Kuaishou rolls out Kling 4.0
On 15 October 2026 Kuaishou's video generation model Kling 4.0 became available to all users, adding longer shots, more dynamic motion and Omni Reference, with a faster Flash variant released alongside it.
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ElevenLabs launches Eleven v4, its most expressive text-to-speech model
On 28 September 2026 ElevenLabs released Eleven v4, a text-to-speech model it calls its most emotive yet, alongside a low-latency Turbo variant; the company says it topped Artificial Analysis and was preferred by about 75% of listeners in blind tests.
PixVerse releases R2 and turns its world model into playable games
On 22 September 2026 PixVerse announced R2, a scaling release of its real-time world model that adds more data, tasks and input types at the same latency, and showed it running playable, prompt-editable worlds.
Suno releases v6, built with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe
On 9 September 2026 Suno released v6, a new generation of music models built with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe, offered in three versions and paired with safeguards that screen uploaded audio and lyrics.
Runway publishes GWM Worlds 2, a real-time interactive world model
Runway published GWM Worlds 2 on 3 September 2026, a research preview that turns high-fidelity video and audio generation into a real-time interactive world model steered by text actions and camera motion.
Stability AI raises a $76 million Series B
On 25 August 2026 Stability AI announced a $76 million Series B whose investors include Sony Music, Universal Music, Warner Music, Electronic Arts and AMD Ventures, taking the funding raised under CEO Prem Akkaraju to about $232 million.
ByteDance releases Seedance 2.5
ByteDance released Seedance 2.5 in July 2026. The model generates up to 30 seconds of video per pass, offers a beta long-video mode, and can edit part of a scene without regenerating the whole clip. It is offered through an API.
Black Forest Labs announces the multimodal FLUX 3
On 23 July 2026 Black Forest Labs announced FLUX 3, a model family for images, video, audio and actions. The video model became generally available on 4 August 2026.
Meta introduces Muse Image and Muse Video
On 7 July 2026 Meta Superintelligence Labs introduced Muse Image and Muse Video, its first media generation models. Muse Image launched in Meta's apps, while Muse Video entered early preview.
Shengshu releases the Vidu S1 real-time interactive video model
On 3 July 2026 Shengshu released Vidu S1, a real-time interactive video generation model that takes voice input during a video call and changes a character's expression, gestures and body movement in response.
Suno raises over $400 million in Series D at a $5.4 billion valuation
Suno announced on 3 June 2026 that it had raised more than $400 million in Series D funding, valuing the AI music company at $5.4 billion post-money, with Bond Capital leading the round.
Stability AI releases Stable Audio 3.0
In May 2026 Stability AI released Stable Audio 3.0 in four sizes, three of them open-weight. The two larger models generate up to 6 minutes 20 seconds of audio and support inpainting and continuation.
Google launches Gemini Omni for conversational video creation
On 19 May 2026 Google added Gemini Omni to the Gemini app, letting subscribers create and edit video through conversational prompts from text, photos and clips, with SynthID watermarks and C2PA Content Credentials attached to the output.
ElevenLabs passes $500M ARR and adds BlackRock, NVIDIA and others as investors
On 5 May 2026 ElevenLabs said it had crossed $500 million in annual recurring revenue and closed a third tranche of its Series D, with BlackRock, NVIDIA's NVentures, Santander and others investing.
OpenAI releases GPT Image 2
On 21 April 2026 OpenAI released gpt-image-2, an image model that generates and edits pictures from text and image inputs and appears in ChatGPT as ChatGPT Images 2.0. It replaced the GPT Image 1 line and was later revised as versions 2.5 and 2.6.
Anthropic Labs launches Claude Design
On 17 April 2026, Anthropic Labs launched Claude Design, a Claude Opus 4.7-powered research preview for Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise subscribers to create designs, prototypes, slides and one-pagers.
HeyGen announces Avatar V
On 8 April 2026 HeyGen announced Avatar V, which it describes as the most realistic AI avatar model in the world; a recording of about 15 seconds is enough to generate video that keeps a person's face, voice and presence.
Midjourney releases the V8 alpha
Midjourney released the V8 alpha on 17 March 2026, generating images about five times faster, with a native 2K --hd mode, improved text rendering, new prompt parameters and a Grid Mode interface. Point releases followed later that year.
ByteDance releases Seedance 2.0, prompting a Hollywood copyright backlash
ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 video model went live on 12 February 2026. Viral clips drew copyright complaints from the Motion Picture Association and Hollywood studios, and ByteDance later paused the global launch, according to The Information.
Runway raises $315 million at a $5.3 billion valuation
On 10 February 2026 Runway announced a $315 million Series E at a $5.3 billion valuation, nearly double its previous valuation, and said the money would fund pre-training of next-generation world models.
Kuaishou launches the Kling 3.0 series
Kuaishou launched the Kling 3.0 series in February 2026. The series uses an All-in-One framework for text, image, audio and video, and launched globally on 5 February as four models.