The week in AI models.
Oct 5–11, 2026, so far. 3 new releases and 4 models joining the capability index.
Highlights
Counted from this week’s releases, new leaders and price changes.
Top new releaseMistral Large 4Mistral AI, offered by 5 hosts- Most releasesMistral AI2 new models
New releases
Models from known makers that the maker sells, several hosts list or a test covers, highest on the capability index first, then the most widely offered.
| Model | Released | Capability index | Price | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Large 4Mistral AI | Oct 6, 2026 | Not on the index yet | $1.03 | 524.3K |
| Mistral Large 4 (0)Mistral AI | Oct 6, 2026 | Not on the index yet | $1.03 | 524.3K |
 Nano Banana 2.1Google | Oct 6, 2026 | Not on the index yet | $3.00 | 131.1K |
New leaders
No test had a new leader this week.
Price changes
No maker changed a listed price this week.
Joined the capability index
Joined the indexGPT-6 Luna joined the capability index at 156.3.
- Joined the index
GPT-6 Sol joined the capability index at 162.7.
- Joined the index
GPT-6.1 Sol joined the capability index at 166.1.
Joined the indexGrok 4.7 joined the capability index at 153.5.
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