{"slug": "gpt-4-s-dominance-lasted-a-year-while-today-s-top-models-barely-survive-seven-at", "title": "GPT-4's dominance lasted a year while today's top models barely survive seven weeks at the top", "summary": "OpenAI's GPT-4 led the Epoch Capabilities Index for about a year, but since Claude 3 Opus took the top spot in February 2024, the lead has changed hands 17 times with a median stay of just seven weeks, indicating fiercer competition but shrinking capability gains between models.", "body_md": "OpenAI's GPT-4 led the Epoch Capabilities Index for about a year, far longer than any model since. Since Claude 3 Opus took the top spot in February 2024, the lead has changed hands 17 times, with a median stay of just seven weeks. Competition is fiercer now, but the capability gains between models are shrinking.\n\nThe article [GPT-4's dominance lasted a year while today's top models barely survive seven weeks at the top](https://the-decoder.com/gpt-4s-dominance-lasted-a-year-while-todays-top-models-barely-survive-seven-weeks-at-the-top/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-4-s-dominance-lasted-a-year-while-today-s-top-models-barely-survive-seven-at", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/gpt-4s-dominance-lasted-a-year-while-todays-top-models-barely-survive-seven-weeks-at-the-top/", "published_at": "2026-07-06 17:14:11+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 01:17:43.758473+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["large-language-models", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-research"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "GPT-4", "Claude 3 Opus", "Epoch Capabilities Index"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-4-s-dominance-lasted-a-year-while-today-s-top-models-barely-survive-seven-at", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-4-s-dominance-lasted-a-year-while-today-s-top-models-barely-survive-seven-at.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-4-s-dominance-lasted-a-year-while-today-s-top-models-barely-survive-seven-at.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-4-s-dominance-lasted-a-year-while-today-s-top-models-barely-survive-seven-at.jsonld"}}