LG AI Research
LG AI Research ranks #33 of 91 providers on BenchLeader by its best model, with 5 ranked models. Its best model is K-EXAONE at 49.6 on the BenchLeader Index, strongest in instruction following. All models ship open weights. It has shipped 4 dated releases, roughly one every 125 days; the last was 12 Aug 2026, so the next would be due between 26 Oct 2026 and 3 Feb 2027 on that pattern.
- Provider rank
- #33
- by best model
- Best index
- 49.6
- K-EXAONE (thinking)
- Ranked models
- 5
- 5 open weights
- Cheapest ranked
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Release timeline
Each model’s best configuration by release date. The top eight are labelled; hover any point for its name.
- LG AI Research5
Next release
Over the last two years LG AI Research shipped 4 distinct models, one every 125 days on median. The latest arrived on 12 Aug 2026.
If the cadence holds, the next one lands between 26 Oct 2026 and 3 Feb 2027.
An estimate from past release dates only. It knows nothing about roadmaps or announcements.
Models
Every LG AI Research model with a result, one row per model; switch to all configurations to see each reasoning effort.
| # | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K-EXAONE(Dec 2025)thinkingopen | 49.6±8 | – | – | – | 256k | 2025-12-31 | 2025-12-31 · stale |
| 2 | K Exaone 2.0 0803open | 49.5±6 | – | – | – | 262k | 2026-08-12 | 2026-08-12 |
| 3 | EXAONE 4.5 33Bthinkingopen ↗ | 48.6±5 | – | – | – | 262k | 2026-04-09 | 2026-04-09 · stale |
| 4 | EXAONE 4.0 32Bthinkingopen ↗ | 42.6±2 | – | – | – | 131k | 2025-07-15 | 2025-07-15 · stale |
| 5 | Exaone 4.0 1.2Bno reasoningopen ↗ | 37.5±5 | – | – | – | 64k | 2025-07-15 | 2025-07-15 · stale |
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