AI Model Reports

AI Model Research Library

Market research on model performance, adoption, economics, and production choices.

Selected reports

8

articles

Families

10

Major model families

Industry sources

11

Source Landscape

Signal types

4

coverage areas

Key Findings

Market signals are split across usage, benchmarks, and provider data

OpenRouter, Artificial Analysis, Arena, Anthropic, Stanford, Epoch AI, Menlo, and provider docs each show a different slice of model demand, quality, cost, and adoption.

01

OpenRouter's State of AI 2025 study analyzes 100 trillion tokens of multi-model traffic, making it useful for understanding developer-side demand.

02

Artificial Analysis and Arena help compare model quality, speed, price, and preference signals alongside task type and latency needs.

03

Anthropic Economic Index adds a Claude-specific view of workplace use, while broader market reports explain adoption and spending outside one provider.

Primary sources include OpenRouter, Artificial Analysis, Arena, Anthropic, Stanford, Epoch AI, Menlo Ventures, and official provider documentation.

Source mix

Market reports, benchmark sites, provider docs, public datasets, and model data answer different market questions.

Model data17
Benchmark6
Technical progress5
Usage5
Market4

Coverage by topic

Coverage spans leaderboard reading, model economics, production infrastructure, media generation, and regional ecosystems.

Rankings2
Economics1
Infrastructure3
Media1
Families1

Article mix

Benchmark, pricing, infrastructure, media, and regional-ecosystem coverage are strongest right now.

Architecture4
Benchmark2
Research1
Trend1

Common questions

Which model questions are covered?

Model rankings, cost, infrastructure, media generation, regional ecosystems, model-family context, and source links for deeper reading.

Can I cite the charts?

Yes. Cite TokenLab for the summary, and cite the original report or benchmark when using a specific external figure.

Can a benchmark pick the best model for me?

No. Benchmarks are useful inputs, but the right model still depends on task shape, budget, latency, context size, and reliability needs.