RADAR ARCHIVE

Week 49, 2025

4 tools added to the directory and 5 launches tracked, Dec 1 – 7, 2025.

Added to the directory (4)

Tested and written up.

The 128K-context MoE flagship that introduced sparse attention
Added Dec 1, 2025
DeepSeek V3
Why: V3.2 introduced DeepSeek Sparse Attention and unified thinking modes, making it the architectural bridge that enabled the later 1M-context V4 family.
Freemium Best for Long-Context MoE Visit
Strong general-reasoning model with interleaved thinking
Added Dec 1, 2025
GLM-4
Why: GLM-4.7 is the cost-effective sweet spot for long-context reasoning and general-purpose agent work before stepping up to the GLM-5 series.
Paid Best for General Reasoning Visit
Vision-language model for visual reasoning and UI replication
Added Dec 1, 2025
GLM-4
Why: GLM-4.6V is the practical vision tier for turning screenshots and images into working code or structured analysis.
Paid Best for Visual Reasoning Visit
Tripo's latest high-fidelity 3D generation model
Added Dec 1, 2025
Tripo 4
Paid Best for Fidelity Visit

On the radar (5)

Reported in the daily briefing this week. Not reviewed for the directory.

Bloomberg Technology 2025-12-02

France's Mistral Debuts New Models to Keep Pace in AI Race

Mistral AI, Europe's leading artificial intelligence startup, released its next generation of models pitched as more adaptable than alternatives from larger rivals OpenAI and Alphabet Inc.'s Google.

Bloomberg Technology 2025-12-01

DeepSeek Debuts New AI Models to Rival Google and OpenAI

China's DeepSeek unveiled two new versions of an experimental artificial-intelligence model it released weeks ago, adding fresh capabilities the startup said would help with combining reasoning and executing certain actions autonomously.