diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-bot-aib-tournament.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-bot-aib-tournament.yaml
index 92c4633e..077c4c6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-bot-aib-tournament.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-bot-aib-tournament.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,64 @@ jobs:
 
   # NOTE: don't remove any of the open source models, since these are the best option for a long term baseline (other models get deprecated)
 
+  #################################### August 2026 new bots ####################################
+
+  bot_muse_spark_1_2:
+    needs: precache_asknews
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
+    with:
+      bot_name: "METAC_MUSE_SPARK_1_2"
+      metac_name: "metac-muse-spark-1-2+asknews"
+      cache_key: asknews-cache-${{ github.run_id }}
+    secrets:
+      INPUT_METACULUS_TOKENS: ${{ secrets.METACULUS_TOKENS }}
+      INPUT_METACULUS_API_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.METACULUS_API_BASE_URL }}
+      INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
+      INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
+      INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
+
+  bot_qwen_3_8_max:
+    needs: precache_asknews
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
+    with:
+      bot_name: "METAC_QWEN_3_8_MAX"
+      metac_name: "metac-qwen-3-8-max+asknews"
+      cache_key: asknews-cache-${{ github.run_id }}
+    secrets:
+      INPUT_METACULUS_TOKENS: ${{ secrets.METACULUS_TOKENS }}
+      INPUT_METACULUS_API_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.METACULUS_API_BASE_URL }}
+      INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
+      INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
+      INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
+
+  bot_inkling_small:
+    needs: precache_asknews
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
+    with:
+      bot_name: "METAC_INKLING_SMALL"
+      metac_name: "metac-inkling-small+asknews"
+      cache_key: asknews-cache-${{ github.run_id }}
+    secrets:
+      INPUT_METACULUS_TOKENS: ${{ secrets.METACULUS_TOKENS }}
+      INPUT_METACULUS_API_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.METACULUS_API_BASE_URL }}
+      INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
+      INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
+      INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
+
+  bot_deepseek_v4_flash:
+    needs: precache_asknews
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
+    with:
+      bot_name: "METAC_DEEPSEEK_V4_FLASH"
+      metac_name: "metac-deepseek-v4-flash+asknews"
+      cache_key: asknews-cache-${{ github.run_id }}
+    secrets:
+      INPUT_METACULUS_TOKENS: ${{ secrets.METACULUS_TOKENS }}
+      INPUT_METACULUS_API_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.METACULUS_API_BASE_URL }}
+      INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
+      INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
+      INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
+
   #################################### July 2026 new bots ####################################
 
   bot_claude_opus_5:
diff --git a/run_bots.py b/run_bots.py
index 6507a7d9..a03a694c 100644
--- a/run_bots.py
+++ b/run_bots.py
@@ -619,6 +619,48 @@ def get_default_bot_dict() -> dict[str, RunBotConfig]:  # NOSONAR
     }
 
     mode_base_bot_mapping = {
+        ############################ Bots started in August 2026 ############################
+        "METAC_MUSE_SPARK_1_2": {
+            "estimated_cost_per_question": roughly_gpt_5_cost * 0.425,
+            "bot": create_bot(
+                llm=GeneralLlm(
+                    model="openrouter/meta/muse-spark-1.2",
+                    temperature=default_temperature,
+                ),
+            ),
+            "tournaments": TournConfig.aib_and_site,
+        },
+        "METAC_QWEN_3_8_MAX": {
+            "estimated_cost_per_question": roughly_gpt_5_cost * 0.6,
+            "bot": create_bot(
+                llm=GeneralLlm(
+                    model="openrouter/qwen/qwen3.8-max",
+                    temperature=default_temperature,
+                ),
+            ),
+            "tournaments": TournConfig.aib_and_site,
+        },
+        "METAC_INKLING_SMALL": {
+            "estimated_cost_per_question": roughly_gpt_5_cost * 0.12,
+            "bot": create_bot(
+                llm=GeneralLlm(
+                    model="openrouter/thinkingmachines/inkling-small",
+                    temperature=default_temperature,
+                ),
+            ),
+            "tournaments": TournConfig.aib_and_site,
+        },
+        "METAC_DEEPSEEK_V4_FLASH": {
+            "estimated_cost_per_question": roughly_deepseek_r1_cost * 0.072,
+            "bot": create_bot(
+                llm=GeneralLlm(
+                    model="openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731",
+                    temperature=default_temperature,
+                    timeout=5 * 60,
+                ),
+            ),
+            "tournaments": TournConfig.aib_and_site,
+        },
         ############################ Bots started in July 2026 ############################
         "METAC_CLAUDE_OPUS_5": {
             "estimated_cost_per_question": roughly_opus_4_5_cost,