Timeline
GPT-4 launched and began its 52-week reign at the top of the ECI
Claude 4 launched approximately 3-4 months ago.
Showed 87% hyper-truth rate in neutrosophic logic evaluation study.
Failed Premier League betting benchmark, losing money on match predictions
Claude 2 was used in an experiment that found AI-generated fact-checks are rated more helpful and less ideological than human ones.
Release of GPT-4, which established OpenAI's early dominance in the AI race.
GPT-4 surpassed on ECI by GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet, ending 18-month reign.
Official public launch of GPT-4 by OpenAI
GPT-4 launched and began leading the ECI.
Ecosystem
Claude 3
GPT-4 Turbo
Evidence (5 articles)
Google DeepMind Researcher: LLMs Can Never Achieve Consciousness
Apr 18, 2026100+ Papers Surveyed: LLMs' Metacognition Gap
Jul 19, 2026Beyond Average Scores: Why Demographically-Aware LLM Testing Is Critical for Luxury Clienteling
Mar 6, 2026Why the Best Generative AI Projects Start With the Most Powerful Model —
Apr 16, 2026The Coming Revolution in AI Training: How Distributed Bounty Systems Will Unlock Next-Generation Models
Mar 14, 2026