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In the latest 30-day LLM Releases window, the catalog tracks 29 model lifecycle events across 18 labs, including 26 releases and 0 updates. 8 preview entries include original source links. The window is anchored to Oct 26, 2026, so the briefing stays stable between crawls.

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LLM Releases, "Latest LLM release source packet preview," https://llm-releases.com/source-packets/latest. Accessed 2026-11-01.

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Sample release events

Previewing 8 of 29 tracked events.

  1. ReleasedOpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra
    OpenAI

    GPT-6.1 Terra launches in ChatGPT (Work), Codex and the API at $1/$5 per 1M tokens - half of GPT-5.6 Terra - for fast, cheap computer use; OpenAI says it matches GPT-6 Astra at ~1/10 the token price.

    source
  2. License changeMiniMax publishes M3.1 Flash open weights
    MiniMax

    428B-total / 23B-active weights published on Hugging Face (MXFP8) under the MiniMax community license.

    source
  3. ReleasedMoonshot releases Kimi K3.1 Pro
    Moonshot AI

    Kimi K3.1 Pro (2.8T total / 104B active MoE, 1M context, image input) launches in the Kimi apps and API at $2/$10 per 1M tokens, plus a 2-3x faster Highspeed tier; weights promised by Nov 4. AA Intelligence Index 55.

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  4. DeprecatedMercury 2.5 deprecated in favor of Mercury 3
    Inception

    Mercury 2 and 2.5 closed to new users at the Mercury 3 launch; existing customers keep access until 2026-11-15.

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  5. ReleasedMiniMax launches M3.1 Flash
    MiniMax

    M3.1 Flash moves from Token-Plan preview to public launch at $0.15/$0.60 per 1M tokens.

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  6. ReleasedInception releases Mercury 3 diffusion LLM
    Inception

    Mercury 3, Inception's flagship diffusion LLM (1M context, ~1,000 tok/s claimed), launches at $0.20/$0.70 per 1M tokens and replaces Mercury 2/2.5.

    source
  7. ReleasedDeepSeek releases V4.1-Flash-1017
    DeepSeek

    Updated V4.1-Flash checkpoint with stronger reasoning, coding, agent and visual understanding and shorter outputs; MIT weights on Hugging Face.

    source
  8. ReleasedinclusionAI fully releases Ling-3.1-flash
    Ant Group (inclusionAI)

    Ling-3.1-flash (560B / 25B active MoE) moves from trial to full release with MIT-licensed fp8 weights.

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