7 of 16 top ai labs shipped a model in 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
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