New models · Reviews · Briefings
ModelBrief
Reviews & briefings on every new AI model: when a new model ships, it gets a topic page here — official specs, pricing, first hands-on reviews and head-to-head comparisons.
01Release timeline
Newest first, in release order — open a card to read the full topic page.
USA · LLM · GA · Nov 12, 2026
Gemini 4 HydrogenReleased Nov 12, 2026 · The fast Gemini 4 tier, succeeding 3.8 Flash, $1.50/$7.50 with a free tier. The topic page covers official specs, pricing and 7 in-depth reviews.
China · LLM · In preview · Ends Nov 25
Qwen4-MaxReleased Nov 11, 2026 · Alibaba's first Qwen4 flagship, now in preview. The topic page covers official specs, Token Plan pricing and 15 in-depth reviews.
USA · LLM · GA · Nov 10, 2026Gemini 4 CarbonReleased Nov 10, 2026 · Google's strongest model, built for long-horizon agents and cybersecurity. The topic page covers official specs, API pricing and 8 in-depth reviews.
China · Image · GA · Nov 10, 2026
MiniMax H3-ImageReleased Nov 10, 2026 · MiniMax's first image model — native 4K at 16.8MP, 6-step sampling, public weights. The topic page covers official specs, pricing, license and 6 in-depth reviews.
China · Image · GA · Nov 9, 2026
Seedream 5.5Released Nov 9, 2026 · ByteDance's image model — 100-round editing and native transparent PNG, AA T2I 1135, editing 1159. The topic page covers official specs, pricing, API status and 6 in-depth reviews.
USA · LLM · Open weights · Nov 12, 2026Inkling 2 SmallReleased Nov 5, 2026 · Thinking Machines Lab's 594B open MoE, Apache 2.0 weights out Nov 12. The topic page covers official specs, Tinker pricing and 6 in-depth reviews.
USA · Video · GA · Nov 5, 2026Gemini Omni 1.2 FlashReleased Nov 5, 2026 · Google's video model — native synced audio, editable 3–15s video, 720p ~$0.07/s. The topic page covers official specs, pricing, Flow access and 6 in-depth reviews.
China · LLM · GA · Nov 4, 2026
Tencent Hunyuan Hy4Released Nov 4, 2026 · Tencent Hunyuan flagship MoE, 770B total params, AA Index 35, TokenHub ¥6/¥18 at 50% off through Dec 31. The topic page covers official specs, pricing and 7 in-depth reviews.
USA · Image · GA · Nov 4, 2026
GPT Image 2.6Released Nov 4, 2026 · OpenAI's image model — Flare and Sunburst variants, new GIF and SVG export. The topic page covers official specs, pricing, API access and 6 in-depth reviews.
China · LLM · GA · Nov 2, 2026
LongCat 2.5Released Nov 2, 2026 · Meituan's 1.6T native multimodal MoE, $0.30/$1.20 promo pricing, MIT weights out Nov 4. The topic page covers official specs, pricing and 6 in-depth reviews.
Gemini 4 HydrogenReleased Nov 12, 2026 · The fast Gemini 4 tier, succeeding 3.8 Flash, $1.50/$7.50 with a free tier. The topic page covers official specs, pricing and 7 in-depth reviews.
China · LLM · In preview · Ends Nov 25Qwen4-MaxReleased Nov 11, 2026 · Alibaba's first Qwen4 flagship, now in preview. The topic page covers official specs, Token Plan pricing and 15 in-depth reviews.
USA · LLM · GA · Nov 10, 2026Gemini 4 CarbonReleased Nov 10, 2026 · Google's strongest model, built for long-horizon agents and cybersecurity. The topic page covers official specs, API pricing and 8 in-depth reviews.
China · Image · GA · Nov 10, 2026MiniMax H3-ImageReleased Nov 10, 2026 · MiniMax's first image model — native 4K at 16.8MP, 6-step sampling, public weights. The topic page covers official specs, pricing, license and 6 in-depth reviews.
China · Image · GA · Nov 9, 2026Seedream 5.5Released Nov 9, 2026 · ByteDance's image model — 100-round editing and native transparent PNG, AA T2I 1135, editing 1159. The topic page covers official specs, pricing, API status and 6 in-depth reviews.
USA · LLM · Open weights · Nov 12, 2026Inkling 2 SmallReleased Nov 5, 2026 · Thinking Machines Lab's 594B open MoE, Apache 2.0 weights out Nov 12. The topic page covers official specs, Tinker pricing and 6 in-depth reviews.
USA · Video · GA · Nov 5, 2026Gemini Omni 1.2 FlashReleased Nov 5, 2026 · Google's video model — native synced audio, editable 3–15s video, 720p ~$0.07/s. The topic page covers official specs, pricing, Flow access and 6 in-depth reviews.
China · LLM · GA · Nov 4, 2026Tencent Hunyuan Hy4Released Nov 4, 2026 · Tencent Hunyuan flagship MoE, 770B total params, AA Index 35, TokenHub ¥6/¥18 at 50% off through Dec 31. The topic page covers official specs, pricing and 7 in-depth reviews.
USA · Image · GA · Nov 4, 2026GPT Image 2.6Released Nov 4, 2026 · OpenAI's image model — Flare and Sunburst variants, new GIF and SVG export. The topic page covers official specs, pricing, API access and 6 in-depth reviews.
China · LLM · GA · Nov 2, 2026LongCat 2.5Released Nov 2, 2026 · Meituan's 1.6T native multimodal MoE, $0.30/$1.20 promo pricing, MIT weights out Nov 4. The topic page covers official specs, pricing and 6 in-depth reviews.
02About
ModelBrief is an independent model-briefing site, unaffiliated with any model vendor. Content is based on public sources and our own write-ups; unverified claims are always marked as such.