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AI releases in May 2025
In May 2025, we tracked 23 releases from 10 companies. That is up 4 from April 2025 (19). xAI shipped the most (5), then Firecrawl (4) and Mistral AI (3).
Releases
23
April 2025: 19
Companies shipping
10
April 2025: 5
Most shipped
Product
8 releases
Key launches in May 2025
- Model
Mistral AI
Codestral Latest Release
Codestral Latest (codestral-2405) model released with new capabilities.
- Model
Mistral AI
Mistral Medium 3
Mistral Medium 3 introduces a new class of models balancing SOTA performance with 8X lower cost and simpler deployability for enterprise use cases.
- Model
Google Gemini
Gemini 2.5 Implementation
Firebase Studio now uses Gemini 2.5 for App Prototyping agent and built-in model in Code view chat.
- Product
Ollama
Thinking
Ollama introduces 'Thinking' feature, allowing users to enable/disable model's thinking process for tailored application behavior. Supports CLI, API, and libraries with options to separate thinking from output or bypass it for faster responses.
- Product
Manus
Manus 2.0 Launch
Launch of Manus 2.0, a platform update for AI-powered browser operations and compliance tools
- Product
Ollama
Streaming responses with tool calling
Ollama now supports streaming responses with tool calling, enabling real-time chat applications to stream content and call tools simultaneously.
- Product
Anthropic
Introducing Claude 4
Introducing Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, setting new standards for coding, advanced reasoning, and AI agents. Includes extended thinking with tool use, new model capabilities, and Claude Code general availability.
- Product
Together AI
Together Code Sandbox Launch
Together Code Sandbox provides a fast, reliable infrastructure for building and scaling AI coding tools with features like instant VM startup, scalable sandboxes, and advanced developer tools.
Who shipped most
Releases per company in May 2025. Each name opens that company's May 2025 changelog.
Through the month
Releases by day of the month, across every company. A longer bar is a busier stretch.
- Days 1–73
- Days 8–143
- Days 15–217
- Days 22–284
- Days 29–316
By category
- Product8
- Developer Tools6
- Model4
- API2
- Ecosystem1
- Infrastructure1
Every AI release in May 2025
Grouped by company, busiest first, with each company's latest releases. Titles open the entry on the company's month page; source links go to the official announcement.
May 2025 AI releases FAQ
What AI models were released in May 2025?
Model releases we tracked in May 2025 include Codestral Latest Release from Mistral AI (May 29, 2025). Each one is listed below with a link to the official announcement.
Which AI company shipped the most in May 2025?
xAI shipped the most, with 5 releases, mostly Developer Tools. Firecrawl was next with 4.
How many AI releases were there in May 2025?
We tracked 23 releases from 10 companies in May 2025. A release is one announced change, so a major model launch and a small fix each count once.
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