Product Timeline

The roadmap

From open beta to production scale, Q2 2026 through Q4 2026.

Q2 2026Foundation

8C1 Open Beta

Active

Public beta of the 13B language model with no telemetry from the client.

$8C token launch

Planned

Launch of the $8C network token on Base, aligning access and incentives across the 8core ecosystem.

Self Hosted API Release

Planned

Open source API and SDK for local 8C1 deployment.

Developer Community Launch

Planned

Launch of community hub, documentation, and support channels.

Q3 2026Production

8C1 Production Release

Planned

Stable release with enterprise licensing and commercial support.

Desktop LLM App

Planned

Native desktop application for Windows, macOS, and Linux with local model execution and no telemetry from the client.

Q4 2026Scale

Fine tuning workflows

Planned

Roadmap aligned fine tuning and proprietary data pipelines for ML organizations.

Extended context

Planned

Larger effective context windows and higher throughput tiers for long running agent jobs.