Track the latest models, compare frontier and open-source LLMs, and download open-weight models — then run any of them on Semifly with tokens, GPU servers, and AI Foundry.
Every major lab grouped by camp — US vs China, proprietary vs open — with each family’s key versions and years. The China open-weight branch is by far the busiest.
Key versions per lab, hand-curated as of 2026-06. Refreshed as new flagships ship.
Every model placed by quality (Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index) and input price — top-left is the value sweet spot. As of 2026-06-18.
LMArena Elo of the #1 proprietary model (blue) vs the #1 open-weight model (orange), 2023–2026. Open-weight nearly drew level in early 2025; since then the open #1 has been almost entirely Chinese — DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi.
Source: LMArena (Arena) Elo via BenchLM leaderboard history. Blue tracks the frontier milestones; orange is the open-weight #1 over time.
OpenRouter routes about 25T tokens a week across 8M+ developers. By real token volume, Chinese open-weight models dominate the usage charts — yet premium US models still capture most of the dollars.
Top models · weekly tokens
By vendor · top-10 aggregate
The dollar–token split: China-origin models take 45%+ of tokens, while Anthropic holds ~12% of tokens but ~46% of dollar spend through premium pricing. Source: OpenRouter rankings (live-scraped) + market reporting. Per-language and per-use-case breakdowns are chart-only on OpenRouter and not yet scrapable.
Updated July 2026 · refreshed regularly
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