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.
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What this is
How AI models followed one another, drawn as one line per family, with a list underneath. There are 11 families and 161 versions so far; each dot is one version. Pick a family to walk through its versions one at a time. Below the chart, the same information is written out as a list.
How to use it
Students: pick a family and count how the gaps between versions changed, or put two companies' families side by side and compare release dates. Teachers: start with a question such as “What does the number after a model's name mean?” and have students read the records to find what changed within one family. Tapping a version opens the record of its release, so you can check at the source what the company actually claimed.
Where it comes from
Each version links to the record that documents its release, and every date is that record's date. Versions without a record aren't included, so some are missing. Which families and versions to include is kept in a separate list on this site, which grows as records of new versions are added. Where labels would overlap on the chart only the dot is drawn — point at it, or find the name in the list.
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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.
13 versionsLatest · Timestral, Oct 15, 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
- TimestralOct 15, 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