AI model family tree
How each model family grew, one line per family. Every dot is one version — tap it to open the record that documents the release.
Only versions we have a record for. Missing ones appear as records are added.
At a glance
11 families
Pick a family to walk through its versions one by one.
GPT
OpenAI's GPT language models, shown together with ChatGPT, the o-series reasoning models and its open-weight release.
23 versionsLatest · GPT-6.1 Sol, Sep 29, 2026Google
Gemini
Google's flagship AI model family, shown with the earlier T5 and specialist models for images, robots and more.
21 versionsLatest · Gemini 4 Argon, Sep 30, 2026LG AI Research, NAVER and others
Korean models
Large language models built by Korean companies: LG, NAVER, SK Telecom, Upstage, Kakao and NC AI.
21 versionsLatest · K-EXAONE 2.0, Jul 31, 2026Meta
Llama
Meta's Llama models, which helped popularize open weights; since 2026 Meta has also released models under the Muse name.
12 versionsLatest · Muse Spark Open, Oct 15, 2026Anthropic
Claude
Anthropic's Claude models, told apart by tier names such as Opus and Sonnet and by version number.
20 versionsLatest · Claude Haiku 5.5, Oct 7, 2026Alibaba
Qwen
Alibaba's Qwen models, released as open weights across a wide range of sizes.
13 versionsLatest · Qwen3.8-Max, Aug 4, 2026Mistral AI
Mistral
Models from France's Mistral AI, many of them released as Apache 2.0 open weights.
12 versionsLatest · Shieldstral, Aug 4, 2026xAI
Grok
xAI's Grok models, which launched touting real-time knowledge from the X platform.
11 versionsLatest · Grok 4.6, Aug 12, 2026DeepSeek
DeepSeek
Models from China's DeepSeek, mostly released as open weights under permissive licenses such as MIT.
12 versionsLatest · DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, Sep 17, 2026Google
Gemma
Google's open-weight Gemma models, many of them small enough to run on your own device.
7 versionsLatest · EmbeddingGemma 2, Oct 6, 2026Moonshot AI
Kimi
Moonshot AI's Kimi models, including trillion-parameter-class models released as open weights.
8 versionsLatest · Kimi K3, Jul 28, 2026
Every version, as a list
The chart above, as text. Each date comes from the record that documents the release.
GPT
- GPT-1Jun 11, 2018
- GPT-2Feb 14, 2019
- GPT-3May 28, 2020
- InstructGPTJan 27, 2022
- ChatGPTNov 30, 2022
- GPT-4Mar 14, 2023
- GPT-4V(ision)Sep 25, 2023
- GPT-4 TurboNov 6, 2023
- GPT-4oMay 13, 2024
- GPT-4o miniJul 18, 2024
- o1-preview / o1-miniSep 12, 2024
- o3-miniJan 31, 2025
- GPT-4.5Feb 27, 2025
- GPT-4.1Apr 14, 2025
- o3 / o4-miniApr 16, 2025
- gpt-oss-120b / 20bAug 5, 2025
- GPT-5Aug 7, 2025
- GPT-5.1Nov 12, 2025
- GPT-5.2Dec 11, 2025
- GPT-5.5Apr 23, 2026
- GPT-6 AstraSep 3, 2026
- GPT-6 Sol / GPT-6 LunaSep 22, 2026
- GPT-6.1 SolSep 29, 2026
Gemini
- BERTOct 11, 2018
- T5Oct 23, 2019
- LaMDAMay 18, 2021
- PaLMApr 4, 2022
- BardFeb 6, 2023
- PaLM 2May 10, 2023
- Gemini 1.0Dec 6, 2023
- Gemini 1.5 ProFeb 15, 2024
- Gemini 2.0 FlashDec 11, 2024
- Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking ExperimentalDec 19, 2024
- Gemini Robotics / Robotics-ERMar 12, 2025
- Gemini 2.5 Pro ExperimentalMar 25, 2025
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (nano-banana)Aug 26, 2025
- Gemini Robotics 1.5 / ER 1.5Sep 25, 2025
- Gemini 2.5 Computer UseOct 7, 2025
- Gemini 3 ProNov 18, 2025
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)Nov 20, 2025
- Gemini Robotics 2 / ER 2Jul 30, 2026
- Gemini 3.8 Flash / 3.8 Flash CyberSep 2, 2026
- Gemini 3.8 Live / 3.8 Live Extended ThinkingSep 15, 2026
- Gemini 4 ArgonSep 30, 2026
Korean models
- HyperCLOVAMay 25, 2021
- HyperCLOVA XAug 24, 2023
- SOLAR 10.7BDec 14, 2023
- EXAONE 3.0Aug 7, 2024
- Solar Pro PreviewSep 11, 2024
- EXAONE 3.5Dec 9, 2024
- Kanana Nano 2.1BFeb 27, 2025
- EXAONE DeepMar 18, 2025
- HyperCLOVA X SEEDApr 23, 2025
- Kanana 1.5May 23, 2025
- A.X 4.0Jul 3, 2025
- EXAONE 4.0Jul 15, 2025
- A.X 3.1Jul 24, 2025
- A.X K1Dec 2025
- K-EXAONEDec 2025
- Solar Open 100BDec 2025
- VAETKIDec 2025
- Kanana-2Dec 19, 2025
- EXAONE 4.5 33BApr 9, 2026
- Solar Open 2Jul 22, 2026
- K-EXAONE 2.0Jul 31, 2026
Llama
- LLaMA 1Feb 24, 2023
- Llama 2Jul 18, 2023
- Code LlamaAug 24, 2023
- Llama 3Apr 18, 2024
- Llama 3.1Jul 23, 2024
- Llama 3.2Sep 25, 2024
- Llama 3.3Dec 6, 2024
- Llama 4 Scout·MaverickApr 5, 2025
- Muse SparkApr 8, 2026
- Muse Glimmer 30BAug 10, 2026
- Muse Spark 1.3Sep 2, 2026
- Muse Spark OpenOct 15, 2026
Claude
- ClaudeMar 14, 2023
- Claude 2Jul 11, 2023
- Claude Instant 1.2Aug 9, 2023
- Claude 2.1Nov 21, 2023
- Claude 3Mar 4, 2024
- Claude 3.5 SonnetJun 20, 2024
- Claude 3.5 Haiku / upgraded 3.5 SonnetOct 22, 2024
- Claude 3.7 SonnetFeb 24, 2025
- Claude Opus 4 / Sonnet 4May 22, 2025
- Claude Opus 4.1Aug 5, 2025
- Claude Sonnet 4.5Sep 29, 2025
- Claude Haiku 4.5Oct 15, 2025
- Claude Opus 4.5Nov 24, 2025
- Claude Opus 4.6Feb 5, 2026
- Claude Sonnet 4.6Feb 17, 2026
- Claude Opus 4.7Apr 16, 2026
- Claude Fable 5.1 / Claude Mythos 5.1Sep 1, 2026
- Claude Opus 5.5Sep 22, 2026
- Claude Sonnet 5.5Sep 28, 2026
- Claude Haiku 5.5Oct 7, 2026
Qwen
- Qwen-7BAug 3, 2023
- Qwen2Jun 7, 2024
- Qwen2.5Sep 19, 2024
- QwQ-32B-PreviewNov 28, 2024
- QwQ-32BMar 6, 2025
- Qwen3Apr 29, 2025
- Qwen3-CoderJul 22, 2025
- Qwen3.5-397B-A17BFeb 2026
- Qwen3.5-OmniApr 17, 2026
- Qwen3.6-27BApr 22, 2026
- Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95BAug 2026
- Qwen3.8-27BAug 2026
- Qwen3.8-MaxAug 4, 2026
Mistral
- Mistral 7BSep 27, 2023
- Mixtral 8x7BDec 11, 2023
- Mistral LargeFeb 26, 2024
- Mixtral 8x22BApr 17, 2024
- CodestralMay 29, 2024
- Mistral Large 2Jul 24, 2024
- Mistral Small 3Jan 30, 2025
- MagistralJun 10, 2025
- Mistral 3Dec 2, 2025
- LeanstralMar 16, 2026
- Mistral Small 4Mar 16, 2026
- ShieldstralAug 4, 2026
Grok
- GrokNov 3, 2023
- Grok-1.5Mar 28, 2024
- Grok-1.5VApr 12, 2024
- Grok-2 / Grok-2 miniAug 13, 2024
- Grok 3 / Grok 3 miniFeb 19, 2025
- Grok 4 / Grok 4 HeavyJul 9, 2025
- grok-code-fast-1Aug 28, 2025
- Grok 4 FastSep 19, 2025
- Grok 4.1Nov 17, 2025
- Grok 4.5Jul 16, 2026
- Grok 4.6Aug 12, 2026
DeepSeek
- DeepSeek LLMNov 29, 2023
- DeepSeekMathFeb 5, 2024
- DeepSeek-V2May 7, 2024
- DeepSeek-Coder-V2Jun 17, 2024
- DeepSeek-V3Dec 2024
- DeepSeek-R1Jan 20, 2025
- DeepSeek-V3.1Aug 21, 2025
- DeepSeek-V3.2-ExpSep 29, 2025
- DeepSeek-OCROct 21, 2025
- DeepSeek-V3.2Dec 1, 2025
- DeepSeek V4-Pro / V4-FlashApr 24, 2026
- DeepSeek-V4.1-FlashSep 17, 2026
Gemma
- Gemma 1Feb 21, 2024
- Gemma 2Jun 27, 2024
- Gemma 3Mar 12, 2025
- Gemma 3nJun 26, 2025
- Gemma 4Apr 2, 2026
- DiffusionGemmaJul 31, 2026
- EmbeddingGemma 2Oct 6, 2026
Kimi
- Kimi K1.5Jan 20, 2025
- Kimi K2Jul 2025
- Kimi LinearOct 30, 2025
- Kimi K2 ThinkingNov 6, 2025
- Kimi K2.5Jan 29, 2026
- Kimi K2.6Apr 21, 2026
- Kimi K2.7-CodeJun 16, 2026
- Kimi K3Jul 28, 2026