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Dylan Patel on

model releases

6 entries, 6 May 2026 to 17 Aug 2026

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    1. spoken

      Patel predicts Google and OpenAI will both release new models in two weeks.

      “Release New release in two weeks. Everyone's releasing in two weeks. Google, OpenAI, maybe Anthropic. I don't know about Anthropic, but Google and open AI definitely releasing in two weeks.”

      6 May 2026 · SemiAnalysis Weekly · 13:17 · source · permalink
    2. reported

      Leading AI labs withhold completed models from public release while using them internally for next-generation development.

      “ is available), and OpenAI has gone quiet on Astra — yet both can still use the withheld models internally to build the next versions. Compute price keeps rising. Patel argues the compute supply-demand gap is widening, not narrowing, so cost per token continues to climb; even a pause in model progress wouldn't collapse pricing because demand integration keeps outpacing new supply. Alternative accelerators stay niche. Startups taping out new chips generate real but tiny volumes next to Nvidia, Google TPUs or Broadcom; their ”

      17 Aug 2026 · Dealroom.co · source
    3. reported

      Anthropic has finished training Mythos 2 but has not released it.

      “ and genuinely alarming for alignment. Anthropic and OpenAI are holding models back. Patel says Anthropic 's Mythos 2 is done training but unreleased (only the classifier-restricted ”

      17 Aug 2026 · Dealroom.co · source
    4. spoken

      Patel reports Anthropic's Meetos 2 finished training but isn't being released, similar to OpenAI's Astra.

      “Meet those two is done training from what I've heard, and they're not releasing the model. OpenAI chain, you know, was like clamoring about Astra everywhere, now they're like, oh, fuck.”

      17 Aug 2026 · SemiAnalysis · 20:28 · source · permalink
    5. spoken

      Patel suggests labs may still use unreleased models internally despite not releasing them publicly for safety reasons.

      “have they prevented themselves from using Meetos two internally to make Meetos three better? Or have they prevented themselves from using Astra to make Astra plus one better?”

      17 Aug 2026 · SemiAnalysis · 20:52 · source · permalink
    6. spoken

      Patel reports Anthropic delayed Mythos release for months after February completion.

      “Anthropic took months to release Mythos. Right? They they said it was done in February. They did not release it until like what?”

      17 Aug 2026 · SemiAnalysis · 19:13 · source · permalink

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