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AI releases in October 2025
In October 2025, we tracked 41 releases from 12 companies. That is up 16 from September 2025 (25). Google Gemini shipped the most (9), then OpenAI (7) and Ollama (5).
Releases
41
September 2025: 25
Companies shipping
12
September 2025: 8
Most shipped
Product
15 releases
Key launches in October 2025
- Model
OpenAI
gpt-oss-safeguard-120b and 20b
Released gpt-oss-safeguard-120b and gpt-oss-safeguard-20b, safety reasoning models built upon gpt-oss.
- Model
Ollama
OpenAI gpt-oss-safeguard
Ollama partners with OpenAI and ROOST to release gpt-oss-safeguard models (20B/120B) for safety classification, Apache 2.0 licensed.
- Model
Together AI
Qwen3-VL-32B-Instruct
Qwen3-VL-32B-Instruct is the most powerful vision-language model in the Qwen series with 33B parameters, 256K native context, and advanced visual agent capabilities for PC/mobile GUI operations.
- Model
Google Gemini
Veo 3.1 Model Release for Enhanced AI Video Editing
Veo 3.1 model release with enhanced audio, narrative control, and realism for AI video editing in Flow
- Model
Google Gemini
Edit images in Search using Nano Banana with Lens
Rolling out Nano Banana, an image editing model in Search via Lens and AI Mode
- Model
OpenAI
DevDay: GPT-5 Pro, Sora 2 API, Agent Builder, ChatKit
Released GPT-5 Pro , a version of GPT-5 that uses more compute to think harder and provide consistently better answers. Released GPT-Realtime mini and gpt-audio-mini for more cost-efficient speech to speech performance. Released gpt-image-1-mini for more cost-efficient image gen…
- Product
Firecrawl
Firecrawl v2.5 - The World's Best Web Data API
Firecrawl v2.5 introduces a custom browser stack for high-quality web data extraction and a semantic index that improves coverage, speed, and historical data access capabilities.
- Product
Cursor
Cursor 2.0: Multi-Agents, Composer and Browser GA
Multi-Agents, Composer, Browser (GA), Improved Code Review, Sandboxed Terminals (GA), Team Commands, Voice Mode, Performance improvements, Plan Mode in Background, Shareable Team Commands, Improved Prompt UI, Improved Agent Harness, Cloud Agents, Cursor for Enterprise features
Who shipped most
Releases per company in October 2025. Each name opens that company's October 2025 changelog.
Through the month
Releases by day of the month, across every company. A longer bar is a busier stretch.
- Days 1–78
- Days 8–1411
- Days 15–219
- Days 22–287
- Days 29–316
By category
- Product15
- Developer Tools9
- Model9
- API4
- Ecosystem2
- Enterprise & Security2
Every AI release in October 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.
- Grounding for Google Maps now available in the Gemini APIGoogle Blog
- Veo 3.1 Model Release for Enhanced AI Video EditingGoogle Blog
- Free AI Pro Plan for University StudentsGoogle Blog
- Edit images in Search using Nano Banana with LensGoogle Blog
- Introducing Gemini EnterpriseGoogle Blog
- KI-Modus Launch in Germany, Austria, and SwitzerlandGoogle Blog
- Introducing Gemini CLI extensionsGoogle Blog
- Google Search AI Mode Launch in SpainGoogle Blog
- Credits on ChatGPT Pro and PlusCodex Changelog
- gpt-oss-safeguard-120b and 20bOpenAI API Changelog
- UK data residencyOpenAI API Changelog
- Enterprise Key Management (EKM)OpenAI API Changelog
- Tag @Codex on GitHub Issues and PRsCodex Changelog
- DevDay: GPT-5 Pro, Sora 2 API, Agent Builder, ChatKitOpenAI API Changelog
- Codex generally available: Slack, SDK and admin toolsCodex Changelog
2 more companies · 2 releases
October 2025 AI releases FAQ
What AI models were released in October 2025?
Model releases we tracked in October 2025 include Veo 3.1 Model Release for Enhanced AI Video Editing from Google Gemini (October 15, 2025). Each one is listed below with a link to the official announcement.
Which AI company shipped the most in October 2025?
Google Gemini shipped the most, with 9 releases, mostly Product. OpenAI was next with 7.
How many AI releases were there in October 2025?
We tracked 41 releases from 12 companies in October 2025. A release is one announced change, so a major model launch and a small fix each count once.
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