Recently updated models, rising comparisons, and the AI tools teams are actively switching to — refreshed hourly.
Updated Sep 4, 2026
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Claude Opus 4.8 and Claude Fable 5 are the newest high-interest Claude comparisons, while GPT-5.5 still drives OpenAI-native agent workflows. Llama 4 Maverick remains the open-source story to watch.
If you have not re-evaluated your AI stack since early 2026, start with the New AI Models 2026 hub, then compare Opus 4.8 against your current Claude or GPT default.
Most teams do not need to switch every release cycle, but these pages highlight where quality, access, or cost changed enough to revisit the decision.
Models with the latest pricing, scoring, or capability updates in the directory.
OpenAIPremium
GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI's September 3, 2026 frontier release — the first GPT-6 model and OpenAI's answer to Claude Fable 5.1 two days earlier. State of the art on computer use (OSWorld 2.0 72.6% in ~47% less time than GPT-5.6 Sol), agentic coding (Terminal-Bench 4.0 57.9%), and frontier math (FrontierMath Tier 4 97.6%). $10/$50 per 1M tokens, 1.05M context, 128K output, knowledge cutoff April 30, 2026.
Verdict
OpenAI's frontier answer to Fable 5.1 — computer-use and agentic-coding leader at $10/$50.
Quality score
99%
Pricing
$10.00/1M in
$50.00/1M out
Speed
Deliberate
2/5 speed
Context
1.1M tokens
Released September 3, 2026. API ID gpt-6-astra; rolling out over the coming days to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise (usage inside existing allowances; GPT-6 Astra Pro for Pro/Business/Enterprise; Enterprise off by default), the OpenAI API, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Bedrock. Standard API pricing $10/$50 per 1M tokens; Fast mode is up to 2x speed at 2x price; cache reads and writes have separate rates. Model docs list 1,050,000 context, 128,000 max output, knowledge cutoff April 30, 2026, reasoning efforts up to 'max'. Published launch numbers (Astra / GPT-5.6 Sol / Fable 5.1 / Opus 5): OSWorld 2.0 72.6 / 65.7 / — / 70.2; Terminal-Bench 4.0 57.9 / 37.3 / 55.8 / 52.3; Terminal-Bench Science 0.1 64.6 / 22.4 / 52.6 / 30.0; FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 97.6 / 83.0 / 87.8 / 73.2; GPQA Diamond 96.0 / 94.6 / 93.7 / 93.7; Humanity's Last Exam w/ tools 57.2 / — / 65.0 / 63.6; AutomationBench 41.4 / 18.1 / 31.4 / 26.9; DeepSWE v1.1 74.1 / 72.7 / 67.4 / 73.7; ARC-AGI-2 95.0 / 92.5 / 90.0 / 90.4; ARC-AGI-3 99.9 (OpenAI responses-API harness; ARC Prize's stateless runs score far lower) / 7.8 / — / 30.2; ExploitBench 100.0 / 78.5 / — / 70; SRE-Bench 88.0 / 55.9; Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1.1 61.2 / 60.9 / 65.7 / 63.1. Meets the Critical threshold for cybersecurity under OpenAI's Preparedness Framework; advanced cyber workflows gated behind OpenAI Daybreak. All figures from OpenAI's launch post and model docs, verified September 4, 2026.
Computer use leaderFrontierAgenticReasoningLong contextPremiumNew
Best for
Computer and browser use, long-horizon agentic coding, and frontier math and science work
Anthropic's new Mythos-class flagship and the most capable coding model anyone can use — 80.3% SWE-Bench Pro, an 11-point jump over Opus 4.8. 1M context, 128K output, native parallel subagents. Released June 9, 2026.
Verdict
New global #1 — 80.3% SWE-Bench Pro, the most capable model generally available.
Quality score
98%
Pricing
$10.00/1M in
$50.00/1M out
Speed
Deliberate
2/5 speed
Context
1M tokens
Launched June 9, 2026 as the public, Mythos-class release. Available on the Claude API, Microsoft Foundry, and Google Vertex AI. Free for all users until June 22, 2026. Same underlying model as Claude Mythos 5, with safeguards that block specific high-risk cyber responses.
Coding leaderSWE-Bench Pro #1Mythos-classParallel subagentsAgenticLong contextPremiumNew
Best for
The hardest coding tasks, autonomous multi-step agents, and frontier-grade reasoning
Anthropic's September 1, 2026 frontier release and the new capability ceiling for coding, agents, and scientific work. Base pricing is unchanged at $10/$50, but cache reads dropped 75% to $0.25/1M — roughly 25% cheaper on typical workloads and up to 45% cheaper on agentic ones. 1M context, 128K output, adaptive thinking always on.
Verdict
New frontier leader — better than Fable 5 on every published benchmark, and cheaper to run.
Quality score
98%
Pricing
$10.00/1M in
$50.00/1M out
Speed
Deliberate
2/5 speed
Context
1M tokens
Released September 1, 2026 alongside Claude Mythos 5.1, the first update to the Mythos-class line since Fable 5 on June 9. API ID claude-fable-5-1; generally available on the Claude API, Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Foundry. Published launch numbers (Fable 5.1 / Fable 5 / Opus 5 / GPT-5.6 Sol): Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1 52.6 / 24.7 / 29.0 / 22.4; Terminal-Bench 4.0 55.8 / 42.0 / 52.3 / 37.3; CursorBench 3.2.0 73.4 / 70.5 / 70.0 / 67.2; AutomationBench 31.4 / 17.1 / 26.9 / 19.6; OSWorld 2.0 strict 41.7 / 36.1 / 39.6; Humanity's Last Exam (no tools) 60.9 / 57.8 / 56.6; GDPval-AA v2 1853 / 1723 / 1824 / 1711. GDPval-AA v2 is rescaled from the v1 numbers quoted on the Fable 5 page and is not directly comparable to them.
Claude Haiku 4.5 is Anthropic's latest lightweight model in the Claude 4 family, optimized for speed and cost-efficiency while retaining strong instruction-following and reasoning capabilities. It supersedes Claude 4 Haiku with improved performance across coding, summarization, and conversational tasks.
Verdict
The best balance of speed, context length, and cost in Anthropic's lineup for production-scale deployments.
Quality score
68%
Pricing
$1.00/1M in
$5.00/1M out
Speed
Very fast
5/5 speed
Context
200k tokens
Priced at $1/1M input and $5/1M output tokens, placing it above true budget models like Gemini Flash but below mid-tier flagships. Confirm availability of extended thinking or tool-use features via Anthropic's API documentation, as Haiku-tier models sometimes receive these capabilities later than Sonnet/Opus.
Anthropic's newest Opus flagship — 69.2% SWE-Bench Pro, 88.6% SWE-Bench Verified, 1890 Arena Elo (121 pts ahead of GPT-5.5), and native parallel subagents. Same $5/$25 price as Opus 4.7.
Verdict
Best value premium coder — frontier-grade at half of Fable 5's price.
Quality score
97%
Pricing
$5.00/1M in
$25.00/1M out
Speed
Deliberate
2/5 speed
Context
1M tokens
Launched May 27, 2026. Available on Claude API, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Microsoft Foundry, and GitHub Copilot. Fast mode available at $10/$50 per 1M tokens.
Coding leaderSWE-bench Pro #1Parallel subagentsAgenticLong contextPremiumNew
Best for
Hardest coding tasks, parallel agentic workflows, and high-fidelity vision
Anthropic's flagship-tier Opus that comes close to Claude Fable 5's frontier intelligence at half the price — the new default for complex agentic coding and enterprise agents.
Verdict
Best premium model for agentic coding — near-Fable 5 quality at half the price.
Quality score
97%
Pricing
$5.00/1M in
$25.00/1M out
Speed
Deliberate
2/5 speed
Context
1M tokens
Released July 24, 2026 at Opus 4.8's exact pricing. 1M context at standard rates, 128K max output. Anthropic's alignment audit calls it their most aligned model to date. Default model on Claude Max plans.
CodingAgenticFlagship1M contextPremium
Best for
Complex agentic coding and enterprise agent workflows
Claude Sonnet 4.5 is Anthropic's mid-tier workhorse model, balancing strong reasoning and writing quality with reasonable latency at $3/$15 per million tokens. It slots above Haiku in capability while remaining more cost-accessible than Opus-tier models.
Verdict
A dependable mid-tier Claude model with a best-in-class context window, but output pricing limits its appeal for scale.
Quality score
77%
Pricing
$3.00/1M in
$15.00/1M out
Speed
Balanced
3/5 speed
Context
1M tokens
Supersedes Claude 4 Haiku, positioning it as a step-up option rather than a true budget model. The 1M token context window is the headline feature. Output cost of $15/1M tokens is on the higher end for this tier — compare to Gemini 3.1 Pro at roughly $10/1M output before committing to high-volume use.
Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (Meta) is now available, superseding Llama 3.1 8B Instruct. Input: $0.05/1M · Output: $0.33/1M.
new-model
Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) — new model available
Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) (Google) is now available, superseding Gemini 2.5 Flash. Input: $0.38/1M · Output: $1.88/1M.
new-model
Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) — new model available
Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) (Google) is now available, superseding Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image). Input: $2.00/1M · Output: $12.00/1M.
new-model
Google: Gemma 3 4B — new model available
Google: Gemma 3 4B (Google) is now available, superseding Gemma 2 27B. Input: $0.05/1M · Output: $0.10/1M.
new-model
Google: Gemma 3 12B — new model available
Google: Gemma 3 12B (Google) is now available, superseding Gemma 2 27B. Input: $0.05/1M · Output: $0.15/1M.
new-model
Google: Gemma 3 27B — new model available
Google: Gemma 3 27B (Google) is now available, superseding Gemma 2 27B. Input: $0.08/1M · Output: $0.45/1M.
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FAQ
Which AI model is trending right now?
Claude Opus 4.8 and Claude Fable 5 are the newest high-interest Claude pages in the directory. GPT-5.5 still trends for OpenAI-native agentic workflows, and Llama 4 Maverick remains a major open-source comparison point.
What is the newest AI model in 2026?
The newest 2026 releases tracked by UseRightAI include Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Fable 5, GPT-5.5, and Llama 4 Scout and Maverick. The New AI Models 2026 hub keeps the full release timeline in one place.
How often does this page update?
This page refreshes every hour to reflect the latest model updates, pricing changes, and ranking shifts. When a major new model launches or a significant pricing change happens, it appears here first.
What AI tools are people switching to in 2026?
Based on search trends and usage signals, teams are switching from GPT-4o to Claude Sonnet 4.6 for daily coding and writing. Developers exploring open-source are moving toward Llama 4 Maverick. Budget-conscious teams are adopting Gemini 3.1 Flash for high-volume pipelines.