WEEKLY RECAP
The week in AI models.
Sep 14–20, 2026. 3 new releases and 1 listed price change.
New releases3Models from known makers
New leaders0A new top score on a test
Price changes1Makers’ own listed prices
Joined the index0New on the capability index
Highlights
Counted from this week’s releases, new leaders and price changes.
Top new releaseQwen3.8 Omni FlashAlibaba, offered by 10 hosts
Biggest price changeGLM-5.3-Flash+100%, now $0.15 in and $0.50 out
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 Omni FlashAlibaba | Sep 17, 2026 | Not on the index yet | $0.23 | 1M |
 Step 5 PreviewStepFun | Sep 16, 2026 | Not on the index yet | $1.40 | 1M |
| GLM-5.3-FlashXZ.ai | Sep 18, 2026 | Not on the index yet | $0.59 | 1M |
New leaders
No test had a new leader this week.
Price changes
- Price change+100%
Z.ai’s listed price for GLM-5.3-Flash went from $0.075 in and $0.25 out to $0.15 in and $0.50 out per 1M tokens.
Joined the capability index
No model joined the index this week.
Releases, prices and context windows from models.dev (MIT). A week runs Monday to Sunday, UTC. Changes count from when the site began keeping this record, as on What changed. RSS feed