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Major AI model releases have accelerated every year since ChatGPT launched. We track 194 frontier models across 10 labs — the number of major releases rose from 20 in 2023 to 82 in 2025, a 4.1× jump in the monthly release rate, with 40 more already shipped in 2026 (through 20 Jul 2026).
Releases by Lab Over Time
Models shipped each quarter, stacked by lab — the total is accelerating and the field is getting more crowded.
Release Pace
Average new models shipped per month, by full year.
Combined Cumulative Releases Over Time
The compounding pace of frontier model releases across all labs.
Cumulative Releases by Lab
Total models shipped over time by each lab — click a lab to switch the view.
Release Frequency (Per Month)
New models shipped each calendar month.
Releases by Year
Year-over-year totals. 2026 is partial (through Jul 20).
Releases by Day of Week
Which days of the week labs ship on.
Current Frontier Leaders by Benchmark
The top-scoring model on every benchmark we track. Newer benchmarks (SWE-Bench Pro, HLE, OSWorld, GDPval) only have a handful of entries so far, so this is a snapshot rather than a trend.
Release Cadence
Average number of days between releases per company. Shorter bars = ships more often.
Total Releases by Company
How fast are AI models being released?
The pace of major AI model releases has accelerated every year since ChatGPT launched on 30 November 2022. Across the 10 labs we track, the number of major releases climbed from 20 in 2023 to 51 in 2024 and 82 in 2025 — roughly a 4.1× increase in the monthly release rate over that span. So far in 2026, AI companies have released another 40 models (through 20 Jul 2026).
In total we track 194frontier model releases. The charts above show monthly release frequency, cumulative growth, each lab's release cadence, and how the field has grown more crowded over time. See the full release timeline or compare any two models head-to-head.
Methodology: we count publicly released models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, SpaceXAI, DeepSeek, Mistral, Moonshot AI, and Cursor, including major point releases and size/variant tiers (e.g. mini, fast, and pro). Figures update automatically as new models ship and reflect the data as of 20 Jul 2026.