Which AI company is winning?
A data answer, not an opinion: the leader on each of the five inputs we track (Arena, Artificial Analysis, revenue run-rate, closed valuation, Polymarket odds) and the composite score that combines them.
Data as of the week of 26 Oct 2026 (updated 26 Oct 2026, 08:09, Bucharest time). Every figure links to its source; see the methodology.
The short answer
Anthropic is #1 on the composite score (97.2/100), 10.3 points ahead of Google DeepMind. But no single lab leads everything: 2 different labs lead the 6 categories below. Google DeepMind has the top-rated model on Arena, and prediction-market traders put Anthropic at 53.5% to have the best model at the end of 2026.
Biggest score gain vs 19 Oct 2026: xAI (SpaceXAI) (+9). Biggest drop: Google DeepMind (-5.4).
Head-to-heads: Anthropic vs Google DeepMind · Anthropic vs OpenAI · Google DeepMind vs OpenAI
Who leads each part of the race
All 10 labs this week
| Rank | Lab | Score | Coverage | Change vs 19 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 — | Anthropic | 97.2 | 5/5 | +2.8 |
| 2 — | Google DeepMind | 86.9 | 3/5 | −5.4 |
| 3 — | OpenAI | 68.6 | 5/5 | +1.7 |
| 4 — | Meta Superintelligence Labs | 67.5 | 3/5 | +3 |
| 5 ▲1 | xAI (SpaceXAI) | 58.3 | 5/5 | +9 |
| 6 ▼1 | Alibaba (Qwen) | 53.6 | 4/5 | +3.1 |
| 7 — | Moonshot AI (Kimi) | 51.8 | 5/5 | +5.5 |
| 8 — | Z.ai (Zhipu) | 48.8 | 3/5 | +4.4 |
| 9 — | DeepSeek | 45.3 | 5/5 | +2.7 |
| 10 — | Mistral AI | 27.7 | 5/5 | +3.1 |
FAQ
Which AI company is winning the AI race right now?
On the AI Race Scoreboard composite, Anthropic (97.2/100), week of 26 Oct 2026. Google DeepMind is second at 86.9.
Is the company with the best model also the one making the most money?
No. Google DeepMind is #1 on Arena, while Anthropic reports the highest revenue ($67.2B).
How close is the race?
10.3 points separate #1 and #2 on a 0-100 scale. #3, OpenAI, is at 68.6.
Why can Google DeepMind rank #2 without a revenue figure?
Missing components are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so Google DeepMind is scored on 3 of 5 components. Coverage is shown next to every score; the methodology explains the known bias.
How often is this updated?
Weekly, on Mondays (Europe/Bucharest). Polymarket and Artificial Analysis are fetched on each run; Arena is a manual snapshot; revenue, valuation and funding are updated by hand when a sourced figure changes.