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Mysterious 'stealth model' Ox Alpha sparks speculation on OpenRouter

Ox Alpha, a free reasoning model for coding and agentic work, appeared on OpenRouter on Aug 20, 2026, with a 1M context. Its anonymous developer has sparked speculation, with guesses ranging from China's Z.ai GLM to Microsoft's MAI.

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3 days · 1 report · 4 community posts · from Aug 21

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