LMArena went from ranking 8 models to 500+: CEO on open models closing the gap
arena · x · 2026-09-11
LMArena CEO Anastasios Angelopoulos joined Kleiner Perkins' Grit podcast. What began as a UC Berkeley project ranking 8 models now evaluates over 500 models, with new releases weekly. Key takeaways: open models are closing key performance gaps, Chinese labs are advancing the frontier, and LMArena's real-world vantage point is helping power frontier AI capabilities.
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