September 28 - October 4·Snapshot taken Oct 4, 2026
AI Models Weekly Report - Week 40, 2026
Snapshot of AI model rankings, biggest movers, new entries, and market dynamics for week 40 of 2026.
Key Highlights
- Claude Fable 5.1 by Anthropic holds the #1 spot with a score of 96.
- GLM 5.3 (batch) is the week's biggest gainer, climbing 2 positions.
- 8 new models entered the rankings this week.
- 474 models tracked across 65 providers.
Top 10 Overall
| # | Model | Provider | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Fable 5.1 | Anthropic | 96 |
| 2 | Claude Fable 5.1 (batch) | Anthropic | 96 |
| 3 | Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | 96 |
| 4 | Claude Fable 5 (batch) | Anthropic | 96 |
| 5 | Claude Opus 4.7 | Anthropic | 95 |
| 6 | Claude Opus 4.7 (batch) | Anthropic | 95 |
| 7 | Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | 95 |
| 8 | Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) | Anthropic | 95 |
| 9 | GPT-5.5 Pro (batch) | OpenAI | 93 |
| 10 | GPT-5.5 | OpenAI | 93 |
Biggest Gainers
Biggest Losers
New Entries
(not in previous week)Ling 3.1 Flash
inclusionai · coding
Apodex 1.1 Mini (free)
apodex · coding
Pareto 26.10 Preview
unbiased · coding
GPT-6.1 Sol Pro
OpenAI · coding
GPT-6.1 Sol
OpenAI · coding
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Anthropic · coding
Claude Sonnet 5.5 (batch)
Anthropic · coding
Switchyard
NVIDIA · coding
Category Leaders
Provider Stats
| Provider | Models | Avg Score | Top Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | 109 | 69 | GPT-5.5 Pro (batch) |
| Alibaba | 54 | 52 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| 45 | 60 | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools | |
| Anthropic | 33 | 69 | Claude Fable 5.1 |
| Mistral AI | 25 | 45 | Mistral Medium 3.5 |
| DeepSeek | 18 | 55 | DeepSeek V3.2 |
| Zhipu AI | 18 | 73 | GLM 5.3 Prime |
| meta | 14 | 49 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| NVIDIA | 11 | 40 | Switchyard |
| MiniMax | 9 | 60 | MiniMax M3 |
Price Watch
Cheapest Model
Mistral Nemo
Mistral AI
$0.02/M in + $0.03/M out
Most Expensive
Veo 2
Free/M in + $350000.00/M out
Best Value (Score / $)
Mistral Nemo
Mistral AI
Score 40 at $0.05/M total
Week at a Glance
474
Total Models
65
Providers
446
LLM
18
Image Gen
10
Video Gen
45
Free Models