AI Comparison · July 2026
Leading AI models on the market
Release dates, benchmarks, metrics and user ratings for the top models (ChatGPT/OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, Claude and more). Ready for LinkedIn.
Claude Opus 4.8
#1 by user preference
15
Models compared
6
Open weight
~55 Elo
Top tier gap (technical tie)
| Model | Release | GPQA Diamond | SWE-bench | Arena Elo | AAII | User rating | Price (1M tok.) | Access |
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Source: LMArena / Chatbot Arena, Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (AAII), GPQA Diamond and SWE-bench Verified · Snapshot Jun–Jul 2026. Approximate values.
GPQA Diamond / SWE-bench
Hard scientific reasoning and real GitHub bug-fixing benchmarks.
Arena Elo
Blind user votes. Less than ~15 points = statistical tie.
Open weight
DeepSeek, Qwen, Llama and Kimi near the frontier at much lower cost.
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