The AI model race is over. Most people won’t realize it for another six months. Stanford’s 2026 AI Index published the numbers two weeks ago. Arena Elo ratings across every major lab: Anthropic 1,503. xAI 1,495. Google 1,494. OpenAI 1,481. Alibaba 1,449. DeepSeek 1,424.
Stanford AI Index: Model race over per Elo ratings
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