The 2026 AI Model Radar
GPT-6 Astra, Claude Fable 5.1, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Gemini 3.8 Flash and more — which models are live, which (such as Gemini 4 Pro) are still rumour, which are gated, and how to be first on them when they open.
Updated 2026-09-20
Frontier model status board
Where each major 2026 model stands today — click any card for the full guide.
Anthropic · Claude
Anthropic flagship line remains available; Claude Opus 5 ($5/$25, released 2026-07-24) came after it, and as of 2026-09-29 the newest Opus is Claude Opus 5.5 (claude-opus-5-5, $4/$20, released 2026-09-22).
Anthropic mid-tier Sonnet live on QCode. Standard $2/$10 after the 2026-09-01 increase to $3/$15 was cancelled. Claude Sonnet 5.5, released 2026-09-28, is priced the same ($2/$10, cache reads $0.20); claude-sonnet-5-5 has been available on QCode since 2026-09-29.
Mythos-class flagship launched June 9, suspended worldwide June 12 under a US export-control directive, restored on the QCode route July 15. On Anthropic's own subscriptions it has been tiered by plan since July 19; the API is unaffected.
Limited-release sibling of Fable 5 — available to approved organizations only (Project Glasswing), not generally available.
OpenAI · GPT / Codex
The previous flagship GPT-5.5, still available on QCode for Codex and the API.
Sol / Terra / Luna GA since 2026-07-09. The official pricing page currently shows Luna $0.20/$1.20, Terra $2/$12 and Sol $4/$20 (the page notes Sol's promotional pricing runs at least through 2026-11-21). All three are callable on QCode.
Side-by-side: GPT-5.6 Sol vs Claude Opus 4.8 on Terminal-Bench and pricing.
Never shipped. During the rumour phase the name was undecided between GPT-6 and 5.7; the 2026-09-03 launch settled on GPT-6 Astra, retiring this candidate name. Review at /gpt-5-7-guide.
Shipped 2026-09-03. API model id gpt-6-astra, 1,050,000 context, 128,000 output, list price $10/$50. No mini or nano variant; Codex calls this same id. Callable on QCode. Separately, per CNBC (first reported by WSJ, 2026-09-28), the unreleased GPT-6.1 Astra was cancelled. The model OpenAI released on 2026-09-29 is a different one, gpt-6.1-sol: input $2.00, cached input $0.10, cache writes $2.50, output $10.00, with cached input priced at 5%; callable on QCode since 2026-09-30. Details at /gpt-6-guide.
Google · Gemini
Absent from the July 21 triple launch. Google said it fell short of internal expectations on coding and complex reasoning, so the broad release is delayed; it remains in partner testing.
GA'd at Google I/O on May 19, 2026 — fast and multimodal, usable via Gemini on QCode.
1M-context flagship from November 2025 (LMArena 1501). Available via Gemini on QCode.
Shipped 2026-07-21 as gemini-3.6-flash: $1.50/$7.50 Paid, 1,048,576 / 65,536 context; stronger coding/multimodal workhorse vs prior Flash.
Shipped in the same batch as the most cost-effective model in its class.
Also from the July 21 batch: a security-specialised model tuned for finding and fixing vulnerabilities.
Google confirmed on 2026-07-21 that Gemini 4 pre-training had begun, but published no date, specifications or Pro-tier SKU.
xAI · Grok
Tops AutomationBench-AA at 51.4% (Fable 5 48.6%, Opus 4.8 48.5%) and ranks 4th on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at roughly $0.34 per task. The trade-off is hallucination rising from 25% to 54% (AA-Omniscience). QCode does not currently carry the Grok family.
xAI's build-oriented agent environment; see the dedicated page for its open-source ecosystem and toolchain. QCode does not currently carry the Grok family.
Released 2026-08-12. Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index 61, level with GPT-5.6 Sol; $2/$6 with a 500K context and $0.5 cache hits. QCode does not currently carry the Grok family.
In early beta since 2026-08-11: a "computer teammate" on a shared cloud desktop, bundled with Cursor Ultra ($200/mo) or Teams Premium ($120/seat/mo). A third-party product, not a model endpoint.
xAI released Grok 4.7 on 2026-09-21, “priced starting at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens”; the announcement carries self-reported benchmarks, which this page does not transcribe. QCode does not offer Grok. Timeline: /grok-4-7-status-tracker.
As of 2026-09-29 the newest Opus is Claude Opus 5.5 (released 2026-09-22, $4 / $20), id claude-opus-5-5, available on QCode today; claude-opus-5 (official price $5 / $25) still works on QCode but is no longer the newest tier. No model called “Opus 5.2” has been announced, and Anthropic has not explained its numbering. Tracker at /claude-opus-5-2-status-tracker; specs and prices in /claude-opus-5-5-guide.
Anthropic's comparison table currently lists one Fable row, claude-fable-5-1 (2026-09-01), while claude-fable-5 sits in the Legacy list on the same page; 5.2 has no row, no id, no date, no price. Tracker at /claude-fable-5-2-status-tracker.
Officially released by OpenAI on 2026-09-22, in the same announcement as GPT-6 Luna. Official id gpt-6-sol, $2/$10, cached input $0.20, 1,050,000 context, 128,000 max output; calculated from the official price table, half of gpt-5.6-sol ($4/$20). Callable on QCode. Tracker at /gpt-6-sol-status-tracker.
Google's API directory as of 2026-09-17 lists Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Live (id gemini-3.8-live) together; Google published no separate GA dates, so this card does not invent them. Our /models lists gemini-3.8-flash and gemini-3.8-live; guide at /gemini-3-8-flash-guide.
Anthropic's model table lists releasedOn 2026-09-01 with lifecycle active — the live build of the first Fable. On QCode as claude-fable-5-1; guide at /claude-fable-5-1-guide.
Chinese open-weight models
One of the strongest open-weight coding models (MIT, released June 2026, 744B with 40B active, 1M context). Live on QCode as glm-5.2 and glm-5.1.
The two live tiers of the V4 family today are deepseek-v4.1-flash (2026-09-10) and deepseek-v4-pro (GA 2026-08-13), both MIT weights with 1M context. Both ids sit in our /models with real 30-day traffic.
The 2026-07-31 post-training update: MIT weights, 1M / 384K, $0.14/$0.28 at the time, Terminal-Bench 2.1 82.7. On 2026-09-10 DeepSeek shipped V4.1-Flash and retired deepseek-v4-flash, whose requests are now served by deepseek-v4.1-flash. History page /deepseek-v4-flash-0731.
GA on 2026-08-13, 1.7T params, MIT weights, $0.435/$0.87 at launch, Terminal-Bench 2.1 87.9, Artificial Analysis intelligence index 53. The changelog's 2026-09-10 entry confirms V4 Pro stays available with billing unchanged. On QCode as deepseek-v4-pro.
Released 2026-08-14 (same base as 5.2, post-training scaling, coding +50%, tops CyberGym at 84.5%); API went live 08-19. QCode /models already lists glm-5.3 ($1.40/$4.40) with real calls over the last 30 days. Details: /glm-5-3-guide. The same-generation low-cost tier, GLM-5.3-Flash, shipped 08-26 (320B-A18B, 1M context, MIT open weights, promo $0.075/$0.25 through 09-09). Not connected on QCode; reference: /glm-5-3-flash-guide.
Kimi K3 and K2.6 plus the Qwen 3.7 family are now live on QCode; MiniMax and others remain under evaluation.
DeepSeek named V4.1-Pro once, in the 2026-09-10 release note, and the changelog's 2026-09-10 entry withdrew the V4 Pro redirect it belonged to: no date, no id, no price. Tracker on /deepseek-v4-1-pro-status-tracker.
Released 2026-09-10: the note calls it “the smallest model in our new architecture family”, with native visual understanding. On QCode as deepseek-v4.1-flash, 1M / 384K, two peak/off-peak rates. Guide at /deepseek-v4-1-flash-guide.
Status as of 2026-09-29. Availability and benchmarks move fast; preview, delayed and rumoured entries are labelled.
✅ What you can use on QCode right now
One API key, three platforms — pick the models that are actually live today.
Claude Fable 5.1
Anthropic's table marks it releasedOn 2026-09-01, lifecycle active. Sold on QCode as claude-fable-5-1.
GPT-6 Astra
Shipped 2026-09-03 as gpt-6-astra, list $10/$50. Codex calls that id directly; it carries real 30-day traffic here.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash
Both are in our /models: deepseek-v4.1-flash (2026-09-10, which DeepSeek calls the smallest model in its new architecture family) and gemini-3.8-flash.
How to get new models the moment they open
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Frequently asked questions
Can I use GPT-5.6, Fable 5 or Gemini 3.5 Pro on QCode today?
GPT-5.6: yes — it went GA on July 9 and QCode has onboarded Sol / Terra / Luna. Claude Fable 5: yes on the API (our route reopened July 15), while Anthropic's own subscriptions have tiered it by plan since July 19. Gemini 3.5 Pro is still in enterprise preview — we will open it the moment it is released. Claude Opus 4.8, Codex (GPT-5.6) and Gemini 3 Pro / 3.5 Flash are live as well.
Why was Claude Fable 5 taken offline?
Two separate things. First, upstream availability: Anthropic suspended Fable 5 and Mythos 5 worldwide on June 12, 2026 to comply with a US export-control directive (other Claude models were unaffected); Fable 5 access was restored on July 15 and it is available again on QCode, while Mythos 5 remains limited to approved organizations. Second, subscription rules: since July 19 Anthropic has tiered Fable 5 on its own plans — standard on Max and on Team/Enterprise premium seats, pay-as-you-go usage credits on Pro and standard Team seats. The API and consumption-based Enterprise are not affected by the second one.
Which 2026 model is best for coding?
Recorded at this page's previous pass (2026-09-18): GPT-5.6 Sol led terminal agentic coding at 88.8% on Terminal-Bench 2.1, and Claude Opus 4.8 was the usual yardstick for deep refactors and judgment-heavy tasks. As of 2026-09-29, QCode adds two more coding picks: Claude Opus 5.5 (claude-opus-5-5, released 2026-09-22, $4/$20) and GPT-6 Sol (gpt-6-sol, released 2026-09-22, $2/$10). The self-reported benchmarks in the launch posts are not transcribed here. GLM-5.2 remains among the strongest open-weight models, and QCode /models lists glm-5.2. We keep this radar updated as new benchmarks land.
Does QCode add new models automatically?
Yes. When a model becomes broadly available and we secure capacity, we enable it for all accounts — your existing key and balance work immediately. Example: Anthropic's 2026-09-28 post says Claude Haiku 5.5 will join the 5.5 family "in the coming weeks"; price, context and model ID are unpublished. Today's Haiku is claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 ($1/$5), with retirement "not sooner than 2026-10-15" — the earliest possible day, not a shutdown date.
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Dive deeper
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs V4 Pro
DeepSeek claims Flash beats Pro on several lines, then the changelog's 2026-09-10 entry withdrew the Pro redirect (stating it continues after 2026-09-14) — how to pick by price, concurrency and vision.
GPT-6 Sol status tracker
GPT-6 Sol was officially released by OpenAI on 2026-09-22: id gpt-6-sol, $2 / $10, 1,050,000 context; callable on QCode with the same key.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash pricing tracker
Six rates, cache-hit 1/50, peak/off-peak converted for Beijing, Tokyo and Moscow, plus the gap to V4 Pro.
H2 2026 AI Coding Model Lineup Guide
A budget/complexity/context decision framework, plus the site's full lineup content.