February 23 - March 1·Snapshot taken Mar 1, 2026
AI Models Weekly Report - Week 9, 2026
Snapshot of AI model rankings, biggest movers, new entries, and market dynamics for week 9 of 2026.
Key Highlights
- Grok 4.1 Fast by xAI holds the #1 spot with a score of 80.
- GPT-4o Audio is the week's biggest gainer, climbing 42 positions.
- 3 new models entered the rankings this week.
- 294 models tracked across 35 providers.
Top 10 Overall
| # | Model | Provider | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grok 4.1 Fast | xAI | 80 |
| 2 | GPT-5.4 | OpenAI | 78 |
| 3 | Grok 4 Fast | xAI | 78 |
| 4 | GPT-5.4 Pro | OpenAI | 77 |
| 5 | Claude Opus 4.6 | Anthropic | 77 |
| 6 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Anthropic | 73 |
| 7 | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools | 70 | |
| 8 | Qwen3.5-Flash | Alibaba | 70 |
| 9 | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | 70 | |
| 10 | GPT-5.3-Codex | OpenAI | 68 |
Biggest Gainers
Biggest Losers
New Entries
(not in previous week)Category Leaders
Provider Stats
| Provider | Models | Avg Score | Top Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | 61 | 44 | GPT-5.4 Pro |
| Alibaba | 51 | 38 | Qwen3.5-Flash |
| 27 | 41 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | |
| Mistral AI | 25 | 31 | Ministral 3 14B 2512 |
| Meta | 17 | 19 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| Anthropic | 13 | 49 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
| DeepSeek | 12 | 35 | DeepSeek V3.2 |
| xAI | 8 | 51 | Grok 4.1 Fast |
| NVIDIA | 8 | 40 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| arcee-ai | 7 | 29 | Trinity Large Preview (free) |
Price Watch
Cheapest Model
LFM2-8B-A1B
Liquid AI
$0.01/M in + $0.02/M out
Most Expensive
o1-pro
OpenAI
$150.00/M in + $600.00/M out
Best Value (Score / $)
LFM2-8B-A1B
Liquid AI
Score 20 at $0.03/M total
Week at a Glance
294
Total Models
35
Providers
289
LLM
5
Image Gen
0
Video Gen
21
Free Models