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Published: 2026-03-31T14:01:08+00:00
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 |
Full-length songs are priced at $0.08 per song. Lyria 3 is Google's family of music generation models, available through the Gemini API. With Lyria 3, you can generate high-quality, 48kHz stereo audio from text prompts or from images. These models deliver structural coherence, including vocals, timed lyrics, and full instrumental arrangements. Lyria 3 Pro can generate full-length songs with verses, choruses, bridges.
Published: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:48:06 GMT
30 second duration clips are priced at $0.04 per clip. Lyria 3 is Google's family of music generation models, available through the Gemini API. With Lyria 3, you can generate high-quality, 48kHz stereo audio from text prompts or from images. These models deliver structural coherence, including vocals, timed lyrics, and full instrumental arrangements. Lyria 3 Clip can generate short clips, loops, previews.
Published: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:47:35 GMT
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview is the next-generation evolution of the Qwen Plus series, featuring an advanced hybrid architecture that improves efficiency and scalability. It delivers stronger reasoning and more reliable agentic behavior compared to the 3.5 series. In benchmarks, it performs at or above leading state-of-the-art models. Designed as a flagship preview, it excels in agentic coding, front-end development, and complex problem-solving.
Note: The model collects prompt and completion data that can be used to improve the model.
Published: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:26:09 GMT
Reka Flash 3 is a general-purpose, instruction-tuned large language model with 21 billion parameters, developed by Reka. It excels at general chat, coding tasks, instruction-following, and function calling. Featuring a 32K context length and optimized through reinforcement learning (RLOO), it provides competitive performance comparable to proprietary models within a smaller parameter footprint. Ideal for low-latency, local, or on-device deployments, Reka Flash 3 is compact, supports efficient quantization (down to 11GB at 4-bit precision), and employs explicit reasoning tags ("<reasoning>") to indicate its internal thought process.
Reka Flash 3 is primarily an English model with limited multilingual understanding capabilities. The model weights are released under the Apache 2.0 license.
Published: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:53:33 GMT
The Mori3 modular origami robot. Image credit: EPFL. Reproduced under CC-BY-SA. By Celia Luterbacher If the goal of a robot is to perform a function, then minimizing the possibility of failure is a top priority when it comes to robotic design. But this minimization is at odds with the robotic raison d’être: systems with multiple [&#8230;]
Source: robohub.org • Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:01:32 +0000
Artificial intelligence has brought enormous excitement to robotics. Robots can now walk, navigate complex environments, and perform tasks that seemed impossible only a few years ago. But there is a major gap between robot demonstrations and real industrial deployment . A robot that works in a controlled research environment is very different from a robot that operates reliably on a production line. This is the difference between physical AI and operational AI .
Source: blog.robotiq.com • Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:34:29 GMT
Luis Perez is no stranger to pain. At 45-years-old, he has been battling MS most of his life, lost his vision at age 23 due to complications with his condition, and now receives regular plasma infusions to combat symptoms of his autoimmune disease. All of this has been extremely difficult and has led to him [&#8230;] The post Hero Black Lab Was Trained as a Seeing-Eye Dog, but Detected Owner&#8217;s Blood Clot Too appeared first on Good News Network .
Published: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:30:58 +0000
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Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:24 +0000
A small, rural town in South Korea is celebrating the first child birth in 17 years as the country continues to enjoy a rise in its fertility rate. In addition, 4 students enrolled at the town&#8217;s only the school, taking its attendance to 17, another demographic milestone the residents had reason to celebrate. Earlier, GNN [&#8230;] The post Small S. Korea Town Welcomes First Newborn in 17 Years as Nation&#8217;s Fertility Rate Continues to Rise appeared first on Good News Network .
Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:00:43 +0000
43 years ago today, Monty Python&#8217;s The Meaning of Life was released in the United States to modest box office success and enormous cult acclaim. Less of a continuous film like the comedy troupe&#8217;s previous Life of Brain, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail and more of a collection of sketches, The Meaning of Life is divided into various chapters of [&#8230;] The post Good News in History, March 31 appeared first on Good News Network .
Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000
The English singer-songwriter on appreciating good fortune, the benefits of stoicism, and being a trucker in another life The post Life lessons: Rick Astley on what life so far has taught him appeared first on Positive News .
Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:00:42 +0000