# Newsletter October 5, 2026: New releases: Kolibri-1 and Olmo-core 3

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# Newsletter Monday, October 5, 2026

Daily update on the AI tools we track. Headings come from public sources (X, GitHub, Hacker News); the Dutch commentary and summary are machine-generated. Each heading links to our own news page on that topic; the source link is next to it.

## In brief

Aleph Alpha has released the open-weights model Kolibri-1. Additionally, the Allen Institute launched Olmo-core 3, focused on training trillion-parameter Mixture-of-Experts models. Finally, recent LLM updates show a pattern of incremental improvements in speed and intelligence combined with new pricing models.

## Models & pricing

- [LLM updates are starting to feel like iPhone releases. New model: slightly faster slightly smarter new pricing everyone argues for 3 days](/nieuws-modellen-prijzen#i-12d263bfd2) · [source: X](https://x.com/dev_maims/status/2104941881444503714) · 2026-09-29The post discusses a new LLM model that is slightly faster and smarter with a new pricing model, which is relevant to indie developers because it can impact their costs and performance.

## Repos, releases & updates

- [AI BRIEF | Oct 4, 2026 Open weights and the data-center fight @ryan_eminhizer at X Studios MODEL RELEASES Aleph Alpha dropped Kolibri-1 on O](/nieuws-repos-releases#i-4966a8e7ef) · [source: X](https://x.com/ryan_eminhizer/status/2106748205199462420) · 2026-10-04The article reports the release of Kolibri-1 by Aleph Alpha, an open-weights model, which could be interesting for indie developers to use without large data centers.

- [🤖 AI NEWS ROUNDUP — October 3, 2026 1️⃣ ALLEN INSTITUTE RELEASES OLMO-CORE 3 FOR TRILLION-PARAMETER MoE TRAINING Ai2 shipped Olmo-core 3, an](/nieuws-repos-releases#i-d348763c27) · [source: X](https://x.com/TraffAlex/status/2106397186846040475) · 2026-10-03The headline reports that the Allen Institute has released Olmo-core 3 for trillion-parameter MoE training, which is relevant to indie developers who want to train or use large models.

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