21
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notable AI models released by OpenAI in 2025 (Google 15, Alibaba 11, Anthropic 7)
What the chart shows
OpenAI released 21 notable AI models in 2025, the most of any organisation. Google (including Google DeepMind) released 15 and Alibaba 11, followed by Anthropic (7) and xAI (5).
Six of the top 15 organisations are based in China, including Alibaba, DeepSeek, Moonshot and ByteDance.
Key numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| OpenAI | 21 |
| 15 | |
| Alibaba | 11 |
| Anthropic | 7 |
| xAI | 5 |
How to read it
- A model credited to several organisations counts once for each.
- Google DeepMind, DeepMind, Google Brain and Google Research are combined as Google; Meta includes Facebook AI Research.
Source: Epoch AI, Data on AI models (CC BY 4.0), accessed 19 October 2026. Analysis and chart by AI Adoption, following the method of the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 1.1.6. Google includes Google DeepMind, DeepMind, Google Brain and Google Research; Meta includes Facebook AI Research.
Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.
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Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.
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