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New models, removals, migrations and capability changes.

Model releases · Verified evidence update

inclusionAI: Ling 3.1 Flash is now listed as a free model on OpenRouter

inclusionAI: Ling 3.1 Flash (inclusionai/ling-3.1-flash) was detected with zero prompt, completion and request pricing in the official OpenRouter catalog. Review the access paths before building on it.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

Apodex: Apodex 1.1 Mini (free) is now listed as a free model on OpenRouter

Apodex: Apodex 1.1 Mini (free) (apodex/apodex-1.1-mini:free) was detected with zero prompt, completion and request pricing in the official OpenRouter catalog. Review the access paths before building on it.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

Space Bunny Alpha is now listed as a free model on OpenRouter

Space Bunny Alpha (stealth/space-bunny-alpha) was detected with zero prompt, completion and request pricing in the official OpenRouter catalog. Review the access paths before building on it.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (free) is now listed as a free model on OpenRouter

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (free) (deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731:free) was detected with zero prompt, completion and request pricing in the official OpenRouter catalog. Review the access paths before building on it.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B (free) is now listed as a free model on OpenRouter

Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B (free) (qwen/qwen3.8-27b:free) was detected with zero prompt, completion and request pricing in the official OpenRouter catalog. Review the access paths before building on it.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

Union Alpha is now listed as a free model on OpenRouter

Union Alpha (stealth/union-alpha) was detected with zero prompt, completion and request pricing in the official OpenRouter catalog. Review the access paths before building on it.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free) is now listed as a free model on OpenRouter

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free) (z-ai/glm-5.2:free) was detected with zero prompt, completion and request pricing in the official OpenRouter catalog. Review the access paths before building on it.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) is now listed as a free model on OpenRouter

inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) (inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash-vl:free) was detected with zero prompt, completion and request pricing in the official OpenRouter catalog. Review the access paths before building on it.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

Nex AGI adds Nex-N2.5-Mini and Nex-N2.5-Pro to OpenRouter free tier

OpenRouter has added two new models from Nex AGI, Nex-N2.5-Mini and Nex-N2.5-Pro, to its free API tier.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

Nex AGI: Nex-N2.5-Pro (free) is now listed as a free model on OpenRouter

Nex AGI: Nex-N2.5-Pro (free) (nex-agi/nex-n2.5-pro:free) was detected with zero prompt, completion and request pricing in the official OpenRouter catalog. Review the access paths before building on it.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

Nex AGI: Nex-N2.5-Mini (free) is now listed as a free model on OpenRouter

Nex AGI: Nex-N2.5-Mini (free) (nex-agi/nex-n2.5-mini:free) was detected with zero prompt, completion and request pricing in the official OpenRouter catalog. Review the access paths before building on it.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

inclusionAI Ling 3.0 Flash Sante added to OpenRouter

OpenRouter has added the inclusionAI Ling 3.0 Flash Sante model to its API catalog. The model is available with a free tier and supports a context length of 262,144 tokens.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash Sante (free) is now listed as a free model on OpenRouter

inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash Sante (free) (inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash-sante:free) was detected with zero prompt, completion and request pricing in the official OpenRouter catalog. Review the access paths before building on it.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

Groq adds Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B to supported models

Groq has added the Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B model to its list of supported preview models, with a token speed of 450 tps, a context window of 131,042 tokens, and a maximum completion length of 16,384 tokens.

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Model releases · Practical guide

Ox Alpha: What API Users Should Verify During the Free 1M-Context Preview

A new anonymous reasoning model, Ox Alpha (stealth/ox-alpha), is available free through OpenRouter and Nous Portal with a 1M-token context window. Here is what is documented, what is not, and how to verify before building.

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Model releases · Practical guide

A Model Release Is Not a Migration Plan: What to Test Before You Switch

Separate launches, previews, alias changes and shutdown notices, then migrate an AI application with a reproducible contract test.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

LiquidAI LFM2.5-2.6B added to OpenRouter free tier

OpenRouter has added the LiquidAI LFM2.5-2.6B model to its free API access list, providing developers with a new zero-cost option for inference tasks.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

Z.ai GLM 5.2 added to OpenRouter free tier

OpenRouter has added Z.ai GLM 5.2 as a free model option, providing developers with access to this model without cost via the OpenRouter API.

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Model releases · Verified evidence update

OpenRouter adds Dots Studio Dots3-Note Preview to free tier

OpenRouter has added the Dots Studio Dots3-Note Preview model to its free API access list. The model supports a context length of 512,000 tokens.

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