Type ranking # Best New AI Models in October 2026 > Best New AI Models: As of October 2026, GPT-6 Astra leads the Noometry Index with a score of 70.8, ahead of Claude Fable 5.1 at 69.0. 36 models ranked with sources. - Canonical page: https://noometry.com/best/newest - Last updated: 2026-10-10 - Title: Best New AI Models (October 2026) | Noometry As of October 2026, GPT-6 Astra leads the Noometry Index with a score of 70.8, ahead of Claude Fable 5.1 at 69.0. Last verified October 10, 2026 Ranked models released in the last 90 days. Best New AI Models: top 10 1. GPT-6 Astra 70.8 2. Claude Fable 5.1 69.0 3. Claude Opus 5.5 68.6 4. Claude Opus 5 67.8 5. GPT-6.1 Sol 65.6 6. Claude Sonnet 5.5 61.9 7. Gemini 3.8 Flash 61.8 8. GPT-6 Sol 61.8 9. Gemini 3.7 Flash 59.8 10. Kimi K3 59.5 11. 5560657075 ## Full ranking 36 models Best New AI Models | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | OpenAI [GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-6-astra) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | Proprietary | 1.05M | 70.8 | $10 | $50 | 3.54 | — | | 2 | Anthropic [Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/models/claude-fable-5-1) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | Proprietary | 1M | 69.0 | $10 | $50 | 3.45 | — | | 3 | Anthropic [Claude Opus 5.5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-5-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | Proprietary | 1M | 68.6 | $4 | $20 | 8.57 | — | | 4 | Anthropic [Claude Opus 5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | Proprietary | 1M | 67.8 | $5 | $25 | 6.78 | — | | 5 | OpenAI [GPT-6.1 Sol](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-6-1-sol) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | Proprietary | 1.05M | 65.6 | $2 | $10 | 16.4 | — | | 6 | Anthropic [Claude Sonnet 5.5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-sonnet-5-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | Proprietary | 1M | 61.9 | $2 | $10 | 15.5 | — | | 7 | ![](/logos/google.svg) Google [Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-8-flash) | [Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | Proprietary | 1.05M | 61.8 | $0.75 | $3.75 | 41.2 | — | | 8 | OpenAI [GPT-6 Sol](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-6-sol) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | Proprietary | 1.05M | 61.8 | $2 | $10 | 15.4 | — | | 9 | ![](/logos/google.svg) Google [Gemini 3.7 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-7-flash) | [Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | Proprietary | 1.05M | 59.8 | $0.75 | $3.75 | 39.9 | — | | 10 | Moonshot AI [Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k3) | [Moonshot AI](https://noometry.com/providers/moonshot) | Open | 1.05M | 59.5 | $3 | $15 | 9.92 | — | | 11 | xAI [Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-6) | [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai) | Proprietary | 500K | 56.9 | $2 | $6 | 19 | — | | 12 | ![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen) [Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8-max) | [Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | Proprietary | 1M | 56.8 | $2 | $6 | 18.9 | — | | 13 | ![](/logos/google.svg) Google [Gemini 4 Argon](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-4-argon) | [Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | Proprietary | — | 56.5 | — | — | — | — | | 14 | Z.ai (Zhipu) [GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5-3) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | Open | 1M | 54.8 | $1.40 | $4.40 | 25.5 | — | | 15 | ![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta [Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/models/muse-spark-1-3) | [Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | Proprietary | 1.05M | 54.8 | $1.25 | $4.25 | 27.4 | — | | 16 | ![](/logos/google.svg) Google [Gemini 3.6 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-6-flash) | [Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | Proprietary | 1.05M | 54.1 | $0.75 | $3.75 | 36.1 | — | | 17 | OpenAI [GPT-6 Luna](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-6-luna) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | Proprietary | 1.05M | 53.3 | $0.10 | $0.50 | 266 | — | | 18 | xAI [Grok 4.7](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-7) | [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai) | Proprietary | 500K | 53.1 | $2 | $6 | 17.7 | — | | 19 | ![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek [DeepSeek V4.1 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash) | [DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | Open | 1M | 52.8 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 201 | — | | 20 | Z.ai (Zhipu) [GLM-5.3-Flash](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5-3-flash) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | Open | 1M | 51.8 | $0.15 | $0.50 | 218 | — | | 21 | ![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta [Muse Spark 1.2](https://noometry.com/models/muse-spark-1-2) | [Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | Proprietary | 1.05M | 50.3 | $1.25 | $4.25 | 25.2 | — | | 22 | Xiaomi [MiMo-V2.6-Pro](https://noometry.com/models/mimo-v2-6-pro) | [Xiaomi](https://noometry.com/providers/xiaomi) | Open | 1.05M | 50.3 | $0.43 | $0.87 | 92.5 | — | | 23 | Anthropic [Claude Haiku 5.5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-haiku-5-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | Proprietary | 1M | 49.5 | $0.10 | $0.50 | 247 | — | | 24 | Xiaomi [MiMo-V2.6-Flash](https://noometry.com/models/mimo-v2-6-flash) | [Xiaomi](https://noometry.com/providers/xiaomi) | Open | 1.05M | 48.5 | $0.14 | $0.28 | 277 | — | | 25 | ![](/logos/stepfun.svg) StepFun [Step 5 Preview](https://noometry.com/models/step-5-preview) | [StepFun](https://noometry.com/providers/stepfun) | Proprietary | 1.02M | 47.9 | $1 | $2.70 | 33.6 | — | | 26 | T Thinking Machines Lab [Inkling-Small](https://noometry.com/models/inkling-small) | [Thinking Machines Lab](https://noometry.com/providers/thinking-machines) | Open | 524K | 46.5 | $0.45 | $1.20 | 72.9 | — | | 27 | ![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen) [Qwen3.8 27B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8-27b) | [Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | Open | 262K | 46.0 | $0.99 | $1.49 | 41.2 | — | | 28 | ![](/logos/tencent.svg) Tencent [Hy4 preview](https://noometry.com/models/hy4-preview) | [Tencent](https://noometry.com/providers/tencent) | Open | 1.05M | 45.3 | $0.75 | $2.25 | 40.2 | — | | 29 | T Thinking Machines Lab [Inkling](https://noometry.com/models/inkling) | [Thinking Machines Lab](https://noometry.com/providers/thinking-machines) | Open | 66K | 44.1 | $1.87 | $4.68 | 17.1 | — | | 30 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral Large 4](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-large-4) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Proprietary | 1.05M | 43.1 | $0.68 | $2.09 | 41.7 | — | | 31 | ![](/logos/upstage.svg) Upstage [Solar Pro4](https://noometry.com/models/solar-pro4) | [Upstage](https://noometry.com/providers/upstage) | Proprietary | 524K | 42.1 | $0.30 | $1.20 | 80.2 | — | | 32 | ![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta [Muse Glimmer](https://noometry.com/models/muse-glimmer) | [Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | Open | — | 41.7 | — | — | — | — | | 33 | ![](/logos/google.svg) Google [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-5-flash-lite) | [Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | Proprietary | 1.05M | 41.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | 48.8 | — | | 34 | ![](/logos/nvidia.svg) NVIDIA [Nemotron 3.5 Lightning](https://noometry.com/models/nemotron-3-5-lightning) | [NVIDIA](https://noometry.com/providers/nvidia) | Open | 262K | 40.0 | $0.05 | $0.20 | 457 | — | | 35 | ![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen) [Qwen3.7 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-flash) | [Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | Proprietary | 1M | 39.9 | $0.03 | $0.13 | 726 | — | | 36 | Inception [Mercury 2.5](https://noometry.com/models/mercury-2-5) | [Inception](https://noometry.com/providers/inception) | Proprietary | 260K | 33.5 | $0.04 | $0.15 | 496 | — | Sponsored placements are available on pages like this one. [Advertise on Noometry](https://noometry.com/advertise) ## Compare the leaders - [GPT-6 Astra vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-gpt-6-astra) - [GPT-6 Astra vs Claude Opus 5.5](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-opus-5-5-vs-gpt-6-astra) - [GPT-6 Astra vs Claude Opus 5](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-gpt-6-astra) - [Claude Fable 5.1 vs Claude Opus 5.5](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-claude-opus-5-5) - [Claude Fable 5.1 vs Claude Opus 5](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-claude-opus-5) - [Claude Opus 5.5 vs Claude Opus 5](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-claude-opus-5-5) ## Related rankings - [Best AI Models Overall](https://noometry.com/best/overall) - [Best Open-Source LLMs](https://noometry.com/best/open-source) - [Best Proprietary LLMs](https://noometry.com/best/proprietary) - [Best Reasoning Models](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning-models) - [Best Non-Reasoning LLMs](https://noometry.com/best/non-reasoning-models) ## Frequently asked questions ### What are the best AI models released in the last 90 days? As of October 2026, GPT-6 Astra leads the Noometry Index with a score of 70.8, ahead of Claude Fable 5.1 at 69.0. ### What are the top 5 in this ranking? GPT-6 Astra, Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Opus 5, GPT-6.1 Sol, in that order, as of October 2026. ### How is this list ranked? By the Noometry Index, which is fitted from every public benchmark result and adjusted for how hard each benchmark is. Models need several independent results to be ranked. ### Cite this page Noometry. (2026). Best New AI Models. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/best/newest Quote Noometry with a link back to this page. It is also available in [Markdown](https://noometry.com/md/best/newest.md).