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OpenAI has released five variants of GPT-5.6, according to listings on OpenRouter. The new series includes Pro and standard versions named Sol, Terra, and Luna, though official specifications and pricing remain undisclosed.

Aion Labs has released Aion-3.0-Mini, a multi-model system designed for roleplaying and storytelling applications. The system uses multiple specialized models working collaboratively on the DeepSeek architecture, with a 131K context window and pricing at $0.70 per 1M input tokens and $1.40 per 1M output tokens.

Chinese AI models including DeepSeek and Z.ai have captured over 30% of weekly token usage by U.S. companies on OpenRouter since February 2025, up from 4.5% in the first half of the year. The shift comes as companies seek alternatives 60-90% cheaper than leading models from OpenAI and Anthropic, while Chinese models close the performance gap to within 6-9 months of U.S. frontier systems.

Google has released Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image, a text-to-image model that generates 1K resolution images in approximately 4 seconds — 2.7× faster than Gemini 3.1 Flash Image. The model is priced at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens, with a 66K context window and knowledge cutoff of January 2025.

Sakana AI has released Fugu Ultra, a multi-agent orchestration system that routes tasks across pools of underlying models rather than operating as a single monolithic model. The system supports a 1M token context window and is priced at $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output tokens.

Alibaba's Qwen has released Qwen3.7 Plus, a multimodal model with a 1 million token context window. The model accepts text and image input with text output, priced at $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.60 per million output tokens through OpenRouter's API.

OpenRouter has released Fusion, a multi-model routing system that processes prompts through parallel expert model panels with web search enabled, then uses a judge model to synthesize consensus, contradictions, and unique insights. Users pay the sum of all underlying model completions rather than a single model price.

MiniMax has released M3, a multimodal foundation model supporting text, image, and video inputs with a 1-million-token context window. The model costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens, available through OpenRouter.

xAI has released Grok Build 0.1, a coding-specialized model with a 256K context window and unlimited text output. The model is designed for agentic software engineering workflows and powers xAI's Grok Build CLI tool.

Baidu has released Qianfan-OCR-Fast, a multimodal model specialized for optical character recognition tasks. The model offers a 66,000 token context window and is priced at $0.68 per 1M input tokens and $2.81 per 1M output tokens.

DeepSeek has released V4 Flash, a Mixture-of-Experts model with 284B total parameters and 13B activated parameters per forward pass. The model supports a 1M-token context window and is available free through OpenRouter, targeting high-throughput coding and chat applications.

Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.7 Fast, a speed-optimized variant of its Opus 4.7 model. The fast-mode version delivers identical capabilities with higher output speed at premium pricing: $30 per 1M input tokens and $150 per 1M output tokens, representing a 6x increase over standard pricing.

Arcee AI has released Trinity Large Thinking, an open source reasoning model with a 262,144-token context window. The model is available free via OpenRouter and claims strong performance in PinchBench, agentic workloads, and reasoning tasks.

Baidu has released CoBuddy, a code generation model optimized for coding tasks and AI agent workflows. The model features a 131K token context window, up to 65K output tokens, and runs on fp8 quantization with native support for tool calling and reasoning.

OpenRouter has released Owl Alpha, a foundation model specifically designed for agentic workloads with native tool use support and a 1,048,756 token context window. The model is currently free for both input and output tokens and is compatible with Claude Code, OpenClaw, and other productivity tools.

Poolside has released Laguna XS.2, the second-generation model in its XS size class for agentic coding workflows. The model offers 128K context window, up to 8K output tokens, and is quantized to fp8 for efficiency, available free via OpenRouter.

OpenAI's Whisper 1 automatic speech recognition model is now accessible through OpenRouter's API routing service. The model supports transcription and translation across 50+ languages from audio files up to 25 MB, priced at $0.006 per minute of audio.

Google released Gemini Flash Latest on April 27, 2026, a dynamic router that automatically redirects to the newest model in the Gemini Flash family. The model supports 1,048,576 token context window and includes reasoning capabilities.

Qwen has released three models in its Qwen3.6 series: a flagship Max Preview model, a 35B parameter A3B variant, and a 27B parameter base model. All three models are now accessible through OpenRouter's API platform.

Tencent has released Hy3 Preview, a Mixture-of-Experts model offering 262,144 token context window and three configurable reasoning modes (disabled, low, high) for production agentic workflows. The model is available for free through OpenRouter.

Baidu has released Qianfan-OCR-Fast, a specialized OCR model with a 65,536 token context window, available at zero cost through OpenRouter. The model launched on April 20, 2026, and is positioned as a performance upgrade over the original Qianfan-OCR.

OpenAI has released GPT-5.4 Image 2, combining the GPT-5.4 reasoning model with image generation capabilities. The multimodal model features a 272K token context window and is priced at $8 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens.

InclusionAI has released Ling-2.6-flash, an instruction-tuned model with 104 billion total parameters and 7.4 billion active parameters, available free through OpenRouter. The model features a 262,144-token context window and is designed for agent workflows requiring fast responses and high token efficiency.

Meta has released Llama Guard 4, a 12-billion parameter content safety classifier derived from Llama 4 Scout. The model features a 163,840 token context window and can classify both text and image content, available free through OpenRouter with an August 31, 2024 knowledge cutoff.

OpenRouter has released Elephant Alpha, a 100B-parameter text model with a 256K context window and 32K output token limit. The model is available at no cost through OpenRouter's platform, supporting function calling, structured output, and prompt caching.