The model notebook

AI models

What each model does and where it is available.

A selection of open-weight and hosted models, ordered by announcement date. When a source gives only a month, it appears after dated entries in that month, without an invented day. Each entry links to the provider's source. This is editorial coverage, with no blended ranking or inferred adoption numbers.

15 entries · Review dates and sources on every entry · See the change log

GooglePreview

Gemini 4 Carbon

Announced · Reviewed

Google describes Gemini 4 Carbon as a model for sustained engineering and cybersecurity tasks. It plans initial access for selected cyber defenders, with broader access to follow.

Reviewed tasks
Coding, Research
Reviewed modalities
Unknown
Deployment paths
Unknown
Focus / inputs
Engineering and cybersecurity; input and output contract not specified
Licence category
Unknown
Licence / terms
Public weight availability and licence terms are not established by the announcement.
Variants
1
Context window
Unknown
Base input price
Unknown
Base output price
Unknown
GooglePreview

Genie 4

Announced · Reviewed

Google describes Genie 4 as a model for interactive simulations with native audio. Rollout has begun for limited trusted testers; Project Genie and API access are planned.

Reviewed tasks
Unknown
Reviewed modalities
Audio
Deployment paths
Unknown
Focus / inputs
Interactive simulations with generated audio; input contract not specified
Licence category
Unknown
Licence / terms
Public weight availability and licence terms are not established by the announcement.
Variants
1
Context window
Unknown
Base input price
Unknown
Base output price
Unknown
OpenAIHosted

GPT-6.1 Terra

Announced · Reviewed

A model for visual reasoning, computer use and writing. OpenAI positions Terra for frequent, well-defined work such as reading documents and operating software.

Reviewed tasks
Visual reasoning, Computer use, Writing
Reviewed modalities
Text, Images
Deployment paths
Hosted API, Provider app
Focus / inputs
Text and images → text
Licence category
Provider terms
Licence / terms
Proprietary; provider terms apply.
Variants
1
Context window
1,050,000 tokens
Base input price
1 USD/MTok (Standard, up to 272K input tokens)
Base output price
5 USD/MTok (Standard, up to 272K input tokens)
Limits and prices checked
MistralHosted

Voxtral 3

Announced · Reviewed

A speech model family and voice-agent SDK combining transcription, speech generation and tool calls. Separate models handle listening and speaking so teams can choose their reasoning model.

Reviewed tasks
Speech
Reviewed modalities
Text, Audio
Deployment paths
Hosted API, Vendor-arranged deployment
Focus / inputs
Speech recognition and speech generation
Licence category
Unknown
Licence / terms
Provider terms; self-deployment terms require confirmation with Mistral.
Variants
4; the rows below are for Voxtral Mini Transcribe, the most fully reviewed
Context window
Context 32k
Base input price
0.0035 USD/min (Batch transcription)
Base output price
Unknown
Limits and prices checked
MetaHosted

Muse Wonder family

Announced · Reviewed

Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full are designed for tasks that span multiple steps, with memory across conversations. The two variants have different access paths.

Reviewed tasks
Coding, Knowledge work
Reviewed modalities
Unknown
Deployment paths
Hosted API, Provider app
Focus / inputs
Agentic coding and professional tasks
Licence category
Provider terms
Licence / terms
Proprietary; provider terms apply.
Variants
2; the rows below are for Muse Wonder, the most fully reviewed
Context window
Unknown
Base input price
Unknown
Base output price
Unknown
AnthropicHosted

Claude Haiku 5.5

Announced · Reviewed

A smaller Claude model for classification, summaries, routing and subagent work. Haiku now supports adjustable effort and adaptive thinking for tasks with different latency budgets.

Reviewed tasks
Classification and routing, Writing, Coding, Computer use
Reviewed modalities
Text, Images
Deployment paths
Hosted API
Focus / inputs
Text and images → text
Licence category
Provider terms
Licence / terms
Proprietary; provider terms apply.
Variants
1
Context window
1M tokens
Base input price
0.1 USD/MTok (Prompts up to 100K tokens)
Base output price
0.5 USD/MTok (Prompts up to 100K tokens)
Limits and prices checked
GoogleOpen weights

EmbeddingGemma 2

Announced · Reviewed

A compact model that maps different media into a shared embedding space for local search and retrieval. Text, vision and audio components can be selected to fit the application.

Reviewed tasks
Search and retrieval
Reviewed modalities
Text, Images, Audio, Video
Deployment paths
Downloadable weights
Focus / inputs
Text, images, audio and video → embeddings
Licence category
Apache-2.0
Licence / terms
Apache 2.0, as stated in the official release.
Variants
1
Context window
8,192 tokens shared across modalities
Base input price
No list price
Base output price
No list price
Limits and prices checked
MistralOpen weights

Mistral Large 4

Announced · Reviewed

Mistral released Large 4 weights for coding, visual reasoning and agent workflows. Its Mistral Ecosystem Open-Weight licence requires a separate commercial licence for businesses operating Model-as-a-Service offerings.

Reviewed tasks
Coding, Knowledge work, Visual reasoning
Reviewed modalities
Text, Images
Deployment paths
Hosted API, Downloadable weights
Focus / inputs
Multimodal reasoning and coding
Licence category
Unknown
Licence / terms
Mistral Ecosystem Open-Weight, a modified MIT licence; commercial Model-as-a-Service businesses require a separate Mistral licence.
Variants
1
Context window
1M tokens
Base input price
0.7 USD/MTok (Standard) Mistral pricing lists 0.5 USD/MTok (Mistral Large (no version stated)), checked .
Base output price
2.1 USD/MTok (Standard) Mistral pricing lists 1.5 USD/MTok (Mistral Large (no version stated)), checked .
Limits and prices checked
GoogleHosted

Gemini 4 Argon

Announced · Reviewed

A Gemini model designed for long tasks in software engineering and professional work. Google introduced it with a phased rollout, then expanded Gemini app access in October.

Reviewed tasks
Coding, Knowledge work, Research, Writing
Reviewed modalities
Unknown
Deployment paths
Provider app
Focus / inputs
Reasoning, coding and professional tasks
Licence category
Provider terms
Licence / terms
Proprietary; provider terms apply.
Variants
1
Context window
Unified 1M context window
Base input price
2 USD/MTok (Standard), until From : 4 USD/MTok (Standard), checked .
Base output price
10 USD/MTok (Standard), until From : 20 USD/MTok (Standard), checked .
Limits and prices checked
OpenAIHosted

GPT-6.1 Sol

Announced · Reviewed

A general model for coding, computer use and professional work. OpenAI positions Sol between its flagship and smaller models, with configurable reasoning effort.

Reviewed tasks
Coding, Computer use, Knowledge work, Research
Reviewed modalities
Text, Images
Deployment paths
Hosted API, Provider app
Focus / inputs
Text and images → text
Licence category
Provider terms
Licence / terms
Proprietary; provider terms apply.
Variants
1
Context window
1,050,000 tokens
Base input price
2 USD/MTok (Standard, up to 272K input tokens)
Base output price
10 USD/MTok (Standard, up to 272K input tokens)
Limits and prices checked
AnthropicHosted

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Announced · Reviewed

A Claude model for scoped coding tasks and everyday documents, slides and spreadsheets. Anthropic presents it as a faster complement to Opus for iterative work.

Reviewed tasks
Coding, Knowledge work, Writing
Reviewed modalities
Text, Images
Deployment paths
Hosted API
Focus / inputs
Text and images → text
Licence category
Provider terms
Licence / terms
Proprietary; provider terms apply.
Variants
1
Context window
1M tokens
Base input price
2 USD/MTok (Standard)
Base output price
10 USD/MTok (Standard)
Limits and prices checked
AnthropicHosted

Claude Opus 5.5

Announced · Reviewed

A Claude model for demanding work across large codebases and long tasks. Its release changes thinking behavior and integration requirements, which developers should check before migrating.

Reviewed tasks
Coding, Computer use, Knowledge work, Writing
Reviewed modalities
Text, Images
Deployment paths
Hosted API
Focus / inputs
Coding, computer use and knowledge work
Licence category
Provider terms
Licence / terms
Proprietary; provider terms apply.
Variants
1
Context window
1M tokens
Base input price
4 USD/MTok (Standard)
Base output price
20 USD/MTok (Standard)
Limits and prices checked
OpenAIHosted

GPT-6 Sol and Luna

Announced · Reviewed

Two GPT-6 models aimed at different workload sizes and cost budgets. Sol handles demanding everyday tasks, while Luna is the smaller option for faster iteration and larger volumes.

Reviewed tasks
Coding, Computer use, Knowledge work
Reviewed modalities
Unknown
Deployment paths
Hosted API, Provider app
Focus / inputs
Reasoning, coding and computer use
Licence category
Provider terms
Licence / terms
Proprietary; provider terms apply.
Variants
2; the rows below are for GPT-6 Sol, the most fully reviewed
Context window
1,050,000 tokens
Base input price
2 USD/MTok (Standard, up to 272K input tokens)
Base output price
10 USD/MTok (Standard, up to 272K input tokens)
Limits and prices checked
OpenAIHosted

GPT-6 Astra

Announced · Reviewed

A GPT-6 model for difficult software, research and professional tasks that span multiple steps. It combines reasoning with browser and computer interaction; tools and execution environments determine what an application can do.

Reviewed tasks
Coding, Computer use, Knowledge work, Research
Reviewed modalities
Text, Images
Deployment paths
Hosted API
Focus / inputs
Reasoning, coding and computer use
Licence category
Provider terms
Licence / terms
Proprietary; provider terms apply.
Variants
1
Context window
1,050,000 tokens
Base input price
10 USD/MTok (Standard, up to 272K input tokens)
Base output price
50 USD/MTok (Standard, up to 272K input tokens)
Limits and prices checked
AnthropicHosted

Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1

Announced · Reviewed

Two access configurations of the same underlying model. Fable is generally available; Mythos uses different safeguards for approved specialist work. The official announcement gives a month without an exact day.

Reviewed tasks
Coding, Knowledge work, Research
Reviewed modalities
Text, Images
Deployment paths
Hosted API
Focus / inputs
Fable: text and images → text. Mythos input support is not independently documented here.
Licence category
Provider terms
Licence / terms
Proprietary; provider terms and access restrictions apply.
Variants
2; the rows below are for Claude Fable 5.1, the most fully reviewed
Context window
1M tokens
Base input price
10 USD/MTok (Standard)
Base output price
50 USD/MTok (Standard)
Limits and prices checked