# AI model releases in September 2026

41 confirmed releases from 26 providers.

| Confirmed | Provider | Release | Models | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | Cohere | Embed 5 Pro and Fast | [Embed 5 Pro](https://benchlm.ai/models/cohere-embed-5-pro), [Embed 5 Fast](https://benchlm.ai/models/cohere-embed-5-fast) | [Cohere Embed 5 launch](https://cohere.com/blog/embed-5) |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Fastino | GLiDE | [GLiDE](https://benchlm.ai/models/fastino-glide) | [Fastino GLiDE launch announcement](https://fastino.ai/blog/introducing-glide-the-first-thinking-decision-model) |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Google | Gemini 4 Argon | [Gemini 4 Argon](https://benchlm.ai/models/gemini-4-argon) | [Google](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-4-argon/) |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Inception | Mercury Voice | [Mercury Voice](https://benchlm.ai/models/mercury-voice) | [Inception Mercury Voice launch post](https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/blog/introducing-mercury-voice) |
| Sep 29, 2026 | InclusionAI | Ling 3.1 Flash | [Ling 3.1 Flash](https://benchlm.ai/models/ling-3-1-flash) | [Vercel AI Gateway listing](https://vercel.com/ai-gateway/models/ling-3.1-flash), [MIT-licensed FP8 weights](https://huggingface.co/inclusionAI/Ling-3.1-flash) |
| Sep 29, 2026 | OpenAI | GPT-6.1 Sol | [GPT-6.1 Sol](https://benchlm.ai/models/gpt-6-1-sol) | [OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol launch post](https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-6-1-sol/) |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Anthropic | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | [Claude Sonnet 5.5](https://benchlm.ai/models/claude-sonnet-5-5) | [Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5.5 announcement](https://www.anthropic.com/claude-sonnet-5-5) |
| Sep 28, 2026 | ElevenLabs | Eleven v4 and Eleven v4 Turbo | [ElevenLabs Eleven v4](https://benchlm.ai/models/elevenlabs-eleven-v4), [ElevenLabs Eleven v4 Turbo](https://benchlm.ai/models/elevenlabs-eleven-v4-turbo) | [ElevenLabs model documentation](https://elevenlabs.io/docs/overview/models#eleven-v4) |
| Sep 27, 2026 | MiniMax | MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview | [MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview](https://benchlm.ai/models/minimax-m3-1-flash-preview) | [MiniMax Agent launch post on X](https://x.com/MiniMaxAgent/status/2104079819881517400) |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Fireworks | Ember-1 | [Ember-1](https://benchlm.ai/models/ember-1) | [Fireworks Research launch post](https://fireworks.ai/blog/ember-1) |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Google | Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS | [Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS](https://benchlm.ai/models/gemini-3-8-flash-tts), [Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS](https://benchlm.ai/models/gemini-3-8-flash-lite-tts) | [Google Gemini 3.8 TTS announcement](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-8-text-to-speech/) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Anthropic | Claude Opus 5.5 | [Claude Opus 5.5](https://benchlm.ai/models/claude-opus-5-5) | [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/claude-opus-5-5) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Moondream | Parakeet Redux | [Parakeet Redux](https://benchlm.ai/models/parakeet-redux) | [Moondream Parakeet launch post](https://moondream.ai/blog/introducing-parakeet-redux-and-ultra), [Parakeet Redux weights and model card](https://huggingface.co/moondream/parakeet-redux) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | OpenAI | GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna | [GPT-6 Sol](https://benchlm.ai/models/gpt-6-sol), [GPT-6 Luna](https://benchlm.ai/models/gpt-6-luna) | [OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-6-sol-and-luna/) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Xiaomi | MiMo-V2.6-Pro and MiMo-V2.6-Flash | [MiMo-V2.6-Pro](https://benchlm.ai/models/mimo-v2-6-pro), [MiMo-V2.6-Flash](https://benchlm.ai/models/mimo-v2-6-flash) | [Xiaomi MiMo-V2.6 launch](https://mimo.xiaomi.com/mimo-v2-6) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | xAI | Grok 4.7 | [Grok 4.7](https://benchlm.ai/models/grok-4-7) | [xAI](https://x.ai/news/grok-4-7) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | StepFun | Step 5 Preview | [Step 5 Preview](https://benchlm.ai/models/step-5-preview) | [StepFun launch announcement](https://x.com/StepFun_ai/status/2101510462685003786), [StepFun published weights](https://huggingface.co/stepfun-ai/Step-5-Preview) |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Alibaba | Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash | [Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash](https://benchlm.ai/models/qwen3-8-omni-flash) | [Qwen](https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.8-omni-flash) |
| Sep 18, 2026 | xAI | Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0 | [Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0](https://benchlm.ai/models/grok-voice-transcribe-2) | [xAI](https://x.ai/news/grok-voice-transcribe-2) |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Prism ML | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | [Ternary Bonsai 2 27B](https://benchlm.ai/models/ternary-bonsai-2-27b) | [PrismML](https://prismml.com/news/bonsai-2-27b), [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/collections/prism-ml/bonsai-2) |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Unbiased | Pareto 26.9 | [Pareto 26.9](https://benchlm.ai/models/pareto-26-9) | [Unbiased model card](https://unbiased.ai/model-card/) |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Wispr | Canto | [Wispr Canto](https://benchlm.ai/models/wispr-canto) | [Wispr Advanced Interfaces Lab](https://wisprflow.ai/canto) |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Google | Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking | [Gemini 3.8 Live](https://benchlm.ai/models/gemini-3-8-live), [Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking](https://benchlm.ai/models/gemini-3-8-live-extended-thinking) | [Google DeepMind Gemini 3.8 Audio model card](https://deepmind.google/models/model-cards/gemini-3-8-audio/) |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory | Atria Dawn Preview | [Atria Dawn Preview](https://benchlm.ai/models/atria-dawn-preview) | [Atria ASI](https://atria-asi.ai/) |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Cognition | SWE-2 | [SWE-2](https://benchlm.ai/models/swe-2) | [Cognition](https://cognition.com/blog/swe-2) |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Cohere | North Small Translate | [North Small Translate](https://benchlm.ai/models/north-small-translate-1-0) | [Cohere](https://cohere.com/blog/north-small-translate), [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/CohereLabs/North-Small-Translate-1.0) |
| Sep 10, 2026 | OpenAI | GPT-Live-1 in the API | [GPT-Live-1](https://benchlm.ai/models/gpt-live-1) | [OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-live-1-in-the-api/) |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Desert Ant Labs | Desert Ant Labs on-device model suite | Align, Clear, Clips, Ear, Emo, Gist, Redact, Shapes, Title, Tongue, Uhm, Voz | [Desert Ant Labs](https://desertant.com/blog/introducing-desert-ant-labs/), [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/desert-ant-labs) |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Inception | Mercury 2.5 | [Mercury 2.5](https://benchlm.ai/models/mercury-2-5) | [Inception](https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/blog/introducing-mercury-2-5) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | OpenBMB | MiniCPM5-2B | [MiniCPM5-2B](https://benchlm.ai/models/minicpm5-2b) | [OpenBMB](https://huggingface.co/openbmb/MiniCPM5-2B) |
| Sep 4, 2026 | InclusionAI | Ling 3.0 Flash VL | [Ling 3.0 Flash VL](https://benchlm.ai/models/ling-3-0-flash-vl) | [InclusionAI](https://huggingface.co/inclusionAI/Ling-3.0-flash-VL) |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Microsoft | MAI-Transcribe-2 | [MAI-Transcribe-2](https://benchlm.ai/models/mai-transcribe-2) | [Microsoft](https://microsoft.ai/news/mai-transcribe-2-is-the-fastest-most-accurate-and-cheapest-speech-recognition-model-in-the-world/) |
| Sep 3, 2026 | OpenAI | GPT-6 Astra | [GPT-6 Astra](https://benchlm.ai/models/gpt-6-astra) | [OpenAI GPT-6 Astra model documentation](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-6-astra) |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Google | Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber | [Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://benchlm.ai/models/gemini-3-8-flash), [Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber](https://benchlm.ai/models/gemini-3-8-flash-cyber) | [Google](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash-cyber/) |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Meta | Muse Spark 1.3 | [Muse Spark 1.3](https://benchlm.ai/models/muse-spark-1-3) | [Meta AI Research](https://research.meta.ai/blog/introducing-muse-spark-1-3) |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Microsoft | VibeVoice-ASR-Streaming 1.5B | [VibeVoice-ASR-Streaming 1.5B](https://benchlm.ai/models/vibevoice-asr-streaming-1-5b) | [Microsoft](https://huggingface.co/microsoft/VibeVoice-ASR-Streaming-1.5B) |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Microsoft | VibeVoice-ASR-Streaming 7B | [VibeVoice-ASR-Streaming 7B](https://benchlm.ai/models/vibevoice-asr-streaming-7b) | [Microsoft](https://huggingface.co/microsoft/VibeVoice-ASR-Streaming-7B) |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Multiverse Computing | Quasar 438B | [Quasar 438B](https://benchlm.ai/models/quasar-438b) | [Multiverse Computing](https://multiversecomputing.com/resources/introducing-quasar-438b-europe-s-leading-ai-model) |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Anthropic | Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1 | [Claude Fable 5.1](https://benchlm.ai/models/claude-fable-5-1), [Claude Mythos 5.1](https://benchlm.ai/models/claude-mythos-5-1) | [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/claude-fable-and-mythos-5-1) |
| September 2026 (month precision) | Fermion Research | Phonon-2 | [Phonon-2](https://benchlm.ai/models/phonon-2) | [Fermion Research Phonon-2 launch report](https://www.fermionresearch.com/research/phonon-2/), [Phonon-2 weights and model card](https://huggingface.co/FermionResearch/Phonon-2) |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Meta | Muse Voice Transcribe | [Muse Voice Transcribe](https://benchlm.ai/models/muse-voice-transcribe) | [Meta AI Research](https://research.meta.ai/blog/introducing-muse-voice-transcribe) |

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