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Live catalogue tracker

New Open-Weight AI Coding Models Released in July and August 2026

This is a dynamic freshness tracker, not a “best models” ranking. The table is built from the live Kilo and OpenRouter catalogues and capped to the last 30 days so recent upstream launches appear quickly. Verification of weights, license, and local-fit evidence stays separate so the page does not overclaim openness from a provider route alone.

Last 30 days
14
Newest catalogue entry
Aug 21, 2026
Catalogue sources
Kilo + OpenRouter

Live catalogue first

The primary table merges the Kilo and OpenRouter catalogues and is capped to the last 30 days, so upstream launches appear before Kilo availability.

Verification stays honest

Catalogue freshness does not automatically prove weights, license, or local fit. Those fields stay pending until official evidence is reviewed.

Chronological, not best

This page answers freshness intent. For quality and use-case picks, use the open-weight coding ranking page.

Live Open-Weight Catalogue Watchlist

These are recent Kilo and OpenRouter catalogue entries in open-weight-heavy or coding-focused model families. Availability shows whether each model is already in Kilo. License and downloadable-weight status remain pending until official evidence is reviewed.

DateModelProviderDate sourcePricingAvailabilityModel page
Aug 21, 2026DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpdeepseekOpenRouter catalogue datePaidAwaiting Kilo catalogueView upstream
Aug 20, 2026Tencent: Hy-MT2-1.8BtencentOpenRouter catalogue datePaidAwaiting Kilo catalogueView upstream
Aug 20, 2026Tencent: Hy-MT2-30B-A3BtencentOpenRouter catalogue datePaidAwaiting Kilo catalogueView upstream
Aug 19, 2026Z.ai: GLM 5.3z-aiKilo catalogue datePaidAvailable in KiloView model
Aug 19, 2026Tencent: Hy-MT2-7BtencentOpenRouter catalogue datePaidAwaiting Kilo catalogueView upstream
Aug 14, 2026Qwen: Qwen3.8 27BqwenOpenRouter catalogue datePaidAwaiting Kilo catalogueView upstream
Aug 12, 2026Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BqwenOpenRouter catalogue datePaidAwaiting Kilo catalogueView upstream
Aug 12, 2026DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813deepseekOpenRouter catalogue datePaidAwaiting Kilo catalogueView upstream
Aug 11, 2026NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 LightningnvidiaOpenRouter catalogue datePaidAwaiting Kilo catalogueView upstream
Aug 11, 2026NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)nvidiaOpenRouter catalogue dateFreeAwaiting Kilo catalogueView upstream
Aug 5, 2026Qwen: Qwen3.8 MaxqwenKilo catalogue datePaidAvailable in KiloView model
Jul 31, 2026DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731deepseekOpenRouter catalogue datePaidAwaiting Kilo catalogueView upstream
Jul 30, 2026Thinking Machines: Inkling SmallthinkingmachinesOpenRouter catalogue datePaidAwaiting Kilo catalogueView upstream
Jul 30, 2026Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free)thinkingmachinesOpenRouter catalogue dateFreeAwaiting Kilo catalogueView upstream

Status Definitions

Available in Kilo
The model is active in Kilo's hosted model catalogue.
Awaiting Kilo catalogue
The model is upstream on OpenRouter but is not yet active in Kilo.
Pending evidence review
Open-weight status, license, and downloadable weights still need source review.

What We Do Not Infer

We do not infer openness, license, downloadable weights, local fit, or release date from a lab name or hosted route. Mixed model families are handled artifact by artifact.

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Kilo and OpenRouter catalogues refresh hourly. Showing matching entries from the last 30 days. Latest entry Aug 21, 2026.