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  1. Leaderboard update

    Anthropic Leads the July 12 LMArena Provider View

    Anthropic holds the highest provider-frontier point estimate in LMArena's July 12, 2026 text style-control overall snapshot.

    Data current July 12, 2026 · Reviewed by Trevor Anderson

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  2. Model release

    Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 scores 1507.5 in LMArena's July 12, 2026 snapshot

    Anthropic released Claude Fable 5 on June 9, 2026. It now scores 1507.5 in LMArena's July 12, 2026 snapshot, where it is Anthropic's leading model.

    Data current July 14, 2026 · Reviewed by Trevor Anderson

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  3. Model release

    OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 on April 23, 2026

    OpenAI released GPT-5.5 on April 23, 2026. It gives OpenAI a new multimodal, language and vision option with API access, according to Epoch AI's catalog.

    Data current July 14, 2026 · Reviewed by Trevor Anderson

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  4. Model release

    Google releases Gemini Flash 3.1 TTS on April 15, 2026

    Google released Gemini Flash 3.1 TTS on April 15, 2026. It gives Google a new audio option with API access, according to Epoch AI's catalog.

    Data current July 14, 2026 · Reviewed by Trevor Anderson

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  5. Model release

    Meta releases Muse Spark on April 8, 2026

    Meta released Muse Spark on April 8, 2026. It gives Meta a new multimodal, language and vision option with API access, according to Epoch AI's catalog.

    Data current July 14, 2026 · Reviewed by Trevor Anderson

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  6. Model release

    xAI releases Grok 4.20 on February 17, 2026

    xAI released Grok 4.20 on February 17, 2026. It gives xAI a new language option with API access, according to Epoch AI's catalog.

    Data current July 14, 2026 · Reviewed by Trevor Anderson

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