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Release tracker

Every launch, and when the next one lands

Release dates come from each lab's own announcements, with news coverage for labs that don't publish a feed. Expected-next dates use the median gap between a line's recent releases. They are estimates, not leaks.

Estimated next release

Next up

Google Gemini
Last: Gemini 4 · Sep 30, 2026
Expected next
~Oct 28
in 16d
Every ~28 days lately
OpenAI GPT
Last: GPT-6.1 · Sep 29, 2026
Expected next
~Nov 17
in 36d
Every ~49 days lately
Claude Opus
Last: Claude Opus 5.5 · Sep 22, 2026
Expected next
~Nov 21
in 40d
Every ~60 days lately
xAI Grok
Last: Grok 4.7 · Sep 21, 2026
Expected next
~Jan 30
in 110d
Every ~131 days lately
Claude Sonnet
Last: Claude Sonnet 5.5 · Sep 28, 2026
Expected next
~Feb 5
in 116d
Every ~130 days lately
Figure humanoid
Last: Figure 03 · Oct 9, 2025
Expected next
~Mar 16
in 155d
Every ~523 days lately
DeepSeek
Last: DeepSeek V4 · Apr 24, 2026
Expected next
~Jul 27
in 288d
Every ~459 days lately
Claude Haiku
Last: Claude Haiku 5.5 · Oct 7, 2026
Expected next
~Sep 29
in 352d
Every ~357 days lately

No new release detected lately for Meta Llama (last Apr 5, 2025), Tesla Optimus (last Dec 12, 2023), Tesla FSD & Robotaxi (last Jun 22, 2025). We'll add the next one when it ships.

All product lines, last 3 years

Timeline

OpenAI GPT
OpenAI o-series
Claude Opus
Claude Sonnet
Claude Haiku
Google Gemini
xAI Grok
Meta Llama
DeepSeek
Tesla Optimus
Figure humanoid
Tesla FSD & Robotaxi
Oct ’23Jan ’24Apr ’24Jul ’24Oct ’24Jan ’25Apr ’25Jul ’25Oct ’25Jan ’26Apr ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26Jan ’27Apr ’27
Release Expected next (estimate) Today
The pace is accelerating

Frontier model releases per quarter

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Q1 ’24
Q2 ’24
Q3 ’24
Q4 ’24
Q1 ’25
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Q4 ’26

Release log

DateReleaseLineSource
Oct 7, 2026Claude Haiku 5.5 Claude HaikuTradingView ↗
Sep 30, 2026Gemini 4 Google GeminiOfficial post ↗
Sep 29, 2026GPT-6.1 OpenAI GPTOfficial post ↗
Sep 28, 2026Claude Sonnet 5.5 Claude SonnetVentureBeat ↗
Sep 22, 2026Claude Opus 5.5 Claude OpusSiliconANGLE ↗
Sep 21, 2026Grok 4.7 xAI GrokNextBigFuture.com ↗
Sep 3, 2026GPT-6 OpenAI GPTOfficial post ↗
Sep 2, 2026Gemini 3.8 Google GeminiOfficial post ↗
Aug 13, 2026Gemini 3.7 Google GeminiOfficial post ↗
Aug 12, 2026Grok 4.6 xAI GrokxAI ↗
Jul 24, 2026Claude Opus 5 Claude OpusOfficial post ↗
Jul 21, 2026Gemini 3.6 Google GeminiOfficial post ↗
Jul 8, 2026Grok 4.5 xAI GrokAnalytics Insight ↗
Jun 30, 2026Claude Sonnet 5 Claude SonnetOfficial post ↗
Jun 26, 2026GPT-5.6 OpenAI GPTOfficial post ↗
May 28, 2026Claude Opus 4.8 Claude OpusOfficial post ↗
May 15, 2026Gemini 3.5 Google GeminiOfficial post ↗
Apr 24, 2026DeepSeek V4 DeepSeekNDTV ↗
Apr 23, 2026GPT-5.5 OpenAI GPTOfficial post ↗
Apr 16, 2026Claude Opus 4.7 Claude OpusOfficial post ↗
Mar 5, 2026GPT-5.4 OpenAI GPTOfficial post ↗
Feb 19, 2026Gemini 3.1 Google GeminiOfficial post ↗
Feb 17, 2026Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude SonnetOfficial post ↗
Feb 5, 2026GPT-5.3 OpenAI GPTOfficial post ↗
Feb 5, 2026Claude Opus 4.6 Claude OpusOfficial post ↗
Dec 11, 2025GPT-5.2 OpenAI GPTOfficial post ↗
Nov 24, 2025Claude Opus 4.5 Claude OpusOfficial post ↗
Nov 18, 2025Gemini 3 Google GeminiHistorical record
Nov 17, 2025Grok 4.1 xAI GrokHistorical record
Nov 12, 2025GPT-5.1 OpenAI GPTHistorical record
Oct 15, 2025Claude Haiku 4.5 Claude HaikuHistorical record
Oct 9, 2025Figure 03 Figure humanoidHistorical record
Sep 29, 2025Claude Sonnet 4.5 Claude SonnetHistorical record
Aug 7, 2025GPT-5 OpenAI GPTHistorical record
Aug 5, 2025Claude Opus 4.1 Claude OpusHistorical record
Jul 9, 2025Grok 4 xAI GrokHistorical record
Jun 22, 2025Robotaxi service launches in Austin Tesla FSD & RobotaxiHistorical record
May 22, 2025Claude Opus 4 Claude OpusHistorical record
May 22, 2025Claude Sonnet 4 Claude SonnetHistorical record
Apr 16, 2025o3 and o4-mini OpenAI o-seriesHistorical record
Apr 14, 2025GPT-4.1 OpenAI GPTHistorical record
Apr 5, 2025Llama 4 Meta LlamaHistorical record
Mar 25, 2025Gemini 2.5 Google GeminiHistorical record
Feb 27, 2025GPT-4.5 OpenAI GPTHistorical record
Feb 24, 2025Claude 3.7 Sonnet Claude SonnetHistorical record
Feb 17, 2025Grok 3 xAI GrokHistorical record
Jan 31, 2025o3-mini OpenAI o-seriesHistorical record
Jan 20, 2025DeepSeek-R1 DeepSeekHistorical record
Dec 26, 2024DeepSeek-V3 DeepSeekHistorical record
Dec 11, 2024Gemini 2.0 Google GeminiHistorical record
Dec 5, 2024o1 OpenAI o-seriesHistorical record
Oct 22, 2024Claude 3.5 Haiku Claude HaikuHistorical record
Oct 10, 2024Cybercab unveiled (We, Robot) Tesla FSD & RobotaxiHistorical record
Sep 12, 2024o1-preview OpenAI o-seriesHistorical record
Aug 13, 2024Grok-2 xAI GrokHistorical record
Aug 6, 2024Figure 02 Figure humanoidHistorical record
Jul 23, 2024Llama 3.1 Meta LlamaHistorical record
Jun 20, 2024Claude 3.5 Sonnet Claude SonnetHistorical record
May 13, 2024GPT-4o OpenAI GPTHistorical record
Apr 18, 2024Llama 3 Meta LlamaHistorical record
Mar 28, 2024Grok-1.5 xAI GrokHistorical record
Mar 13, 2024Claude 3 Haiku Claude HaikuHistorical record
Mar 4, 2024Claude 3 Opus Claude OpusHistorical record
Mar 4, 2024Claude 3 Sonnet Claude SonnetHistorical record
Feb 15, 2024Gemini 1.5 Google GeminiHistorical record
Dec 12, 2023Optimus Gen 2 Tesla OptimusHistorical record
Dec 6, 2023Gemini 1.0 Google GeminiHistorical record
Nov 4, 2023Grok-1 xAI GrokHistorical record
Jul 18, 2023Llama 2 Meta LlamaHistorical record
Mar 14, 2023GPT-4 OpenAI GPTHistorical record
Mar 2, 2023Figure 01 Figure humanoidHistorical record
Feb 24, 2023LLaMA Meta LlamaHistorical record
Nov 30, 2022ChatGPT (GPT-3.5) OpenAI GPTHistorical record
Sep 30, 2022Optimus prototype Tesla OptimusHistorical record