# AI model releases in August 2026

41 confirmed releases from 27 providers.

| Confirmed | Provider | Release | Models | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | Inception | Mercury 2.5 Preview | [Mercury 2.5 Preview](https://benchlm.ai/models/mercury-2-5-preview) | [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/inception/mercury-2.5-preview) |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Inworld | Inworld Realtime TTS-2 | [Inworld Realtime TTS-2](https://benchlm.ai/models/inworld-tts-2) | [Inworld](https://docs.inworld.ai/tts/tts-models) |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Inworld | Inworld Realtime TTS-2 Flash | [Inworld Realtime TTS-2 Flash](https://benchlm.ai/models/inworld-tts-2-flash) | [Inworld](https://docs.inworld.ai/tts/tts-models) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | InclusionAI | Ling 3.0 Flash Fin | [Ling 3.0 Flash Fin](https://benchlm.ai/models/ling-3-0-flash-fin) | [Vercel AI Gateway](https://vercel.com/ai-gateway/models/ling-3.0-flash-fin) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Tencent | Hy4 preview | [Hy4 preview](https://benchlm.ai/models/hy4-preview) | [Tencent Hy Team](https://hy.tencent.ai/research/hy4-preview) |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Cartesia | Cartesia Sonic 3.6 | [Cartesia Sonic 3.6](https://benchlm.ai/models/cartesia-sonic-3-6) | [Cartesia](https://www.cartesia.ai/blog/sonic-3.6) |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Alibaba | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | [Qwen3.8-Flash-Next](https://benchlm.ai/models/qwen3-8-flash-next) | [Qwen](https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.8-flash-next) |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Google | Gemini 3.5 Transcribe | [Gemini 3.5 Transcribe](https://benchlm.ai/models/gemini-3-5-transcribe) | [Google](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-3.5-transcribe) |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Z.AI | GLM-5.3-Flash | [GLM-5.3-Flash](https://benchlm.ai/models/glm-5-3-flash) | [Z.AI](https://z.ai/blog/glm-5.3-flash) |
| Aug 25, 2026 | IBM | Granite 4.2 | [Granite 4.2 8B](https://benchlm.ai/models/granite-4-2-8b) | [IBM Research](https://research.ibm.com/blog/introducing-granite-4-2) |
| Aug 25, 2026 | IBM | Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboCTC | [Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboCTC](https://benchlm.ai/models/granite-speech-5-0-470m-turboctc) | [IBM](https://huggingface.co/ibm-granite/granite-speech-5.0-470m-turboctc) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Apodex | Apodex 1.1 | [Apodex 1.1](https://benchlm.ai/models/apodex-1-1), [Apodex 1.1 Mini](https://benchlm.ai/models/apodex-1-1-mini) | [Apodex](https://www.apodex.com/blog/apodex-1.1-scaling-agentic-intelligence-for-complex-work) |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Ornith AI | Ornith 1.5 | [Ornith-1.5-397B](https://benchlm.ai/models/ornith-1-5-397b), [Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B](https://benchlm.ai/models/ornith-1-5-35b-a3b), [Ornith-1.5-9B](https://benchlm.ai/models/ornith-1-5-9b) | [Ornith](https://ornith.ai/ornith_1_5.html) |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Tencent | AuK | [AuK](https://benchlm.ai/models/tencent-auk) | [Tencent](https://huggingface.co/tencent/AuK) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Dots Studio | dots3-note Preview | [dots3-note Preview](https://benchlm.ai/models/dots3-note-preview) | [Dots Studio Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/dots-studio/dots3-note-prev) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Tencent | UI-Mate GUI agents | [UI-Mate-27B](https://benchlm.ai/models/ui-mate-27b), [UI-Mate-9B](https://benchlm.ai/models/ui-mate-9b) | [Tencent HY Frontier](https://huggingface.co/tencent/UI-Mate-27B) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Z.AI | GLM-5.3 | [GLM-5.3](https://benchlm.ai/models/glm-5-3) | [Z.AI](https://z.ai/blog/glm-5.3) |
| Aug 13, 2026 | DeepSeek | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | [DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813](https://benchlm.ai/models/deepseek-v4-pro-0813) | [DeepSeek API Docs](https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing/) |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Google | Gemini 3.7 Flash | [Gemini 3.7 Flash](https://benchlm.ai/models/gemini-3-7-flash) | [Google Gemini API model documentation](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-3.7-flash) |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Mixedbread | Toast 1 | [Toast 1](https://benchlm.ai/models/toast-1) | [Mixedbread](https://www.mixedbread.com/blog/toast-1) |
| Aug 12, 2026 | LiquidAI | LFM2.5-VL-3B | [LFM2.5-VL-3B](https://benchlm.ai/models/lfm2-5-vl-3b) | [Liquid AI](https://www.liquid.ai/blog/lfm2-5-vl-3b), [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-3B) |
| Aug 12, 2026 | xAI | Grok 4.6 | [Grok 4.6](https://benchlm.ai/models/grok-4-6) | [xAI](https://x.ai/news/grok-4-6) |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Microsoft | MAI-Code-1.1-Flash | [MAI-Code-1.1-Flash](https://benchlm.ai/models/mai-code-1-1-flash) | [Microsoft AI](https://microsoft.ai/pdf/MAI-Code-1.1-Flash-Model-Card.PDF) |
| Aug 11, 2026 | NVIDIA | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | [Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4](https://benchlm.ai/models/nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-nvfp4) | [NVIDIA Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-NVFP4) |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Upstage | Solar Pro 4 | [Solar Pro 4](https://benchlm.ai/models/solar-pro-4) | [Upstage](https://www.upstage.ai/blog/en/solar-pro-4) |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Cohere | North Micro Vision Instruct | [North Micro Vision Instruct](https://benchlm.ai/models/north-micro-vision-instruct) | [Cohere Labs](https://huggingface.co/CohereLabs/North-Micro-Vision-Instruct) |
| Aug 10, 2026 | InclusionAI | Ling 3.0 Tiny | [Ling 3.0 Tiny](https://benchlm.ai/models/ling-3-0-tiny) | [InclusionAI](https://huggingface.co/inclusionAI/Ling-3.0-tiny) |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Meta | Muse Glimmer 30B | [Muse Glimmer 30B](https://benchlm.ai/models/muse-glimmer-30b) | [Meta AI Research](https://research.meta.ai/blog/introducing-muse-glimmer-open-agentic-model) |
| Aug 10, 2026 | OpenAI | GPT-5.6 Cyber (Daybreak Red) | [GPT-5.6 Cyber](https://benchlm.ai/models/gpt-5-6-cyber) | [OpenAI Daybreak](https://openai.com/index/expanding-daybreak-as-the-cyber-defense-window-narrows/) |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Alibaba | Qwen3.8-27B | [Qwen3.8-27B](https://benchlm.ai/models/qwen3-8-27b) | [Qwen Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B) |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Bad Theory Labs | BTL-4 | [BTL-4](https://benchlm.ai/models/btl-4) | [Bad Theory Labs Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/badtheorylabs/BTL-4) |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Bad Theory Labs | Macaw | [Macaw](https://benchlm.ai/models/macaw-v1) | [Bad Theory Labs](https://www.badtheorylabs.com/macaw) |
| Aug 5, 2026 | ByteDance | SeedRealtime | [SeedRealtime](https://benchlm.ai/models/seedrealtime) | [ByteDance](https://seed.bytedance.com/en/SeedRealtime) |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Hark | Hark Handoff | [Hark Handoff](https://benchlm.ai/models/hark-handoff) | [Hark](https://hark.com/articles/introducing-hark-handoff) |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Meta | Muse Spark 1.2 | [Muse Spark 1.2](https://benchlm.ai/models/muse-spark-1-2) | [Meta](https://developer.meta.com/ai/models/muse-spark/) |
| Aug 4, 2026 | InclusionAI | Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 | [Ling 3.0 Flash FP8](https://benchlm.ai/models/ling-3-0-flash-fp8) | [InclusionAI Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/inclusionAI/Ling-3.0-flash-fp8) |
| Aug 4, 2026 | LiquidAI | LFM2.5-2.6B | [LFM2.5-2.6B](https://benchlm.ai/models/lfm2-5-2-6b) | [Liquid AI](https://www.liquid.ai/blog/lfm2-5-2-6b) |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Tencent | Hy ASR 3.0 preview | [Hy ASR 3.0 preview](https://benchlm.ai/models/hy-asr-3-0-preview) | [Tencent](https://hunyuan.tencent.com/) |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Alibaba | Qwen3.8 Max | [Qwen3.8 Max](https://benchlm.ai/models/qwen3-8-max) | [Qwen](https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.8) |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Pokee AI | Pokee-Isaac 28B v0 | [Pokee-Isaac 28B](https://benchlm.ai/models/pokee-isaac-28b) | [Pokee AI](https://console.pokee.ai/model) |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Sakana AI | Sakana Namazu | [Sakana Namazu](https://benchlm.ai/models/sakana-namazu) | [Sakana AI](https://sakana.ai/namazu-api/) |

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