New & deprecated LLM modelsFebruary 2026
In February 2026, 5 new models were released and 3 models were deprecated or scheduled to sunset. Newest release: gemini-3.1-pro-preview.
New models — February 2026
5 models with a public release date in February 2026, joined to live list prices and benchmark scores.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Best score | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gemini-3.1-pro-preview | Google (Gemini) | $2.00 | $12.00 | 75.6% | 19 Feb 2026 |
| grok-4.20-0309-reasoning | xAI | $2.00 | $6.00 | 89.3% | 17 Feb 2026 |
| grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning | xAI | $2.00 | $6.00 | 89.3% | 17 Feb 2026 |
| claude-sonnet-4-6 | Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | 75.2% | 17 Feb 2026 |
| claude-opus-4-6 | Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 | 78.7% | 5 Feb 2026 |
Deprecated & sunsetting — February 2026
3 models with an upstream retirement or sunset date in February 2026. Plan migrations before the date to avoid broken calls.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Best score | Sunset date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219 | Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | 61.0% | Retired19 Feb 2026 |
| grok-2-vision-1212 | xAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | — | Retired28 Feb 2026 |
| grok-3-mini | xAI | $0.30 | $0.50 | 49.3% | Retired28 Feb 2026 |
Prices from the LLM API Pricing Index, synced daily. Release & benchmark data via Epoch AI (CC BY); deprecation dates from provider metadata. New models are those with a public release date this month that appear in the tracked price catalogue.
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