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GLM 5.5, Qwen 3.8 Max, DeepSeek V4, and Gemini: What AI Models Are Coming in August 2026
Within a five-week window, the AI industry shipped GPT-5.6, Kimi K3, Gemini 3.6 Flash, and GLM-5.2. But the pipeline is far from empty. Here is what we know about the next wave: GLM 5.5, Alibaba Qwen 3.8 Max with confirmed open weights, DeepSeek V4 full release, and the next Google Gemini flagship — all likely to land before September.