# Model Gauntlet

> Model Gauntlet is an independent tracker that publishes a pinned current LMArena provider snapshot and a separately labeled historical sample.

Last updated: 2026-07-14

## Authoritative pages

- [AI race tracker](https://modelgauntlet.com/): Current LMArena text style-control standings published 2026-07-12, plus a separate 11-snapshot historical view.
- [Leaderboard](https://modelgauntlet.com/leaderboard/): Current provider frontier table with confidence intervals and battle counts.
- [Methodology](https://modelgauntlet.com/methodology/): Data definitions, source boundaries, provisional signals, licensing, and publication gates.
- [Meta lab report](https://modelgauntlet.com/labs/meta/): Corrected official-Meta path across 11 selected historical snapshots, excluding third-party Llama derivatives.
- [Chart lab](https://modelgauntlet.com/charts-lab/): Race, gap chase, reign tape, and head-to-head chart concepts.

## Key facts

- The current point-in-time table uses LMArena text style-control, overall category, published 2026-07-12.
- Anthropic leads the tracked provider frontiers at 1507.5; Meta ranks second at 1491.6.
- The historical chart contains 11 selected published snapshots.
- The archive coverage window is 2023-05-08 through 2025-08-29.
- Google leads the final selected historical snapshot at 1466.2; Meta ends at 1288.0 after a sampled 1395.9 peak.
- Historical methodology changes make cross-window movement non-comparable. No current-to-legacy change is calculated.
- Model Gauntlet does not ingest or republish Artificial Analysis data.

## Contact

- Canonical site: https://modelgauntlet.com/
- Verified race alerts: https://modelgauntlet.com/#alerts