Western labs · 5 tracked
Frontier AI Overview
Every frontier lab, model release and announcement in one place.
Token Volume Share
~30%
OpenRouter, mid-2026
VENTURE FUNDING
$255.5B
PitchBook, Q1 2026
Infrastructure Investment
$725B
US hyperscalers, 2026
Lab Activity Index
western · last 7 days
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Latest Feed
TechCrunch · The Verge · VentureBeat · more- 2026-09-19Trump says it’s time to rebrand AI with a new name — and he’s also creating an AI ForceReleaseTechCrunch
- 2026-09-19Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companiesReleaseTechCrunch · Google DeepMind
- 2026-09-19The US Navy just told us what’s on its tech wish list for the next several yearsReleaseTechCrunch
- 2026-09-19Petlibro’s new AI-powered feeder is a game changer for multi-cat homesReleaseTechCrunch
- 2026-09-19AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievableResearchTechCrunch
- 2026-09-19Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarkingReleaseTechCrunch
- 2026-09-19Tilly Norwood’s press tour is going about as well as you’d expect for an AIReleaseTechCrunch
- 2026-09-19Meta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you thinkReleaseThe Verge
- 2026-09-19OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the webReleaseThe Verge · OpenAI
- 2026-09-19Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already HappeningReleaseWIRED
Top Models Currently
index by#1 · Anthropic
Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback)
53.4
index
- Released
- 2026-09-01
- Coding
- 81.6
- Speed
- 71 t/s
- $/1M
- $20
#2 · Anthropic
Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort, Default Fallback)
53.2
index
- Released
- 2026-09-01
- Coding
- 80.7
- Speed
- 55.6 t/s
- $/1M
- $20
#3 · OpenAI
GPT-6 Astra (max)
52.7
index
- Released
- 2026-09-03
- Coding
- 76.9
- Speed
- 59.6 t/s
- $/1M
- $20
#4 · OpenAI
GPT-6 Astra (xhigh)
52.4
index
- Released
- 2026-09-03
- Coding
- 75.9
- Speed
- 56.2 t/s
- $/1M
- $20
#5 · Anthropic
Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort, Default Fallback)
51.2
index
- Released
- 2026-09-01
- Coding
- 79.1
- Speed
- 54.2 t/s
- $/1M
- $20