From “Notify me” until the product actually launches, what is the typical length or trend of that waiting period?
Flint 4 (GL-BE14000) - GL.iNet
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Just a quick glance into my fortune teller ball: 9-12 months.
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I predict around Q3, if they have unforseen problems Q4.
I mean, the time line of the gl sdk is also close, but I still think for the Flint 4 to come out a little later but not much, I'm looking towards november or december, thats my guess.
With current RAM prices through the roof, wil this affect the price of routers too?
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Launching in Q3 2026.
Flint 4 is a powerful tri-band Wi-Fi 7 desktop router delivering speeds of up to 13.6 Gbps. Powered by a MediaTek CPU, it features a 10G Ethernet port and an SFP+ port, ensuring compatibility with high-speed GPON and optical networks and enabling businesses to fully leverage enterprise-grade connectivity. With nine Ethernet ports, Flint 4 also supports extensive wired deployments.
For enhanced usability, Flint 4 includes a 2.4-inch touchscreen for intuitive local monitoring and configuration. It also integrates DPI functionality to provide advanced network visibility and security, helping detect and mitigate potential malware threats.
GL.iNet Debuts Secure Remote Access for Enterprises at MWC - GL.iNet
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That’s awesome.
nice! let’s see which mtk chip is there exactly
with MediaTek MT7988A according to a reddit post.
Comparison with the MT6000 (GL.iNet Flint 2)
The GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) uses the MediaTek MT7986A (Filogic 830), a quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 running at 2.0 GHz.
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Performance difference: The MediaTek MT7988A (Cortex-A73 cores) is significantly more powerful than the MT7986A (Cortex-A53 cores). Even though the clock speed of the MT7988A may be slightly lower (1.8 GHz vs. 2.0 GHz), the more modern Cortex-A73 architecture delivers an estimated 40% to over 60% higher instructions-per-clock (IPC) performance compared to the A53 cores in the MT6000.
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Network performance: The MT7988A (Filogic 880) is designed as a platform for next-generation Wi-Fi 7 devices, supporting far higher throughput (up to 36 Gbps PHY) than the Flint 2 with Wi-Fi 6.
Summary:
The MT7988A is a next-generation, enterprise-class CPU that significantly outperforms the MT7986A in the GL-MT6000 in terms of raw processing power and tunneling capabilities (VPN/VLAN).
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Is that an SPF port or SPF+, it would suck to have fiber but still limited to 1gbps.
I hope that they get it into the hands of OPENWRT Developers well ahead of release time like they did for the Flint 2 for those of us that run OPENWRT. Also, I assume they’ll be doing Early Bird Offers with Overseas shipment and that it can be shipped to the U.S. ??
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I think one thing what perhaps really could help OpenWrt devs if they can release a blueprint of the circuit especially the ethernet ports like how the switch is defined 
Since it is a combo 10gbps port, it’ll surely be sfp+.
nice! I’ll definitely give this one a go!