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      "slug": "2024-03-13-claude-3-haiku",
      "date": "2024-03-13",
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      "title": "Claude 3 Haiku",
      "detail": "The fastest, most affordable model in its intelligence class, in the API and for Claude Pro users.",
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      "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-3-haiku",
      "source_title": "Claude 3 Haiku: our fastest model yet",
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      "title": "Gemini 1.5 Flash",
      "detail": "A lighter, faster model with a 1 million token context window; 1.5 Pro's window grows to 2 million.",
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        "small-models"
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        "2024-12-11-gemini-2-0-flash"
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      "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/google-gemini-update-flash-ai-assistant-io-2024/",
      "source_title": "Gemini breaks new ground with a faster model, longer context, AI agents and more",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2024-05-14-gemini-1-5-flash",
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      "title": "GPT-4o mini",
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      "source_title": "GPT-4o mini: advancing cost-efficient intelligence",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2024-07-18-gpt-4o-mini",
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      "title": "o1-mini",
      "detail": "A cost-efficient reasoning model alongside o1.",
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        "small-models"
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        "2025-01-31-openai-o3-mini"
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      "source_title": "OpenAI o1-mini",
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      "slug": "2024-10-22-claude-3-5-haiku-new-3-5-sonnet",
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      "lab": "anthropic",
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      "importance": "minor",
      "title": "Upgraded Claude 3.5 Sonnet and 3.5 Haiku",
      "detail": "A refreshed, more capable Claude 3.5 Sonnet and a new Claude 3.5 Haiku model.",
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      ],
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        "2024-06-21-claude-3-5-sonnet"
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      "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/news/3-5-models-and-computer-use",
      "source_title": "Introducing computer use, a new Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Claude 3.5 Haiku",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2024-10-22-claude-3-5-haiku-new-3-5-sonnet",
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      "title": "Gemini 2.0 Flash",
      "detail": "First Gemini 2.0 model, with native image and audio output and tool use; beats 1.5 Pro at twice the speed.",
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        "2025-02-05-gemini-2-0-flash-flash-lite-and-pro"
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      "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/google-gemini-ai-update-december-2024/",
      "source_title": "Introducing Gemini 2.0: our new AI model for the agentic era",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2024-12-11-gemini-2-0-flash",
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      "title": "OpenAI o3-mini",
      "detail": "A new small model in the reasoning line.",
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        "small-models"
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        "2025-04-16-o3-and-o4-mini"
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      "source_title": "OpenAI o3-mini",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2025-01-31-openai-o3-mini",
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      "title": "Gemini 2.0 Flash, Flash-Lite and Pro",
      "detail": "2.0 Flash is generally available, with 2.0 Pro Experimental (2 million tokens) and Flash-Lite in preview.",
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        "small-models"
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        "2025-03-25-gemini-2-5-pro"
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      "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/gemini-model-updates-february-2025/",
      "source_title": "Gemini 2.0 is now available to everyone",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2025-02-05-gemini-2-0-flash-flash-lite-and-pro",
      "image": "https://frontierlog.ai/og/2025-02-05-gemini-2-0-flash-flash-lite-and-pro.png"
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      "date": "2025-04-17",
      "lab": "google",
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      "importance": "minor",
      "title": "Gemini 2.5 Flash",
      "detail": "Preview of a hybrid reasoning model with thinking that can be switched on or off, in the Gemini API and the Gemini app.",
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        "small-models"
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        "2025-06-17-gemini-2-5-ga-and-2-5-flash"
      ],
      "source": "https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/gemini/gemini-2-5-flash-preview/",
      "source_title": "Developers can now start building with Gemini 2.5 Flash.",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2025-04-17-gemini-2-5-flash",
      "image": "https://frontierlog.ai/og/2025-04-17-gemini-2-5-flash.png"
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      "slug": "2025-06-17-gemini-2-5-ga-and-2-5-flash",
      "date": "2025-06-17",
      "lab": "google",
      "kind": "model",
      "importance": "minor",
      "title": "Gemini 2.5 GA and 2.5 Flash-Lite",
      "detail": "Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro become stable and generally available, and 2.5 Flash-Lite launches in preview.",
      "tags": [
        "small-models"
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      "related": [
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      "source": "https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/gemini/gemini-2-5-model-family-expands/",
      "source_title": "We’re expanding our Gemini 2.5 family of models",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2025-06-17-gemini-2-5-ga-and-2-5-flash",
      "image": "https://frontierlog.ai/og/2025-06-17-gemini-2-5-ga-and-2-5-flash.png"
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      "slug": "2025-10-15-claude-haiku-4-5",
      "date": "2025-10-15",
      "lab": "anthropic",
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      "importance": "minor",
      "title": "Claude Haiku 4.5",
      "detail": "A small model with coding performance similar to Sonnet 4 at one-third the cost and over twice the speed.",
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        "small-models"
      ],
      "related": [
        "2025-09-29-claude-sonnet-4-5",
        "2026-10-07-claude-haiku-5-5"
      ],
      "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-haiku-4-5",
      "source_title": "Introducing Claude Haiku 4.5",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2025-10-15-claude-haiku-4-5",
      "image": "https://frontierlog.ai/og/2025-10-15-claude-haiku-4-5.png"
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      "slug": "2025-12-17-gemini-3-flash",
      "date": "2025-12-17",
      "lab": "google",
      "kind": "model",
      "importance": "minor",
      "title": "Gemini 3 Flash",
      "detail": "Fast, lower-cost Gemini 3 model that surpasses 2.5 Pro on many benchmarks, at under a quarter the cost of 3 Pro.",
      "tags": [
        "small-models"
      ],
      "related": [
        "2025-11-18-gemini-3-pro",
        "2026-03-03-gemini-3-1-flash-lite",
        "2026-05-19-gemini-3-5-flash"
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      "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/build-with-gemini-3-flash/",
      "source_title": "Build with Gemini 3 Flash, frontier intelligence that scales with you",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2025-12-17-gemini-3-flash",
      "image": "https://frontierlog.ai/og/2025-12-17-gemini-3-flash.png"
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      "slug": "2026-03-03-gemini-3-1-flash-lite",
      "date": "2026-03-03",
      "lab": "google",
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      "importance": "minor",
      "title": "Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite",
      "detail": "Fastest, most cost-efficient Gemini 3 series model, in preview in the Gemini API and Vertex AI.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "related": [
        "2025-12-17-gemini-3-flash"
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      "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-1-flash-lite/",
      "source_title": "Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Built for intelligence at scale",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2026-03-03-gemini-3-1-flash-lite",
      "image": "https://frontierlog.ai/og/2026-03-03-gemini-3-1-flash-lite.png"
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      "lab": "openai",
      "kind": "model",
      "importance": "minor",
      "title": "GPT-5.4 mini and nano",
      "detail": "Smaller, faster GPT-5.4 versions for coding, tool use and high-volume API and sub-agent workloads.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "related": [
        "2026-03-05-gpt-5-4"
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      "source": "https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-4-mini-and-nano",
      "source_title": "Introducing GPT-5.4 mini and nano",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2026-03-17-gpt-5-4-mini-nano",
      "image": "https://frontierlog.ai/og/2026-03-17-gpt-5-4-mini-nano.png"
    },
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      "slug": "2026-05-19-gemini-3-5-flash",
      "date": "2026-05-19",
      "lab": "google",
      "kind": "model",
      "importance": "major",
      "title": "Gemini 3.5 Flash",
      "detail": "First Gemini 3.5 model, Google's strongest for agents and coding, in the Gemini app, AI Mode and the API.",
      "tags": [
        "small-models"
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      "related": [
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        "2026-07-21-gemini-3-5-flash-cyber",
        "2026-07-21-gemini-3-6-flash-and-3-5-flash"
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      "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-5/",
      "source_title": "Gemini 3.5: frontier intelligence with action",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2026-05-19-gemini-3-5-flash",
      "image": "https://frontierlog.ai/og/2026-05-19-gemini-3-5-flash.png"
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      "slug": "2026-07-21-gemini-3-6-flash-and-3-5-flash",
      "date": "2026-07-21",
      "lab": "google",
      "kind": "model",
      "importance": "minor",
      "title": "Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite",
      "detail": "3.6 Flash improves coding and knowledge work with 17% fewer output tokens; 3.5 Flash-Lite is the fastest 3.5.",
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      ],
      "related": [
        "2026-05-19-gemini-3-5-flash",
        "2026-08-13-gemini-3-7-flash"
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      "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-6-flash-3-5-flash-lite-3-5-flash-cyber/",
      "source_title": "Introducing Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2026-07-21-gemini-3-6-flash-and-3-5-flash",
      "image": "https://frontierlog.ai/og/2026-07-21-gemini-3-6-flash-and-3-5-flash.png"
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      "slug": "2026-08-13-gemini-3-7-flash",
      "date": "2026-08-13",
      "lab": "google",
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      "importance": "minor",
      "title": "Gemini 3.7 Flash",
      "detail": "Flash model for coding and agents, with an introductory price of $0.75/1M input and $3.75/1M output tokens.",
      "tags": [
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        "2026-09-02-gemini-3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash"
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      "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-3-7-flash/",
      "source_title": "Introducing Gemini 3.7 Flash",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2026-08-13-gemini-3-7-flash",
      "image": "https://frontierlog.ai/og/2026-08-13-gemini-3-7-flash.png"
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      "slug": "2026-09-02-gemini-3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash",
      "date": "2026-09-02",
      "lab": "google",
      "kind": "model",
      "importance": "minor",
      "title": "Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber",
      "detail": "3.8 Flash improves coding and reasoning at 3.7's price; 3.8 Flash Cyber goes to trusted defenders via Fairwind.",
      "tags": [
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        "cybersecurity"
      ],
      "related": [
        "2026-07-21-gemini-3-5-flash-cyber",
        "2026-08-13-gemini-3-7-flash"
      ],
      "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash-cyber/",
      "source_title": "Introducing Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2026-09-02-gemini-3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash",
      "image": "https://frontierlog.ai/og/2026-09-02-gemini-3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash.png"
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    {
      "slug": "2026-10-07-claude-haiku-5-5",
      "date": "2026-10-07",
      "lab": "anthropic",
      "kind": "model",
      "importance": "minor",
      "title": "Claude Haiku 5.5",
      "detail": "Fastest small Claude model, built for high-volume work like summarization, subagents and browser use.",
      "tags": [
        "small-models"
      ],
      "related": [
        "2026-09-22-claude-opus-5-5",
        "2026-09-28-claude-sonnet-5-5",
        "2025-10-15-claude-haiku-4-5"
      ],
      "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude-haiku-5-5",
      "source_title": "Introducing Claude Haiku 5.5",
      "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/event/2026-10-07-claude-haiku-5-5",
      "image": "https://frontierlog.ai/og/2026-10-07-claude-haiku-5-5.png"
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