EventAI ModelsAugust 23, 2026

Mystery 'stealth model' Ox Alpha appears on OpenRouter

Ox Alpha, a free reasoning model with 1M context and multimodal support, appeared on OpenRouter on Aug 20, 2026, described as a "stealth model" by an anonymous third-party provider. Speculation about its origin ranges from Chinese lab Z.ai's GLM to Microsoft's MAI.

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