Model drops
Weekly roundups
Once a week we pick the three or four new models that matter most for film work and explain them in plain English. Everything else that shipped is on Model drops.
AI model drops: Pika H3 Flex and SFX v3
Pika H3 Flex hands you separate audio stems, ElevenLabs SFX v3 layers several sounds from one prompt, and SenseTime's Code2Video writes motion graphics as code.
AI model drops: FLUX 3 Max and Fibo 2.0
fal's FLUX 3 Max makes a 10-second clip in about 12 seconds, Fibo 2.0 edits stills, Voxtral 3 brings new voices and Grok Voice 3.0 replies in under a second.
This week in AI model drops: 20 Oct 2026
Kling 4.0 does 30-second takes, ElevenLabs scores your cut, Krea 3 edits in under 8 seconds and FLUX 3 Klein runs on your own GPU. Plus 11 more drops.