eleven v4 Turbo. Both support more than 90 languages, inline audio tags and voice cloning from 10 seconds of audio. ElevenLabs says Turbo has a median inference latency of about 100 ms. The models are available in ElevenAgents, ElevenCreative and the ElevenLabs API. Prices were not stated in the announcement.

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]]> Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5.5 at $4 per 1M input tokens, 20% below Claude Opus 5https://techailatest.news/ai-models/anthropic-claude-opus-5-5-release-lower-pricehttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/anthropic-claude-opus-5-5-release-lower-priceTue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTTech AI LatestAI ModelsAnthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 on 22 September 2026 at $4 input and $20 output per 1M tokens, with a 1M-token context and Fable 5.1 level results it says.Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 on 22 September 2026 as the first model of its Claude 5.5 family. It costs $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens, 20% below Claude Opus 5, and cache reads drop 60% to $0.20. Anthropic says it matches Claude Fable 5.1 on most work and costs 40% less to run than Opus 5. It has a 1 million token context window and runs on all major clouds.

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]]> xAI releases Grok 4.7 on a larger base model at Grok 4.6's $2 per 1M input token pricehttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/xai-grok-4-7-release-coding-knowledge-workhttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/xai-grok-4-7-release-coding-knowledge-workMon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTTech AI LatestAI ModelsxAI, now SpaceXSI, released Grok 4.7 on 21 September 2026 with a larger base model, a 500,000-token context and Grok 4.6's $2 input and $6 output prices.xAI, which now operates as SpaceXSI after its acquisition by SpaceX, released Grok 4.7 on 21 September 2026. The model is built on a new, larger base model than Grok 4.6 and targets coding, agentic tasks and knowledge work. It keeps Grok 4.6's API price of $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens below 200,000 prompt tokens, with a 500,000-token context window. It launched in Cursor, Grok Build and the xAI API.

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]]> OpenAI releases GPT-6 Astra at $10 per 1M input tokens, its first Critical-rated cyber modelhttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/openai-gpt-6-astra-release-critical-cyber-ratinghttps://techailatest.news/ai-models/openai-gpt-6-astra-release-critical-cyber-ratingThu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTTech AI LatestAI ModelsOpenAI released GPT-6 Astra on 3 September 2026 with a 1,050,000-token context, $10 input and $50 output per 1M tokens, and a Critical cybersecurity rating.OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra on 3 September 2026 as the top model of its GPT-6 family. It costs $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens, has a 1,050,000-token context window and is built for reasoning, coding, computer use and research. OpenAI says it is its first model to reach the Critical level of cybersecurity capability, so it ships with misalignment monitoring on tool-using API requests.

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