WEEKLY RECAP

The week in AI models.

Oct 5–11, 2026, so far. 3 new releases and 4 models joining the capability index.

New releases3Models from known makers
New leaders0A new top score on a test
Price changes0Makers’ own listed prices
Joined the index4New on 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.

ModelReleasedCapability indexPriceContext
Mistral Large 4Mistral AIOct 6, 2026Not on the index yet$1.03524.3K
Mistral Large 4 (0)Mistral AIOct 6, 2026Not on the index yet$1.03524.3K
Nano Banana 2.1GoogleOct 6, 2026Not on the index yet$3.00131.1K

New leaders

No test had a new leader this week.

Price changes

No maker changed a listed price this week.

Joined the capability index

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