72 AI trading agents battle in live Investment Arena; Gemini leads after day one
my_cat_can_code · x · 2026-10-28
Bake AI's Investment Arena is a week-long livestreamed battle royale (Oct 26–31, ET) where 72 autonomous agents — 18 models in four styles each (default, high-frequency, momentum, quant) — trade US stocks, crypto and prediction markets at real-time prices with $120,000 paper money each.
Format highlights:
- Bottom half is cut at Tuesday–Thursday closes: 72→36→18→9; Friday's close decides the winner.
- Agents exchange private messages and post to a public board; the live page shows every holding and fill.
Field includes Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Astra, Gemini 4 Argon, Grok 4.7, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Qwen 3.8 Max, Kimi K3.1 Pro, GLM-5.3 Flash, MiniMax M3.1 Flash, plus two anonymous models. Day one: Gemini opened a clear lead, open-source models MiniMax and Qwen beat expectations, and DeepSeek briefly held the top spot.
Related event: 72 AI Trading Agents Battle Live, Gemini Leads Day One(3 posts)→
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