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AI releases in July 2026
In July 2026, we tracked 80 releases from 15 companies. That is up 18 from June 2026 (62). Runway shipped the most (22), then Anthropic (11) and OpenAI (11).
Releases
80
June 2026: 62
Companies shipping
15
June 2026: 13
Most shipped
Model
28 releases
Key launches in July 2026
- Model
Runway
Eleven v3 on Runway Dev
Eleven v3 (eleven_v3) is now available on Runway Dev. Generate expressive speech with audio tags like [laughs] and [whispers] in the script. Same Runway preset voices as Multilingual v2. Billed at 1 credit per 50 characters, with a 1 credit minimum.
- Model
Google Gemini
Gemini Robotics 2
Introduces Gemini Robotics 2, a next-generation AI model enabling full-body control, precise manipulation, and multi-robot collaboration for complex tasks.
- Model
Runway
SAM3 Video Segmentation
Pass in any video with a text prompt describing an entity to cut it out as a transparent webm video. You can also invert your selection to remove the background instead.
- Model
OpenAI
GPT-Transcribe release
Released gpt-transcribe and gpt-live-transcribe for audio transcription. See the transcription guide and deprecations page .
- Model
OpenAI
GPT Transcribe and GPT Live Transcribe
GPT Transcribe and GPT Live Transcribe launched for file transcription and low-latency streaming transcription.
- Model
Together AI
Kimi K3 Release
Kimi K3, an open-weight model, is available on Together AI with lower costs and improved pass@k metrics compared to GPT-5.6 Sol.
- Model
Mistral AI
Codestral 2508 Release
We released Codestral 2508 ( codestral-2508 ).
- Model
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5 launch
Launched Claude Opus 5, a cost-effective model matching Claude Fable 5 capabilities at half the price.
Who shipped most
Releases per company in July 2026. Each name opens that company's July 2026 changelog.
Through the month
Releases by day of the month, across every company. A longer bar is a busier stretch.
- Days 1–712
- Days 8–1416
- Days 15–2112
- Days 22–2824
- Days 29–3116
By category
- Model28
- Product22
- Developer Tools11
- API10
- Enterprise & Security4
- Infrastructure4
Every AI release in July 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.
- Task Cost APIRunway Changelog
- Gen-3 Alpha Turbo and Gen-4 Aleph sunsetRunway API Changelog
- Eleven v3 on Runway DevRunway API Changelog
- Eleven v3Runway Changelog
- Capacity Fallbacks in Model RouterRunway Changelog
- SAM3 Video SegmentationRunway Changelog
- Organization workspace reportingRunway API Changelog
- Agent WorkflowsRunway Changelog
- Claude Opus 5 launchClaude Help Center Release Notes
- Claude Managed Agents EnhancementsClaude Platform Release Notes
- HIPAA configuration for your Claude organizationsClaude Help Center Release Notes
- Admin API user management for Claude EnterpriseClaude Platform Release Notes
- Updated memory for ClaudeClaude Help Center Release Notes
- A new way to reflect with ClaudeClaude Help Center Release Notes
- API Key Expiration ManagementClaude Platform Release Notes
- Write tools for the Microsoft 365 connectorClaude Help Center Release Notes
- Fast mode in the API and GPT-5.6 price cutsOpenAI API Changelog
- Browser upgrades, multi-repository review, and image editingCodex Changelog
- Terraform Provider LaunchOpenAI API Changelog
- Sign in with ChatGPT (beta)Codex Changelog
- GPT-Transcribe releaseOpenAI API Changelog
- GPT Transcribe and GPT Live TranscribeOpenAI API Changelog
- ChatGPT Voice and multi-folder projects (26.715)Codex Changelog
- Hard spend limits for organizations and projectsOpenAI API Changelog
- Codestral 2508 ReleaseMistral Docs Changelog
- Mistral Nemo ReleaseMistral Docs Changelog
- Mistral Large 2 ReleaseMistral Docs Changelog
- Magistral Medium 1.1 and Magistral Small 1.1 ReleaseMistral Docs Changelog
- Document Library API ReleaseMistral Docs Changelog
- OCR 4.1 ReleaseMistral Docs Changelog
- Codestral Mamba and Mathstral ReleaseMistral Docs Changelog
- Voxtral Small, Mini, and Mini Transcribe ReleaseMistral Docs Changelog
5 more companies · 5 releases
July 2026 AI releases FAQ
What AI models were released in July 2026?
Model releases we tracked in July 2026 include GPT-Transcribe release from OpenAI (July 28, 2026), Kimi K3 Release from Together AI (July 26, 2026), Codestral 2508 Release from Mistral AI (July 25, 2026), Claude Opus 5 launch from Anthropic (July 24, 2026), Mistral Nemo Release from Mistral AI (July 24, 2026) and Mistral Large 2 Release from Mistral AI (July 24, 2026). Each one is listed below with a link to the official announcement.
Which AI company shipped the most in July 2026?
Runway shipped the most, with 22 releases, mostly Model. Anthropic was next with 11.
How many AI releases were there in July 2026?
We tracked 80 releases from 15 companies in July 2026. A release is one announced change, so a major model launch and a small fix each count once.
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