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The independent cadence analysis reports an 11-day industry median in 2026 YTD, with OpenAI at 49 days, contradicting a generalized claim that frontier releases occur about every five days while confirming acceleration from earlier years. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Frontier Labs Are Releasing New Models Faster Than Ever, Shows Data · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:470165bd7410895a69e288701e19dd5d44b03e8e14c7d8e80f73dad2d22f03e7

New data from ARK Investment Management, based on Artificial Analysis figures as of April 28, 2026, shows that in 2026 year-to-date the industry median number of days between frontier model releases has dropped to just 11 days. OpenAI’s median gap between frontier releases was 49 days in 2026 YTD.