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# China's notable AI models rose for a third straight year to 35; Europe's fell to 2
- URL: https://aiadoption.org/data/notable-ai-models-us-china-europe/
- Published: 2026-10-19T14:40:08.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T06:03:08.000Z
- Description: China's output of notable AI models has risen every year since 2022, to 35 in 2025. Europe's fell from 24 in 2021 to 2.
- Author: Manu
- Tags: Data, AI Models, AI in the US, AI in China, AI in Europe, #chart, #ai-index-2026, #hub-models, #lens-us-china, #country-us, #country-china, #country-europe

35

▲ 13% vs 2024

notable AI models from China in 2025

20032025

## What the chart shows

China’s annual output of notable AI models has risen three years running, from 12 in 2022 to 35 in 2025\. The United States still produces the most, 64 in 2025, but that is below its 2023 peak of 86.

Europe has moved the other way: from 24 notable models in 2021 to 8 in 2024 and 2 in 2025.

## Key numbers

| Measure                    | Value |
| -------------------------- | ----- |
| United States, 2025        | 64    |
| United States, 2023 (peak) | 86    |
| China, 2025                | 35    |
| China, 2022                | 12    |
| Europe, 2025               | 2     |
| Europe, 2021               | 24    |

## How to read it

- Europe groups European countries, including the UK and Switzerland.
- A model from organisations in several countries counts once for each.
- Full calendar years only; 2026 is not shown because the year is not over.

**Source:** [Epoch AI](https://aiadoption.org/sources/#epoch-ai), [Data on AI models](https://epoch.ai/data/ai-models?ref=aiadoption.org) (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 1.1.2\. Counts differ slightly from the printed report because Epoch keeps adding models.  
Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.  
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