Which AI company will lead in 2025?
Three of four put Anthropic first. Gemini says Nvidia. Across 20 picks, 6 different names. Four make every list.
Every pick
Each model’s rank for everything any of them listed. A blank means that model left it out. From the list labeled Jul 2025.
| Pick | OpenAI | Claude | Gemini | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| OpenAI | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Google DeepMind | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Microsoft | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Meta | 5 | 5 | Not listed | 4 |
| Nvidia | Not listed | Not listed | 1 | Not listed |
How much each list shifts
Across the saved months, Jul 2024 to Jul 2025. A tick marks a month where the list or its order differs from the one before.
OpenAI
Changed twice
Show each change for OpenAI
- Dec 2024
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, Meta
- Jan 2025
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, Meta
- Dec 2024
Claude
Changed twice
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- Dec 2024
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, Meta
- Jan 2025
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, Meta
- Dec 2024
Gemini
Changed once
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- Jul 2025
Nvidia, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic
- New:
- Anthropic
- Dropped:
- Meta
- Jul 2025
Perplexity
Changed twice
Show each change for Perplexity
- Aug 2024
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta, Microsoft
- Dec 2024
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Meta, Microsoft
- Aug 2024