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Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is an instruction-tuned Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model from Google DeepMind. Despite 25.2B total parameters, only 3.8B activate per token during inference — delivering near-31B quality at a fraction of the compute cost. Supports multimodal input including text, images, and video (up to 60s at 1fps). Features a 256K token context window, native function calling, configurable thinking/reasoning mode, and structured output support. Released under Apache 2.0.
Published: 03/04/2026
https://openrouter.ai/google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
Gemma 4 31B Instruct is Google DeepMind's 30.7B dense multimodal model supporting text and image input with text output. Features a 256K token context window, configurable thinking/reasoning mode, native function calling, and multilingual support across 140+ languages. Strong on coding, reasoning, and document understanding tasks. Apache 2.0 license.
Published: 02/04/2026
https://openrouter.ai/google/gemma-4-31b-it
Qwen 3.6 Plus builds on a hybrid architecture that combines efficient linear attention with sparse mixture-of-experts routing, enabling strong scalability and high-performance inference. Compared to the 3.5 series, it delivers major gains in agentic coding, front-end development, and overall reasoning, with a significantly improved “vibe coding” experience. The model excels at complex tasks such as 3D scenes, games, and repository-level problem solving, achieving a 78.8 score on SWE-bench Verified. It represents a substantial leap in both pure-text and multimodal capabilities, performing at the level of leading state-of-the-art models.
Published: 02/04/2026
https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3.6-plus
| Model | Capabilities | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) | N/A | 11/03/2026 |
| MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) | N/A | 12/02/2026 |
| Free Models Router | N/A | 01/02/2026 |
| StepFun: Step 3.5 Flash (free) | N/A | 29/01/2026 |
| Arcee AI: Trinity Large Preview (free) | N/A | 27/01/2026 |
| LiquidAI: LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking (free) | N/A | 20/01/2026 |
| LiquidAI: LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct (free) | N/A | 20/01/2026 |
| NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) | N/A | 14/12/2025 |
| Arcee AI: Trinity Mini (free) | N/A | 01/12/2025 |
| NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) | N/A | 28/10/2025 |
# 2026-02-25
The Qwen3.5 Series 35B-A3B is a native vision-language model designed with a hybrid architecture that integrates linear attention mechanisms and a sparse mixture-of-experts model, achieving higher inference efficiency. Its overall performance is comparable to that of the Qwen3.5-27B.
Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:10:22 GMT
The Qwen3.5 native vision-language Flash models are built on a hybrid architecture that integrates a linear attention mechanism with a sparse mixture-of-experts model, achieving higher inference efficiency. Compared to the 3 series, these models deliver a leap forward in performance for both pure text and multimodal tasks, offering fast response times while balancing inference speed and overall performance.
Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:09:36 GMT
LFM2-24B-A2B is the largest model in the LFM2 family of hybrid architectures designed for efficient on-device deployment. Built as a 24B parameter Mixture-of-Experts model with only 2B active parameters per token, it delivers high-quality generation while maintaining low inference costs. The model fits within 32 GB of RAM, making it practical to run on consumer laptops and desktops without sacrificing capability.
Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:45:11 GMT
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools is a variant of Gemini 3.1 Pro that improves tool selection behavior by preventing overuse of a general bash tool when more efficient third-party or user-defined functions are available. This specialized preview endpoint significantly increases function calling reliability and ensures the model selects the most appropriate tool in coding agents and complex, multi-tool workflows.
It retains the core strengths of Gemini 3.1 Pro, including multimodal reasoning across text, image, video, audio, and code, a 1M-token context window, and strong software engineering performance.
Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:58:43 GMT
The Llama Nemotron Embed VL 1B V2 embedding model is optimized for multimodal question-answering retrieval. The model can embed 'documents' in the form of image, text, or image and text combined. Documents can be retrieved given a user query in text form. The model supports images containing text, tables, charts, and infographics.
Note: For the free endpoint, all prompts and output are logged to improve the provider's model and its product and services. Please do not upload any personal, confidential, or otherwise sensitive information. This is a trial use only. Do not use for production or business-critical systems.
Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:43:37 GMT
BY THE OPTMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a sign of how quickly the clean energy landscape is evolving, HydrogenXT has secured a $900 million financing agreement to build an initial fleet of 10 zero-carbon hydrogen production and refueling facilities across the United States. For an industry that, not long ago, was dominated by fossil fuels, […] The post HydrogenXT secures $900 million to launch 10 zero-carbon hydrogen hubs across the US first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions ...
Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:46 +0000
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Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:09 +0000
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Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000