How many AI models come out
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
- 606
- Kimi K3.1 Pro
- 561
- Mistral Large 4
- 555
Rising on Hugging Face · read November 5
- New Ling 3.0 Tiny November 5
- New R ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview November 4
- New Hy4 November 4
- New S Crouton Alpha November 3
207 new models have reached OpenRouter's catalog in 2026 so far, 18.8 a month on average, against 125 in all of 2025. OpenAI released the most this year (28).
Cataloged releases by month
| Month | New models | Open weights | Makers |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 26 | 12 | 20 |
| September 2026 | 41 | 9 | 22 |
| August 2026 | 23 | 15 | 13 |
| July 2026 | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| May 2026 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| April 2026 | 23 | 12 | 13 |
| March 2026 | 17 | 5 | 11 |
| February 2026 | 18 | 7 | 9 |
| January 2026 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| November 2025 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| October 2025 | 14 | 7 | 9 |
| September 2025 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| August 2025 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| July 2025 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| June 2025 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| May 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| April 2025 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| February 2025 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| January 2025 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Counted from OpenRouter's catalog, which lists models served through an API; models published only as weights are not counted.