AI lab · updated 22 October 2026
Is OpenAI winning the AI race?
Not right now. OpenAI is #5 of 10 on the AI Race index, 13.9 points behind the leader, Meta.
#5 80.4 ±0.0 in 24h
OpenAI at a glance
- Flagship model
- GPT-6 Astra, released 2026-09
- Based in
- San Francisco, US
- Valuation
- Round closed Mar 2026 ($122B at $852B post-money); reaffirmed at Aug 2026 employee tender; ~$1.4T round reportedly in talks, not closed
- Attention, 24h
- 96/100 · 100+ stories, 374 HN points (not counted in the index)
The incumbent. Set the pace with ChatGPT and has been defending the lead ever since.
What the score is made of
| Component | Weight | OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | 55% | 86.0 |
| Release velocity | 25% | 54.6 |
| Compute & capital | 20% | 97.0 |
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.
Latest OpenAI models
- GPT-6.1 Sol Pro · 29 September 2026
- GPT-6.1 Sol · 29 September 2026
- GPT-6 Luna Pro · 22 September 2026
- GPT-6 Luna · 22 September 2026
- GPT-6 Sol Pro · 22 September 2026
OpenAI in the news
- AI-found bugs are expected to rise, and OpenAI has a five-stage response plan · Help Net Security
- ChatGPT can now lock chats behind a PIN, but they are not encrypted · Notebookcheck
- ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and more — all yours for life for a one-time $59.97 payment · Mashable
- OpenAI unleashed thousands of AI agents to study a Parkinson-like disease — here's what they found in 32 minutes · Tom's Guide
- ChatGPT just moved into Google Chrome, and Gemini has some serious competition · TechRadar
- Sam Altman Reportedly Laid Out Three Endgames For AI, And One Ends With Rivals’ GPUs ‘Melted’ · Forbes
- OpenAI’s Coding Agents Did Something the Company Still Can’t Explain · BeInCrypto
- OpenAI President Faces Scrutiny Over AI Regulation Donations · StratNews Global
How OpenAI 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) |
Head to head: OpenAI vs Anthropic · OpenAI vs Google DeepMind · OpenAI vs xAI · OpenAI vs DeepSeek · OpenAI vs Meta · OpenAI vs Mistral AI