AI lab · updated 22 October 2026
Is Apple winning the AI race?
Not right now. Apple is #10 of 10 on the AI Race index, 44.2 points behind the leader, Meta.
#10 50.1 ±0.0 in 24h
Apple at a glance
- Flagship model
- Siri AI (iOS 27), released 2026-09
- Based in
- Cupertino, US
- Valuation
- Public company (AAPL) · market cap ≈ $5.01T, 16 Oct 2026
- Attention, 24h
- 39/100 · 27 stories, 0 HN points (not counted in the index)
Two billion devices. Still looking for its orbit.
What the score is made of
| Component | Weight | Apple |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | 55% | 55.0 |
| Release velocity | 25% | 0.0 |
| Compute & capital | 20% | 99.0 |
The index is a 7-day average. Capability comes from the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index and LMArena, release velocity from model launches on OpenRouter, and capital from valuations or market caps. News attention is shown but never counted. How the index works.
Apple in the news
- Flying Tesla sports car, “digital mold”: the main from the world of technology · Realnoe vremya
- How to unlock Apple’s new dynamic Readiness Score on your Apple Watch · Yahoo Tech
- Apple to launch updated Siri AI in Korean this month · Telecompaper
- Simplicity and Siri AI Are HomeView's Killer Features, Apple Says · MacRumors
- ‘Obviously This Is a Finger’: Apple’s ‘Pro and Tell’ Teaser Has Everyone Talking — MacBook Pro Buzz Intensifies · Yahoo Tech
- iOS 27.2 Is Almost Here: Siri AI Gets Five New Languages and More iPhone Features · Gadget Hacks
- iPad Mini 8 Leak Reveals New Design Clues — and a Possible $799 Price · Gadget Hacks
- Apple Intelligence appears in China by ‘mistake’ before official approvals · آي-فون إسلام
How Apple compares
| # | Lab | Index | 24h | Flagship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta | 94.3 | −0.1 | Muse Wonder |
| 2 | Anthropic | 91.6 | −0.1 | Claude Opus 5.5 |
| 3 | Google DeepMind | 89.7 | −0.1 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| 4 | Alibaba Qwen | 80.6 | −0.1 | Qwen3.8-Max |
| 5 | OpenAI | 80.4 | ±0.0 | GPT-6 Astra |
| 6 | DeepSeek | 73.8 | −0.1 | DeepSeek V4.1-Flash |
| 7 | xAI | 70.8 | −0.1 | Grok 4.7 |
| 8 | Moonshot AI | 58.8 | ±0.0 | Kimi K3 |
| 9 | Mistral AI | 56.5 | ±0.0 | Mistral Large 4 |
| 10 | Apple | 50.1 | ±0.0 | Siri AI (iOS 27) |