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Upstage

Upstage

5 models across 3 families · Latest: Upstage Solar Pro 3 (2026-01)

Developing AI for interactive entertainment.

CodingRAGAgentsLong contextClassificationJSON / Tool useBusinessKorea

Upstage's portfolio covers 5 active models across 3 current families, spanning coding, rag, and agents. Open a model detail page to compare provider routes and sourced benchmarks.

Covers 6 workload areas across 5 active tracked models; last verified 2026-06-01.

Use it for

  • Teams evaluating coding, rag, and agents across this lab's releases
  • Comparing model families before committing to a flagship
  • Migration and pricing follow-ups across 5 tracked models

Do not use it for

  • Choosing a hosting provider without opening a model page for price ladders

Active models

5

Current models from this lab, excluding deprecated ones

Active families

3

Current model families from this lab

Open catalog

5 open

5 open source / 0 open weights

Lowest output price

$0.150 /1M

Cheapest tracked output across active models, per 1M tokens

Latest dated release

2026-01-27

Upstage Solar Pro 3

Freshness

2026-06-01

Researched 31d ago

aging

Information

Founded2020
Yongin, Ch'ungch'ong-namdo, South Korea

Release cadence

Showing 5 recent dated releases (full timeline below). Latest: Upstage Solar Pro 3 (2026-01-27).

Where this lab wins

  • Coding: 1 tracked model with SWE-bench / HumanEval-style scores.
  • RAG: 1 tracked model with ruler / needle retrieval benchmarks.
  • Agentic: 1 tracked model with BFCL, tau-bench, and SWE-bench tool-use coverage.
  • Long-context: 1 tracked model with context-token or InfiniteBench-class signal.

Flagship quality / price signal

Flagship: Upstage Solar Pro 3 (best sourced coding quality-per-dollar in this portfolio).

Coding task grade C · swe-bench-verified score 28.6 · cheapest tracked output $0.600 per 1M tokens

Upstage is a South Korean AI company founded in 2020. Developing AI for interactive entertainment. Upstage ships 3 model families totaling 5 models, with the most recent release Upstage Solar Pro 3 in 2026-01. Notable families include Solar Pro, Solar Mini, and Solar 0. Use it as a stable reference for lab background, release coverage, and follow-up model pages as they are. View official API endpoints, benchmark performance, and coding/agent fit for every Upstage model.

About

Upstage is a South Korean AI company that develops cutting-edge technologies for interactive entertainment, including video games, virtual reality, and augmented reality experiences. Their work focuses on creating intelligent characters, procedural content generation, and adaptive gameplay systems that enhance user engagement and immersion. For example, Upstage's AI could enable dynamic storytelling, where the narrative adapts to player choices and actions, or personalized gameplay experiences that tailor difficulty, pacing, and rewards to individual preferences. Software engineers and SaaS executives in the gaming and entertainment industries can leverage Upstage's technologies to build more engaging, immersive, and personalized experiences that captivate audiences and drive business growth.

Featured models

ModelReleasedContextInput price ($/1M)Output price ($/1M)LicenseOpenness
Upstage Solar Pro 32026-01-27200k$0.15$0.6Apache 2.0Open source
SOLAR 10.7B2024-06-244k$0.3$0.3Apache 2.0Open source
SOLAR 10.7B Japanese2024-06-244k$0.30$0.30Apache 2.0Open source

Model families

Recent releases

  1. Upstage Solar Pro 3- 2026-01-27
  2. SOLAR 10.7B- 2024-06-24
  3. SOLAR 10.7B Japanese- 2024-06-24
  4. Fireworks Solar-10.7B-Instruct-v1.0- 2024-05-28
  5. SOLAR 0 70B- 2023-10-26

FAQ

Who founded Upstage and when?

Upstage was founded in 2020 and is associated with Yongin, Ch'ungch'ong-namdo, South Korea.

What models has Upstage released?

Upstage ships 5 models across 3 families: Solar Pro, Solar Mini, and Solar 0.

Is Upstage's technology open source?

All tracked models are released under Open Source.

Where is Upstage headquartered?

Upstage is headquartered in Yongin, Ch'ungch'ong-namdo, South Korea.

What is Upstage known for?

Developing AI for interactive entertainment. Its most prominent tracked family is Solar Pro.

How can I access Upstage's models?

Upstage's models are available via Upstage Console, Fireworks AI, Microsoft Foundry, NVIDIA NIM, and OpenRouter.

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Last reviewed: 2026-06-01. Data sourced from public lab announcements and provider documentation.