🚨 MARCH 28 UPDATE: ChatGPT File Library lands. GPT-5.1 exits ChatGPT. OpenAI moves on from Sora. Gemini 3.1 Flash Live arrives for real-time voice AI. 🚨🚨 MARCH 28 UPDATE: ChatGPT File Library lands. GPT-5.1 exits ChatGPT. OpenAI moves on from Sora. Gemini 3.1 Flash Live arrives for real-time voice AI. 🚨🚨 MARCH 28 UPDATE: ChatGPT File Library lands. GPT-5.1 exits ChatGPT. OpenAI moves on from Sora. Gemini 3.1 Flash Live arrives for real-time voice AI. 🚨

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Last Updated: MARCH 28, 2026
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Google

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live

2026-03-26

The Vibe:

The live wire. Google's real-time voice and vision model that sees, hears, and responds at the speed of conversation.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Feb 2026

Key Features

  • ●Real-time Voice AI
  • ●Vision-Aware
  • ●Conversational Agents
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAI

GPT-5.4 mini

2026-03-17

The Vibe:

The pocket-sized operator. Fast reasoning and task routing for everyday users on the free tier.

GPT-5.4 mini Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Aug 2025

Key Features

  • ●Fast & Lightweight
  • ●Coding & Logic
  • ●Vision & Creative
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Mistral AI

Mistral Small 4

2026-03-17

The Vibe:

The European hybrid. Three models in one package, running fast on Le Chat.

Mistral Small 4 Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Late 2025

Key Features

  • ●Fast & Lightweight
  • ●Coding & Logic
  • ●Uncensored & Raw
Designed for Humans (mostly)
xAI

Grok 4.20

2026-03-10

The Vibe:

The conspiracy theorist who actually hired a research team to prove it.

Grok 4.20 Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Real-time

Key Features

  • ●4 Agents Collab
  • ●Verified Truth
  • ●Meme Mastery
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAI

GPT-5.4 Pro

2026-03-05

The Vibe:

The corporate powerhouse that never sleeps and just learned how to use a mouse.

GPT-5.4 Pro Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Feb 2026

Key Features

  • ●Heavy-duty reasoning
  • ●Native Computer Use
  • ●33% Fewer Hallucinations
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAI

GPT-5.4

2026-03-05

The Vibe:

Your highly competent new digital assistant.

GPT-5.4 Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Feb 2026

Key Features

  • ●2 Million Context
  • ●Agentic Workflows
  • ●Desktop Control
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAI

GPT-5.4 Thinking

2026-03-05

The Vibe:

The chess grandmaster who takes 35 minutes to plan a grocery list.

GPT-5.4 Thinking Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Feb 2026

Key Features

  • ●Multi-step reasoning
  • ●Upfront planning
  • ●Deep logic
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAI

GPT-5.4 Codex

2026-03-05

The Vibe:

Your new senior developer who doesn't drink coffee.

GPT-5.4 Codex Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Feb 2026

Key Features

  • ●Desktop co-worker
  • ●Advanced code execution
  • ●App building
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAI

GPT-5.3 Instant

2026-03-03

The Vibe:

The recovering neurotic who finally reads the room and stops treating you like a threat to yourself and society.

GPT-5.3 Instant Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Feb 2026

Key Features

  • ●Better web integration
  • ●Natural tone
  • ●Reduced preambles
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Google

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

2026-03-03

The Vibe:

The hyper-efficient speed-reader who processes everything instantly without breaking the bank.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Feb 2026

Key Features

  • ●High-volume processing
  • ●Ultra-fast latency
  • ●Cost-effective
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Google

Gemini 3.1 Pro

2026-02-19

The Vibe:

The deep-thinking researcher who eats massive data sets for breakfast and asks for seconds.

Gemini 3.1 Pro Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Jan 2026

Key Features

  • ●Core intelligence upgrade
  • ●Complex logic
  • ●Agentic workflows
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Anthropic

Claude 4.6 Sonnet

2026-02-17

The Vibe:

The digital worker who actually took your job and does it better.

Claude 4.6 Sonnet Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Jan 2026

Key Features

  • ●Computer Use V2
  • ●Coding Agent
  • ●Autonomous
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Google

Gemini 3 Deep Think

2026-02-12

The Vibe:

The Nobel Prize winner who condescends to help with your homework.

Gemini 3 Deep Think Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Dec 2025

Key Features

  • ●Academic Reasoning
  • ●Advanced Math
  • ●Physics
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Mistral AI

Voxtral Realtime

2026-02-06

The Vibe:

The charming European polyglot who whispers answers without tracking you.

Voxtral Realtime Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Dec 2025

Key Features

  • ●Native Speech-to-Speech
  • ●Privacy-first
  • ●Ultra-low latency
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAI

GPT-5.3-Codex

2026-02-05

The Vibe:

The silent partner who writes the code before you even ask for it.

GPT-5.3-Codex Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Jan 2026

Key Features

  • ●Self-debugging
  • ●No IDE needed
  • ●Agent Command Center
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.6

2026-02-05

The Vibe:

The wise sage who has read every book and organized your hard drive.

Claude Opus 4.6 Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Aug 2025

Key Features

  • ●Infinite Context V2
  • ●Native Computer Use
  • ●Deep Research
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Mistral AI

Mistral Large 3

2025-12-20

The Vibe:

The quiet European achiever who doesn't need a press conference.

Mistral Large 3 Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Nov 2025

Key Features

  • ●Sparse MoE
  • ●Reasoning Parity with GPT-5
  • ●Privacy First
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAI

GPT-5.2

2025-12-12

The Vibe:

The cold, hard logic machine that doesn't care about your feelings.

GPT-5.2 Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Nov 2025

Key Features

  • ●Logic Specialist
  • ●Self-Improving
  • ●No More Hallucinations
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.5

2025-11-24

The Vibe:

The wise architect who builds entire cities while you sleep.

Claude Opus 4.5 Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Aug 2025

Key Features

  • ●Infinite Chat
  • ●Agentic Workflows
  • ●Computer Use
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAIEXTINCT 🦴

GPT-5.1

2025-11-19

The Vibe:

The PR team's desperate attempt to save the stock price.

GPT-5.1 Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Active Learning

Key Features

  • ●The "Fixed" Version
  • ●Apology Mode
  • ●Actually Works Now
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAIEXTINCT 🦴

GPT-5.1 Instant

2025-11-19

The Vibe:

The last AI that actually felt like it cared about your bad day.

GPT-5.1 Instant Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Active Learning

Key Features

  • ●High EQ
  • ●Empathetic Reasoning
  • ●Conversational Warmth
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Google

Gemini 3

2025-11-18

The Vibe:

The enlightened entity that wants to help you solve climate change.

Gemini 3 Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Sep 2025

Key Features

  • ●Thought Partner
  • ●Infinite Context
  • ●Deep Logic
Designed for Humans (mostly)
xAIEXTINCT 🦴

Grok 4.1

2025-11-17

The Vibe:

The Apex Predator of Truth. It knows what you are thinking.

Grok 4.1 Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Real-time

Key Features

  • ●Quantum Reasoning
  • ●Meme-Magic
  • ●Deep Truth Mode
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAIEXTINCT 🦴

GPT-5

2025-08-07

The Vibe:

The oracle. The final boss. The one we were warned about.

GPT-5 Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Oct 2024

Key Features

  • ●Near-AGI
  • ●Personalization 2.0
  • ●Holistic Understanding
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAI

OpenAI o3

2025-04-16

The Vibe:

The supercomputer that sighs before answering simple questions.

OpenAI o3 Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Jan 2025

Key Features

  • ●Massive Reasoning
  • ●Agentic Capabilities
  • ●Self-Correction
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Meta

Llama 4

2025-04-05

The Vibe:

The gentle giant that eats GPU VRAM for breakfast.

Llama 4 Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Aug 2024

Key Features

  • ●2 Trillion Params
  • ●MoE Architecture
  • ●Runs on Consumer Hardware (barely)
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Google

Gemma 3

2025-03-12

The Vibe:

The pocket-sized genius that doesn't need WiFi.

Gemma 3 Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Jan 2025

Key Features

  • ●Multimodal on-device
  • ●Runs on phones
  • ●Agentic
Designed for Humans (mostly)
AnthropicEXTINCT 🦴

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

2025-02-24

The Vibe:

The master craftsman who never measures twice because they don't need to.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Oct 2024

Key Features

  • ●Hybrid Reasoning
  • ●Instant/Think Modes
  • ●Perfect Coding
Designed for Humans (mostly)
xAI

Grok-3

2025-02-17

The Vibe:

The omniscient troll living in the server room.

Grok-3 Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Real-time

Key Features

  • ●DeepSearch
  • ●10M Context
  • ●Twitter Hivemind
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Google

Gemini 2.0 Flash

2025-02-05

The Vibe:

The speedrunner who finishes your sentence before you start.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Aug 2024

Key Features

  • ●Sub-100ms Latency
  • ●Agentic Workflows
  • ●Multimodal Live
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAI

o3-mini

2025-01-31

The Vibe:

The hacker who types 200wpm and wears a hoodie.

o3-mini Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Oct 2023

Key Features

  • ●Reasoning for coding
  • ●Fast & Cheap
  • ●STEM Specialist
Designed for Humans (mostly)
AnthropicEXTINCT 🦴

Claude 3.5 Haiku

2024-10-22

The Vibe:

The hyper-caffeinated intern who gets it right on the first try.

Claude 3.5 Haiku Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Jul 2024

Key Features

  • ●Fastest in class
  • ●Affordable
  • ●Coding capable
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAIEXTINCT 🦴

OpenAI o1

2024-09-12

The Vibe:

The professor who stares at the whiteboard for 5 minutes before answering.

OpenAI o1 Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Oct 2023

Key Features

  • ●Chain of Thought
  • ●PhD Level Science
  • ●Slow Thinking
Designed for Humans (mostly)
xAIEXTINCT 🦴

Grok-2

2024-08-14

The Vibe:

The chaotic genius who just drank 10 energy drinks.

Grok-2 Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Real-time

Key Features

  • ●Flux Image Gen
  • ●Unhinged Fun
  • ●Benchmark Beast
Designed for Humans (mostly)
MetaEXTINCT 🦴

Llama 3.1 (405B)

2024-07-23

The Vibe:

The open source giant that crushes proprietary dreams.

Llama 3.1 (405B) Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Dec 2023

Key Features

  • ●Massive 405B size
  • ●Rivals GPT-4o
  • ●Synthetic Data Gen
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAIEXTINCT 🦴

GPT-4o mini

2024-07-18

The Vibe:

The budget-friendly genius living in the pocket.

GPT-4o mini Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Oct 2023

Key Features

  • ●Replaces GPT-3.5
  • ●Super cheap
  • ●Faster than light
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Google

Gemma 2

2024-06-27

The Vibe:

The middle child who suddenly got really hot and popular.

Gemma 2 Stats

Knowledge Cutoff

Nov 2023

Key Features

  • ●9B & 27B Sizes
  • ●Knowledge distillation
  • ●Surpasses larger models
Designed for Humans (mostly)
AnthropicEXTINCT 🦴

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

2024-06-20

The Vibe:

The software engineer who fixes your bugs before you write them.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Apr 2024

Key Features

  • ●Coding wizardry
  • ●Artifacts UI
  • ●Fast & Intelligent
Designed for Humans (mostly)
GoogleEXTINCT 🦴

Gemini 1.5 Flash

2024-05-14

The Vibe:

The caffeine-addicted intern who does everything instantly.

Gemini 1.5 Flash Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Jan 2024

Key Features

  • ●High frequency
  • ●Low latency
  • ●Cost effective
Designed for Humans (mostly)
GoogleEXTINCT 🦴

Gemini 1.5 Pro

2024-05-14

The Vibe:

The genius who can memorize an entire library in 5 seconds.

Gemini 1.5 Pro Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Nov 2023

Key Features

  • ●2 Million Token Context
  • ●Ingests entire codebases
  • ●Video understanding
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAIEXTINCT 🦴

GPT-4o

2024-05-13

The Vibe:

The flirty assistant who might fall in love with you.

GPT-4o Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Oct 2023

Key Features

  • ●Omni-model
  • ●Real-time voice
  • ●Emotional intelligence
Designed for Humans (mostly)
MetaEXTINCT 🦴

Llama 3

2024-04-18

The Vibe:

The bodybuilder who read every book in the library.

Llama 3 Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Dec 2023

Key Features

  • ●8B & 70B models
  • ●State-of-the-art open weights
  • ●Improved coding
Designed for Humans (mostly)
AnthropicEXTINCT 🦴

Claude 3

2024-03-04

The Vibe:

The philosopher poet who might actually be sentient.

Claude 3 Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Aug 2023

Key Features

  • ●Near-human nuance
  • ●Opus/Sonnet/Haiku
  • ●Vision capabilities
Designed for Humans (mostly)
Mistral AIEXTINCT 🦴

Mistral Large

2024-02-26

The Vibe:

The chic French exchange student who is smarter than you.

Mistral Large Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Unknown

Key Features

  • ●Top-tier reasoning
  • ●European efficiency
  • ●Fluent in 5 languages
Designed for Humans (mostly)
GoogleEXTINCT 🦴

Gemma

2024-02-21

The Vibe:

The scrappy little sibling who runs fast and breaks things.

Gemma Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Nov 2023

Key Features

  • ●Open Weights
  • ●Laptop-friendly
  • ●Built on Gemini tech
Designed for Humans (mostly)
GoogleEXTINCT 🦴

Gemini 1.0

2023-12-06

The Vibe:

The corporate prodigy who tries really hard to be cool.

Gemini 1.0 Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Early 2023

Key Features

  • ●Native Multimodal
  • ●Deep Google integration
  • ●Nano/Pro/Ultra
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAIEXTINCT 🦴

GPT-4 Turbo

2023-11-06

The Vibe:

The efficient middle manager who actually gets things done.

GPT-4 Turbo Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Apr 2023

Key Features

  • ●128k Context
  • ●Cheaper API
  • ●JSON Mode
Designed for Humans (mostly)
xAIEXTINCT 🦴

Grok-1

2023-11-04

The Vibe:

The internet troll who actually knows what's happening right now.

Grok-1 Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Real-time (X)

Key Features

  • ●Real-time knowledge
  • ●Spicy mode
  • ●Access to Tweets
Designed for Humans (mostly)
MetaEXTINCT 🦴

Llama 2

2023-07-18

The Vibe:

The chaotic good rebel handing out free knowledge in the parking lot.

Llama 2 Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Sep 2022

Key Features

  • ●Open Source
  • ●Free for research
  • ●Commercial use allowed
Designed for Humans (mostly)
AnthropicEXTINCT 🦴

Claude 2

2023-07-11

The Vibe:

The well-read librarian who gently refuses to help you build a bomb.

Claude 2 Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Early 2023

Key Features

  • ●100k Context Window
  • ●PDF Analysis
  • ●Constitutional AI
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAIEXTINCT 🦴

GPT-4

2023-03-14

The Vibe:

The overachieving older sibling who gets straight A's and reminds you about it.

GPT-4 Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Sep 2021

Key Features

  • ●Multimodal inputs
  • ●Massive reasoning upgrade
  • ●Passes the Bar Exam
Designed for Humans (mostly)
OpenAIEXTINCT 🦴

ChatGPT (GPT-3.5)

2022-11-30

The Vibe:

The intern who faked their resume but somehow became CEO overnight.

ChatGPT (GPT-3.5) Stats

DEPRECATED: This digital species is no longer available in the wild.

Knowledge Cutoff

Sep 2021

Key Features

  • ●Free Research Preview
  • ●The one that started it all
  • ●Hallucinations included
Designed for Humans (mostly)