7 of 16 top ai labs shipped a model in may 2026

Nick Trenkler 3 Jun 2026 1 min read

Comic-style officer stamps envelopes under dim light, wall reads 7 Down 9 To Go — AI lab release tracker for May 2026

• may 5 – gpt-5.5 (@OpenAI)
• may 8 – ring-2.6-1t (@TheInclusionAI)
• may 18 – composer 2.5 (@cursor_ai)
• may 19 – gemini 3.5 flash (@Google)
• may 20 – qwen 3.7 max (@AlibabaGroup)
• may 28 – opus 4.8 (@AnthropicAI)
• may 28 – step 3.7 flash (@StepFun_ai)

9 labs released no new llm in may: deepseek, xai, meta, kimi, xiaomi, z ai, minimax (m3 was released on june 1st), mistral, tencent

the ones sitting out may are not behind – deepseek, xai, and kimi all shipped in april. the calendar gap is less about who's slow and more about who's next

LLM release calendar for May 2026 tracking 15 AI labs, with logos on dates for OpenAI, Inclusion AI, Cursor, Google, Alibaba, Anthropic, and StepFun

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