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The source reports medians, sample information, and separate OpenAI figures that are materially slower than five days. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Frontier Labs Are Releasing New Models Faster Than Ever, Shows Data · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:988c11c8993f3bd8fa43d58412eb11f0b65412c2a0a22b3421d827ba42d0b9e2

In 2023, the industry median sat at 37.5 days between releases. By 2024, that had compressed to 13.5 days. In 2025 it ticked slightly higher to 17 days as the sample grew larger (n=17), and in 2026 year-to-date, it has dropped to just 11 days.