The 2026 AI Model Radar
As of 2026-10-19: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 (released 10-17) and Gemini 4 Argon (GA 10-13) are the newest arrivals, GitHub Copilot retired a batch of models today (10-19), and Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Terra leave Copilot on 11-16 — 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.
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Updated 2026-11-10
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 the official newest tier is Claude Opus 5.5 (claude-opus-5-5, $4/$20, released 2026-09-22). GitHub announced that Claude Opus 4.8 and Claude Opus 5 leave Copilot on 2026-11-16; individual Copilot subscribers on annual plans keep Opus 4.8.
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, and cache reads were priced at $0.20 per million tokens before the 2026-10-07 cut; on that date Anthropic cut Sonnet 5.5 cache reads by 50%, to $0.10. claude-sonnet-5-5 has been available on QCode since 2026-09-29, and the official table states retirement is not sooner than 2027-09-28.
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. For the GPT models callable on QCode, see /models, for example gpt-6.1-sol, gpt-6-sol and gpt-5.6-terra.
Sol / Terra / Luna GA since 2026-07-09. The official pricing page currently shows Terra $2/$12 and Sol $4/$20 (the page notes Sol's promotional pricing runs until 2026-11-30), with $0.20/$1.20 for Luna. On QCode, gpt-5.6-sol and gpt-5.6-terra are callable. GitHub announced that GPT-5.6 Terra goes offline in Copilot on 2026-11-16; that is a Copilot-side change, and the QCode models listed here follow /models. QCode does not currently support gpt-5.6-luna, so please use another GPT model, such as gpt-6.1-sol, gpt-6-sol or gpt-5.6-terra.
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. QCode does not currently offer the Gemini series; please use Claude, GPT or Chinese models.
1M-context flagship from November 2025 (LMArena 1501). QCode does not currently offer the Gemini series; please use Claude, GPT or Chinese models.
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, and no Pro-tier SKU had been announced at that point; on 2026-10-13 Gemini 4 Argon (gemini-4-argon) reached general availability, which Google calls its most capable model built for complex coding, agentic, math, and science tasks. QCode does not currently offer the Gemini series; please use Claude, GPT or Chinese models.
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.
Grok 4.7 was released on 2026-09-21 and has been available in Cursor and Grok Build since that day, “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. As of 2026-10-13, QCode does not offer Grok. Release timeline: /grok-4-7-status-tracker.
As of 2026-10-19 the newest Opus is Claude Opus 5.5 (released 2026-09-22, $4 / $20), id claude-opus-5-5, available on QCode today; the official table states retirement is not sooner than 2027-09-22. claude-opus-5 (official price $5 / $25) still works on QCode but is no longer the newest tier, and GitHub has announced that Claude Opus 5 leaves Copilot on 2026-11-16. 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; the four models in that table now are claude-fable-5-1, claude-opus-5-5, claude-sonnet-5-5 and claude-haiku-5-5, while 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 for either of them. Google's release notes mark gemini-3.7-flash as deprecated and state that it is no longer available to select in Google AI Studio. QCode does not currently offer the Gemini series; please use Claude, GPT or Chinese models. 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; the table states retirement is not sooner than 2027-09-01. 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 (first released 2026-09-10, upgraded by DeepSeek to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on 2026-10-17) 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. 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). Live on QCode since 08-27; 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 2026-10-17 DeepSeek shipped DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017, calling it a Pareto improvement in performance and cost, with the API calling method and pricing unchanged. On QCode as deepseek-v4.1-flash, 1M / 384K, the same price around the clock. Guide at /deepseek-v4-1-flash-guide.
This page was checked on 2026-10-19: the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Gemini 4, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Fable 5.1 cards follow that day's official announcements. Most cards still reflect the 2026-09-29 check; the Grok 4.7 and Claude Sonnet 5.5 cards were re-checked on 2026-10-13. Availability and benchmarks move fast; preview, delayed and rumoured entries are labelled.
✅ What you can use on QCode right now
One API key, several model families — pick the models that are actually live today.
Claude Fable 5.1
Anthropic's table marks it releasedOn 2026-09-01, lifecycle active, retirement not sooner than 2027-09-01. 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
Now in our /models: deepseek-v4.1-flash (2026-09-10, which DeepSeek calls the smallest model in its new architecture family).
How to get new models the moment they open
Create a QCode account and check usage in the console — billed per token; per-model rates are listed on /models. While your plan is active, we switch new models on for you the instant they land: no extra sign-up, no key swap. The same balance and API key work across Claude, Codex and Chinese models. A new model just landed and you want to use it for a few days? Not ready for a monthly plan? Pay-as-you-go Packs start at $4 for a one-time quota you use within 7 days (top-ups start at $5). If you already have a Personal Plan, buy a booster pack when the plan's quota runs short; Pay-as-you-go Packs are for accounts without an active plan.
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; gpt-5.6-sol and gpt-5.6-terra are callable on QCode, while QCode does not currently support the Luna tier gpt-5.6-luna, so please use another GPT model, such as gpt-6.1-sol, gpt-6-sol or gpt-5.6-terra; GitHub has announced that GPT-5.6 Terra goes offline in Copilot on 2026-11-16. 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 4 Argon went GA on 2026-10-13, which Google calls its most capable model for complex coding, agentic, math and science tasks; Gemini 3.5 Pro is still in enterprise preview. QCode does not currently offer the Gemini series, so please use Claude, GPT or Chinese models. Claude Opus 4.8 and Codex (GPT-5.6) are live as well.
Why was Claude Fable 5 taken offline?
Two separate things. First, availability from the model maker itself: 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 the 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 2026-10-19, QCode's coding picks are: Claude Opus 5.5 (claude-opus-5-5, released 2026-09-22, $4/$20), GPT-6 Sol (gpt-6-sol, released 2026-09-22, $2/$10) and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (upgraded by DeepSeek to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on 2026-10-17, using reinforcement learning with self-feedback to improve end-to-end project development). The self-reported benchmarks in the launch posts are vendor-reported figures. 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: Claude Haiku 5.5 was released on 2026-10-07 under model ID claude-haiku-5-5 and is available on QCode, so it works with your existing key by setting model to claude-haiku-5-5, with prices on /models. Another Haiku on sale 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.
Further reading
System One models and Jev guide
What TypeSafe's Jev is, which claims the vendor evidences, and how to do the same work without it on QCode (checked 2026-09-20)
What is a world model
Official wording for the concept, plus Atlas' access limits and the AMD agreement.
Evaluating Ornith-1.5 yourself
Judge a new model against your own work instead of public leaderboards.