Mystery model Ox Alpha appears on OpenRouter, free with 1M context

Ox Alpha, a free stealth model with 1M context and multimodal support, appeared on OpenRouter on Aug 20, 2026. Early tests show it outperforming GPT-5.6 Sol and Fable 5 Max, with a SWE-bench Verified Mini score of 96%.
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