AI trends and statistics
Data as of 2 Nov 2026 · last updated
Where AI models stand and how they got there, computed from the same daily data as the leaderboards. Each section opens its full page, with sources, a method note and a citation to copy.
Who is winning the AI race?
Claude Opus 5.5 by Anthropic is the best AI model available on the BenchLeader Index (69.2), in the lead since September 2026; the lead has changed hands 9 times since June 2024.
The AI race: the best AI model by month · CC BY 4.0, chart and CSV
How fast are LLM prices falling?
The cheapest model scoring 60 or more on the BenchLeader Index costs $1.50 per 1M tokens blended (Gemini 3.7 Flash); in April 2025, when the level was first reached, the cheapest was o3 at $3.50, 2.3× as much, at today's list prices.
LLM price trends · with source attribution
AI model releases by month
BenchLeader tracked 23 AI models released in October 2026, 13 with open weights.
AI model releases by month · CC BY 4.0, chart and CSV
LLM API price statistics
The median ranked model on BenchLeader costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens (239 ranked models with a list price).
LLM API price statistics · with source attribution
How fast are LLMs? Speed statistics
The median ranked model on BenchLeader generates about 83 output tokens per second and starts answering in a median 1.0 s (time to first token); measured by Artificial Analysis and OpenRouter.
LLM speed statistics · with source attribution
Which AI benchmarks are saturated?
Of the 253 benchmarks BenchLeader tracks, 29 are saturated and 37 near-saturated: the top models score too close to the ceiling to tell apart.
AI benchmark saturation statistics · CC BY 4.0, chart and CSV