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23 Oct 2026 · Data as of 22 Oct 2026

DeepSeek valuation and funding in 2026

DeepSeek closed its first outside round at a $51.82B valuation and is seeking about $75B in a follow-on of up to RMB100B. Revenue is a $1B estimate.

22 Oct 2026 · Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Claimed vs reported revenue, gross vs net

Lab revenue numbers mix company disclosures, third-party estimates, gross vs net accounting, and figures the scoreboard annualizes itself from one quarter.

22 Oct 2026 · Data as of 19 Oct 2026

How the scoreboard's 0-100 score works

The scoreboard weighs five 0-100 components, Arena, Artificial Analysis, revenue, valuation and Polymarket odds, then rescales when a lab lacks data.

22 Oct 2026 · Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Why Arena and Artificial Analysis disagree

Google leads the Arena leaderboard but ranks 9th on Artificial Analysis, while Anthropic is the reverse: 1st on AA and 3rd on Arena.

22 Oct 2026 · Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Why Google and Meta are scored on 3 of 5

Google DeepMind and Meta have no standalone revenue or valuation figures, so the scoreboard rescales their weights across the three components it has.

22 Oct 2026 · Data as of 15 Oct 2026

What public AI compute numbers actually say

Epoch AI tracks xAI's Colossus 2 at about 946 MW of IT power, ahead of Anthropic-Amazon's 910 MW and Meta's 471 MW, but the board doesn't score compute.