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AI Market Atlas

by Pro Pluribus

The AI software market by what each product does. Select any company for its offerings, news and links.

As of 16 Oct 2026Since the last update (22 Sep): Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Haiku 5.5 · GPT-6.1 Sol · Gemini 4 Argon · Reflection AI's first model · 20 companies added (8 were misses from September), 65 updated, 1 removed.

Industry leaderViral / trendingUp and comingNewAdded 16 Oct 2026UpdatedChanged 16 Oct 2026

Frontier labs

8

Full-stack players: their own frontier models, a consumer assistant, agents, coding tools and a developer platform.

AnthropicUpdatedClaude

The enterprise and coding-agent leader. Valued near $1T in May; IPO prospectus leaked at ~$2T, and investors now expect ~$1.5T for a November listing.

Opus 5.5Sonnet 5.5Haiku 5.5Fable 5.1MarketplaceClaude CodeCoworkClaude DesignSkillsMCPClaude in Chrome
OpenAIUpdatedChatGPT

The largest consumer AI footprint. Reportedly raising at ~$1.4T with its IPO pushed to 2027. ChatGPT runs as Chat, Work and Codex modes on every plan.

GPT-6.1 SolGPT-6ChatGPT WorkCodexSitesPluginsFrontier
GoogleUpdatedGemini · DeepMind

The broadest distribution: Search, Android, Chrome and Workspace. Gemini 4 Argon (30 Sep) is the new flagship generation; the Gemini app has 1B+ monthly users.

Gemini 4 ArgonGemini appAntigravityJulesGemini NotebookTask modeNano BananaVeo
xAI (SpaceXAI)UpdatedGrok

Part of SpaceX; reported to be renaming again, from SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI †. Owns X and Cursor. Grok Bot now routes some tasks to other companies' models.

Grok 4.7Grok BotGrok BuildCursorGrok Imagine
MetaUpdatedMuse · Meta AI

Moved from open Llama to closed Muse models. The Muse agent topped the app charts (2M+ daily users) despite a run of privacy and security problems.

Muse SparkMuse agentMuse CodeMeta AIGlimmer
MicrosoftUpdatedCopilot · GitHub · Foundry

AI across Windows, Microsoft 365, GitHub and Azure. One business-first Copilot app since 25 Sep. Multi-model: reportedly paying Anthropic $2B+ a year for Copilot.

CopilotCopilot CoworkGitHub CopilotCopilot StudioAgent 365Foundry
AmazonUpdatedAWS · Nova · Alexa+

AWS is the enterprise model marketplace. Bedrock hosts Claude and most leading open models next to Amazon's own Nova models.

BedrockAgentCoreKiroNova 2Alexa+Quick Suite
AppleUpdatedApple Intelligence · Siri

Late but huge distribution. The rebuilt Siri in iOS 27 runs on Apple's own models plus a custom Google Gemini.

Siri (iOS 27)Foundation Models

The wider market

Grouped by what the product does.

Open-weight and challenger labs 20

Models you can download and run yourself, plus well-funded challengers. China now holds most of the top open-weight spots.

China
DeepSeekUpdatedV4 and V4.1, the price-setter for open frontier models. Raising $12B+ pre-IPO led by Tencent and CATL, with a listing targeted for early 2027.QwenUpdatedQwen3.8 is current; Qwen 4 was previewed in four tiers (22 Sep) but not yet released. The most-used base model for fine-tuning.KimiUpdatedKimi K3, the largest open-weight model. Moonshot is valued at ~$50B and targets a Hong Kong IPO in Q1 2027.GLMUpdatedGLM-5.3: billed as the strongest open-weight coding model.LongCatTopped OpenRouter usage anonymously before it was even announced.Doubao · SeedChina's #1 consumer chatbot. Flagship models stay closed.Xiaomi MiMoA phone maker now holds the top open-weight score: MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads the Artificial Analysis open-weight rankings.
US and Europe
Mistral AIUpdatedEurope's sovereign-AI champion. Raised EUR 3B at EUR 21B (Sep); previewed Large 4, a 1T-parameter open model (6 Oct).Gemma 4The strongest open small-model family from a US lab.Nemotron 3UpdatedThe largest US builder of open-weight models, with open data and training recipes.gpt-ossOpenAI's only open-weight models, now a year old.Reflection AIUpdatedShipped its first model on 16 Oct: Beam, a 501B open-weight model. NVIDIA is reportedly in talks to acquire it.PoolsideCoding-focused model lab. NVIDIA is paying $6B to license its training stack and investing $1B at a $12B valuation.JevUpdatedA new kind of model that returns typed decisions, not text. $870M Series A at $7.5B (9 Oct), under a month after launch; open rivals already appearing.

New research labs 8

Heavily funded labs, mostly pre-product, led by famous researchers. Many bet on world models, reinforcement learning or physical AI rather than bigger chatbots.

Safe SuperintelligencePre-product. About $32B valuation, no model shipped yet.EmulatePre-product world-model lab closing a ~$700M seed at ~$3.7B one month after incorporating.Core AutomationPre-product lab building models that keep learning after training; valued at $1B, raising $500M.General IntuitionNewWorld-model lab training on gameplay video; $220M at $6.2B (2 Oct), nearly triple its June valuation.PrometheusNewPhysical-AI lab building an “artificial general engineer” for design and manufacturing; $12B at ~$41B (June 2026), $18B+ raised in total.AMI LabsNewWorld-model lab betting beyond LLMs: a $1.03B seed at $3.5B pre-money (Mar 2026), reported as Europe's largest seed.Ineffable IntelligenceNewReinforcement-learning lab building a “superlearner” that learns without human data; $1.1B seed at $5.1B (Apr 2026).River AINewxAI co-founder's company for customer-owned models on open weights; $1.1B across seed and Series A (Aug 2026).

Coding agents and AI IDEs 19

Tools that write, test and ship software. This is the most competitive and highest-revenue agent category.

Major coding agents and IDEs
CursorThe leading AI IDE; acquired for $60B in August.Claude CodeAgentic coding across terminal, IDE, desktop and web.CodexUpdatedOpenAI's coding agent, and the engine under ChatGPT Work.GitHub CopilotThe most widely deployed coding assistant, now multi-agent.Devin DesktopUpdatedWindsurf became Devin Desktop in June. Cognition: $48B valuation, ~$1B annualized revenue, and new Devin Oncall for production alerts.Antigravity · JulesGoogle's agent-first IDE and CLI, plus an async agent that returns pull requests.FactoryUpdated“Droids” for enterprise refactors and migrations; valued at $5B after a $200M raise (15 Sep).
Open-source agents and tools
OpenCodeUpdatedOpen-source terminal agent that works with 75+ model providers.Kilo CodeOpen-source agent acquired by Anaconda (July); de facto successor to Roo Code.DeepSeek HarnessOpen-source agent harness that passed 95K GitHub stars in two days, the top repo of August.REANewThe breakout open-source agent tool of October: an MCP server that lets coding agents reverse-engineer apps and binaries (~290K GitHub stars).
Editors, review and testing
CodeRabbitUpdatedThe leading AI code-review tool, now a $1.5B company, positioned as the checkpoint for agent-written code.

App builders (vibe coding) 11

Describe an app or site and get it built and hosted, without writing code.

LovableUpdatedThe category leader: annualized revenue passed $600M (24 Sep); valued at $13.3B.ReplitAgent 4: parallel agents, design canvas, web and mobile apps.ChatGPT SitesUpdated5M+ sites in about two months. Built inside ChatGPT Work.Artifacts · Claude DesignUpdatedPublishable apps inside Claude, plus a design and prototyping tool.Bolt.newUpdatedIn-browser full-stack builder.v0Prompt to React and Next.js apps, deployed on Vercel.EmergentMulti-agent app builder; reached unicorn status in about a year.

Personal and computer-use agents 21

Agents that operate a browser or computer and act on your behalf. Crowded: TechCrunch counted about 22 personal agents that live in text messages (Oct). Listed here: those with major funding, distribution or a new approach. Also watching: Dazzle (works from your camera roll), Persona, Tomo.

Agents from the big platforms
Claude CoworkUpdatedAgent for knowledge work, now built into the main Claude app.ChatGPT WorkUpdatedLong-running agent that delivers finished documents, decks and sites.Copilot CoworkUpdatedCowork-style agent inside Microsoft 365, built with Anthropic; now part of the new Copilot app, with Office editing and a legal skill pack.Grok BotUpdatedAlways-on agent teammates with their own cloud computers; now in the X subscription and set to route tasks to other providers' models.Meta MuseUpdatedThe scale leader in consumer agents: top of the app charts with about 2.2M daily users, despite privacy and security criticism. Paid Muse Wonder model added.
Independent personal agents
InstinctUpdatedThe breakout personal agent: invite-only, $1B Series C at $10B (28 Sep), four times its value a month earlier.TabNewText-message personal agent with its own phone number, computer and wallet; came out of stealth at a $300M valuation (7 Oct).PokeTexting-native personal agent: 100M+ messages in three months, then bought by Devin maker Cognition.HarkNewPrivacy-focused personal assistant from a serial founder; logins and payments kept in an encrypted vault (6 Oct).UnderdogNewA new approach: a personal agent that runs entirely on your own Mac or PC, free and ad-free (invite-only beta, 6 Oct).VayoNewAn online-travel incumbent spins out a neutral AI travel agent that manages whole trips, with a planned $100M (14 Oct).OpenClawUpdatedThe viral open-source personal agent (about 391K GitHub stars), shipping fast under its foundation; skill-marketplace security is the known weak spot.Hermes AgentUpdatedOpen-source, always-on agent that writes its own skills. Nous Research raised $90M at a reported $1.5B (7 Oct).
General and computer-use agents
ManusUpdatedGeneral autonomous agent. Independent again after China blocked Meta's deal; closed a $500M+ round (8 Oct) at a reported ~$4B.GensparkUpdated“Super Agent” workplace suite; says it reached $250M annualized revenue within 12 months.
AI browsers
CometUpdatedThe leading agentic browser. Won an appeal in August over Amazon's attempt to block its shopping agent.

Agent platforms and enterprise agents 23

Frameworks for building agents, automation platforms, and vertical agents sold to companies.

Agent platforms and automation
LangChainThe default open-source agent framework.CrewAIMulti-agent “crews”; supports MCP and A2A.n8nOpen-source workflow automation with AI agents; valued at $5.2B.Zapier · MakeUpdatedAutomation platforms. Zapier folded its standalone Agents product into an \u201cAI by Zapier\u201d step (6 Oct).AgentforceUpdatedSalesforce's agent platform. Dreamforce (Sep) launched AIforce, including Claudeforce; most product names dropped the Agentforce prefix.ServiceNow AI AgentsUpdatedAgents for IT and employee workflows.GleanUpdatedEnterprise search and agents over company data.
Customer service and operations
SierraUpdatedCustomer-experience agents; valued at $15.8B.DecagonUpdatedSupport agents driven by plain-language procedures; launched a gateway for customers' personal agents. Reportedly exploring a sale (Oct) †.
Industry agents: legal, health, finance, housing
HarveyUpdatedLegal AI; valued at $15.5B (September).LegoraNewHarvey's main rival in legal AI: $5.55B valuation (Mar 2026) and a reported $200M annualized revenue, doubling in six months.AbridgeAmbient clinical documentation.Heidi HealthUpdatedMoving from scribe to clinical agents: $340M raise at $900M (22 Sep), then Heidi II agents for admin work (29 Sep).EliseAINewVertical agents for housing and health systems; valuation doubled to $4B in a $350M round (29 Sep).
Security
ArmadinNewAgentic offensive security: swarms of AI agents that find real attack paths. $255.5M at $2.5B+ (1 Oct), seven months after launch.

Search, productivity and consumer 16

Answer engines, knowledge-work tools, meeting notes and companion apps.

PerplexityThe leading AI answer engine.Gemini NotebookResearch over your own documents; renamed in July.Notion AIUpdatedAgents, meeting notes and search inside Notion.GranolaMeeting notes without a bot joining the call.SuperhumanGrammarly renamed itself Superhuman.GammaUpdatedAI presentations, documents and websites; Gamma 5 (6 Oct) rebuilds the platform; claims 100M+ users.Canva AIAI across the Canva design suite.Otter · FirefliesEstablished meeting-transcription tools.Character.aiUpdatedCharacter chat. Open-ended chat is closed to under-18s, and the CEO left for Disney; no successor named.SesameUpdatedLifelike voice assistant, now open to everyone; each agent gets its own computer and connectors. Glasses slipped to 2027.ReplikaLong-running companion app with long-term memory.AndoNewA new kind of team chat: a Slack alternative where AI agents have their own identities and inboxes, working alongside people (24 Sep).AmbiNewAmbient AI that listens all day across iPhone, Mac and Watch, remembering context and suggesting next steps; $26M (12 Oct).OpenEvidenceNewThe AI answer engine for clinicians, free to doctors and ad-funded; used by 40%+ of US physicians (company figure); reportedly valued at $15B.

Creative and media 17

Image, video, voice and music generation.

MidjourneyThe benchmark for aesthetic image quality.Black Forest LabsFLUX models power many other image apps.KlingUpdatedKling 3 tops the public video arenas.SeedanceSeedance 2, a top-tier video model.Veo · FlowUpdatedGemini Omni is now Google's lead video model, with Veo 3.1 alongside, inside the Flow studio.RunwayProfessional video generation and editing workspace.LumaRay video models, known for realistic physics.HiggsfieldUpdatedOne creator hub that bundles many video models; reportedly past $1B annualized revenue 18 months after launch ($5.4B valuation in Aug).HeyGen · SynthesiaUpdatedAvatar video for marketing and training.ElevenLabsUpdatedThe voice-AI leader; valued at $11B.Suno · UdioUpdatedAI music. Suno has 2M+ subscribers and $300M+ annualized revenue, but UMG and Sony sued again over its licensed v6 models (Sep).MeshyText- and image-to-3D leader: 12M+ users and the largest AI-3D round to date ($1.5B valuation).Stability AIUpdatedRepositioned as a licensed music and audio toolmaker, backed by all three major record labels; three audio models shipped (Oct).

Distribution, hosting and standards 15

Where models are found, hosted and connected, and the open protocols agents use to talk to tools and each other.

Hugging FaceThe hub for open models. NVIDIA agreed to buy it for $12.9B on 3 Sep.OpenRouterUpdatedOne API for 400+ models. Its usage rankings work as the popularity chart.Together · FireworksThe leading independent hosts for open models.Cloud model platformsUpdatedWhere enterprises buy models and agent infrastructure under their existing cloud contracts.Ollama · LM StudioRun open models on your own machine.MCPThe universal standard for connecting agents to tools and data.Agent SkillsA portable format for packaged know-how, adopted by 30+ tools.A2A · AGENTS.md · ACPUpdatedStandards for how agents talk to each other, read project instructions and plug into editors.BasetenUpdated“AWS for inference”: $1.5B Series F at $13B (closed); $600M run-rate.ModalNewServerless AI cloud for inference, agent sandboxes and training: past $1B run-rate, $750M at $15.75B (14 Oct).ArenaNewThe crowdsourced model leaderboard, now a commercial evaluation company: $200M at $3.1B (8 Oct).TemporalNewDurable execution, the plumbing that keeps long-running AI agents reliable; $550M at $12.55B (14 Sep), $250M+ annualized revenue.InferactNewThe company behind vLLM, the most-used open inference engine; $150M seed at $800M, now partnering with Google TPU and AMD.

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