Timeline
Each node represents a major model release. Size indicates parameter count. Expanded spacing keeps the date axis intact while offsetting crowded frontier releases into readable lanes.
2017 — 2026-10-14
From 65M parameters to 2.8 trillion. From BERT to reasoning agents.
An interactive exploration of the AI race that's reshaping the world.
Each node represents a major model release. Size indicates parameter count. Expanded spacing keeps the date axis intact while offsetting crowded frontier releases into readable lanes.
Frontier Snapshot
Checked 2026-10-14. AA Intelligence Index v4.3.2: MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.3, versus Claude Opus 5.5 at 57.6. The general reasoning gap is 11.3 points within the reviewed cohort. AA Coding Agent Index v1.5: GLM-5.3 scores 53.6, versus Claude Sonnet 5.5 at 68.4. The coding systems gap is 14.8 points within the reviewed cohort. AutomationBench-AA v1.0.6 objective score: GLM-5.3 scores 62.2, versus GPT-6 Astra at 68.5. The workflow automation gap is 6.3 percentage points within the reviewed cohort.
Sources: Claude Fable 5.1 · Claude Mythos 5.1 · GPT-6 Astra · Gemini 3.8 Flash · Muse Spark 1.3 · GLM-5.3 · GLM-5.3-Flash · Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B · Qwen3.8 27B · Qwen3.8-Flash-Next · DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 · DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp · MiniCPM5-2B · Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta · Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber · Claude Opus 5.5 · GPT-6 Sol · GPT-6 Luna · Grok 4.7 · DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · MiMo-V2.6-Pro · MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL · MiMo-V2.6-Distill-Qwen-9B · Ling-3.0-flash-Fin · Step 5 Preview · Qwen3.8 Max (0902) · Gemini 3.8 Live · Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking · GPT-6.1 Sol · Claude Sonnet 5.5 · Gemini 4 Argon · Ling 3.1 Flash · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview · Solar Mini 4 · OrcaSAQ-2 27B · Ternary Bonsai 2 27B · Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash · Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS · Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS · GPT-Live 1 · GPT-Rosalind · Claude Haiku 5.5 · Mistral Large 4 · Reflection Beam · Kolibri-1 · Muse Wonder · Muse Wonder Full · Muse Glimmer 30B · GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · GPT Image 2.5 Flare · Nano Banana 2.1 · Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo · Nemotron 3.5 Lightning · Hy4 Preview