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AI releases in April 2026
In April 2026, we tracked 80 releases from 14 companies. That is down 84 from March 2026 (164). Kilo Code shipped the most (24), then Anthropic (12) and Google Gemini (11).
Releases
80
March 2026: 164
Companies shipping
14
March 2026: 30
Most shipped
Developer Tools
42 releases
Key launches in April 2026
- Model
Mistral AI
Mistral Medium 3.5 Release
We released Mistral Medium 3.5 ( mistral-medium-3-5 ), our frontier-class multimodal model optimized for agentic and coding use cases, with adjustable reasoning via the reasoning_effort parameter. Released as open weights under a Modified MIT license.
- Model
OpenAI
GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro
Released GPT-5.5 , a new frontier model for complex professional work, to the Chat Completions and Responses API, and released GPT-5.5 Pro for Responses API requests for tougher problems that benefit from more compute. GPT-5.5 supports a 1M token context window, image input, str…
- Model
Mistral AI
open-mixtral-8x22b Release
Released open-mixtral-8x22b (aka open-mixtral-8x22b-2404).
- Model
xAI
Grok Voice Think Fast 1.0
You can now use grok-voice-think-fast-1.0 with the Speech to Speech API. To get started, check out the Speech to Speech docs. For more details, see our blog post .
- Model
OpenAI
GPT-5.5 in Codex, browser use and automatic approval reviews
GPT-5.5 is now available in Codex as OpenAI’s newest frontier model for complex coding, computer use, knowledge work, and research workflows. GPT-5.5 in Codex GPT-5.5 is the recommended choice for most Codex tasks when it appears in your model picker.
- Model
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.7 launch
Claude Opus 4.7 launch with improvements in software engineering and vision capabilities
- Model
Runway
Seedance 2.0
Use anything-text, image, video or audio-to generate or edit videos with Seedance 2.0. Now available on Unlimited and Enterprise plans outside the US.
- Model
Anthropic
Claude Mythos Preview research preview
Claude Mythos Preview is available as a gated, invitation-only research preview for defensive cybersecurity work as part of Project Glasswing.
Who shipped most
Releases per company in April 2026. Each name opens that company's April 2026 changelog.
Through the month
Releases by day of the month, across every company. A longer bar is a busier stretch.
- Days 1–717
- Days 8–1415
- Days 15–2120
- Days 22–2820
- Days 29–308
By category
- Developer Tools42
- Product18
- Model11
- API5
- Infrastructure3
- Enterprise & Security1
Every AI release in April 2026
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.
- v7.2.31Kilo-Org GitHub Releases
- v7.2.25Kilo-Org GitHub Releases
- v7.2.24Kilo-Org GitHub Releases
- v7.2.22Kilo-Org GitHub Releases
- v7.2.20Kilo-Org GitHub Releases
- v7.2.19Kilo-Org GitHub Releases
- v7.2.18Kilo-Org GitHub Releases
- v7.2.14Kilo-Org GitHub Releases
- Claude API Skill ReleaseClaude Platform Release Notes
- Rate Limits API LaunchClaude Platform Release Notes
- Managed Agents Memory BetaClaude Platform Release Notes
- Claude Design by Anthropic LabsClaude Help Center Release Notes
- Claude Opus 4.7 launchClaude Help Center Release Notes
- Role-based access controls for Enterprise plansClaude Help Center Release Notes
- Claude Cowork generally availableClaude Help Center Release Notes
- Advisor Tool Beta LaunchClaude Platform Release Notes
- New Personalization Features for Gemini in ItalyGoogle Blog
- Google Translate 20th Anniversary Features: Pronunciation Practice & Real-Time ConversationsGoogle Blog
- Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform optimizes your agentsGoogle Blog
- AI-Powered Chrome Launch in MalaysiaGoogle Blog
- Personal Intelligence with Nano Banana and Google Photos IntegrationGoogle Blog
- Google upgrades AI Mode in the Chrome browserGoogle Blog
- Prepay for the Gemini API in Google AI StudioGoogle Blog
- Gemini App Now Available on Mac OSGoogle Blog
- Cursor Security Review BetaCursor Changelog
- Cursor SDKCursor Changelog
- Agents Window EnhancementsCursor Changelog
- Interactive canvasesCursor Changelog
- Quality-of-life improvements to the Cursor CLICursor Changelog
- Agents Window improvementsCursor Changelog
- Bugbot UpdatesCursor Changelog
- Cursor 3Cursor Changelog
4 more companies · 4 releases
April 2026 AI releases FAQ
What AI models were released in April 2026?
Model releases we tracked in April 2026 include Mistral Medium 3.5 Release from Mistral AI (April 28, 2026), open-mixtral-8x22b Release from Mistral AI (April 24, 2026) and Claude Opus 4.7 launch from Anthropic (April 16, 2026). Each one is listed below with a link to the official announcement.
Which AI company shipped the most in April 2026?
Kilo Code shipped the most, with 24 releases, mostly Developer Tools. Anthropic was next with 12.
How many AI releases were there in April 2026?
We tracked 80 releases from 14 companies in April 2026. A release is one announced change, so a major model launch and a small fix each count once.
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