# AI model releases in May 2026

17 confirmed releases from 13 providers.

| Confirmed | Provider | Release | Models | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | StepFun | Step 3.7 Flash | [Step 3.7 Flash](https://benchlm.ai/models/step-3-7-flash) | [StepFun](https://static.stepfun.com/blog/step-3.7-flash/) |
| May 28, 2026 | Anthropic | Claude Opus 4.8 | [Claude Opus 4.8](https://benchlm.ai/models/claude-opus-4-8) | [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-8) |
| May 28, 2026 | JetBrains | Mellum2 12B-A2.5B | [Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking](https://benchlm.ai/models/mellum2-12b-a2-5b-thinking), [Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Instruct](https://benchlm.ai/models/mellum2-12b-a2-5b-instruct) | [JetBrains Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/collections/JetBrains/mellum-2) |
| May 28, 2026 | LiquidAI | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | [LFM2.5-8B-A1B](https://benchlm.ai/models/lfm2-5-8b-a1b) | [Liquid AI](https://www.liquid.ai/blog/lfm2-5-8b-a1b) |
| May 26, 2026 | LiquidAI | LFM2.5-1.2B-JP-202606 | [LFM2.5-1.2B-JP-202606](https://benchlm.ai/models/lfm2-5-1-2b-jp-202606) | [Liquid AI Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-1.2B-JP-202606) |
| May 26, 2026 | LiquidAI | LFM2.5-VL Extract | [LFM2.5-VL-450M-Extract](https://benchlm.ai/models/lfm2-5-vl-450m-extract), [LFM2.5-VL-1.6B-Extract](https://benchlm.ai/models/lfm2-5-vl-1-6b-extract) | [Liquid AI Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-1.6B-Extract) |
| May 25, 2026 | OpenBMB | MiniCPM5-1B | [MiniCPM5-1B](https://benchlm.ai/models/minicpm5-1b) | [OpenBMB Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/openbmb/MiniCPM5-1B) |
| May 21, 2026 | Tencent | Hy-MT2 | [Hy-MT2-30B-A3B](https://benchlm.ai/models/hy-mt2-30b-a3b), [Hy-MT2-1.8B](https://benchlm.ai/models/hy-mt2-1-8b) | [Tencent Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hy-MT2-30B-A3B) |
| May 20, 2026 | Cohere | Command A+ | [Command A+](https://benchlm.ai/models/command-a-plus) | [Cohere](https://cohere.com/blog/command-a-plus) |
| May 20, 2026 | xAI | Grok Build 0.1 | [Grok Build 0.1](https://benchlm.ai/models/grok-build-0-1) | [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/x-ai/grok-build-0.1) |
| May 19, 2026 | Google | Gemini 3.5 Flash | [Gemini 3.5 Flash](https://benchlm.ai/models/gemini-3-5-flash) | [Google DeepMind](https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind) |
| May 18, 2026 | Cursor | Composer 2.5 | [Composer 2.5](https://benchlm.ai/models/composer-2-5) | [Cursor](https://cursor.com/blog/composer-2-5) |
| May 16, 2026 | Alibaba | Qwen3.7 Max | [Qwen3.7 Max](https://benchlm.ai/models/qwen3-7-max) | [Qwen](https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.7) |
| May 11, 2026 | Interfaze | Interfaze Beta | [Interfaze Beta](https://benchlm.ai/models/interfaze-beta) | [Interfaze](https://interfaze.ai/blog/interfaze-a-new-model-architecture-built-for-high-accuracy-at-scale) |
| May 8, 2026 | Zyphra | ZAYA1-VL-8B | [ZAYA1-VL-8B](https://benchlm.ai/models/zaya1-vl-8b) | [Zyphra](https://huggingface.co/Zyphra/ZAYA1-VL-8B) |
| May 7, 2026 | Zyphra | ZAYA1-74B-Preview | [ZAYA1-74B-Preview](https://benchlm.ai/models/zaya1-74b-preview) | [Zyphra](https://zyphra.com/post/zaya1-74b-preview) |
| May 5, 2026 | Zyphra | ZAYA1-8B | [ZAYA1-8B](https://benchlm.ai/models/zaya1-8b) | [Zyphra](https://zyphra.com/post/zaya1-8b) |

Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/model-updates/releases/may-2026