Updated May 2, 2026

AI Power Rankings

Independent·Frontier AI lab index
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Structural AI Power Index
May 2026 archive · frozen as published.
Index leader
🇺🇸 Google
9.46
Companies
15
across 3 regions (US 8 · China 6 · France 1)
Index range
6.24 → 9.46
structural-weighted
Last updated
May 2
2026
#CompanyHQScorevs #1EngineDeliverAccel
01🇺🇸GoogleUS9.469.79.48.9
02🇺🇸OpenAIUS8.85-0.618.89.08.5
03🇺🇸AnthropicUS8.39-1.078.08.49.1
04🇺🇸MicrosoftUS8.34-1.128.19.08.6
05🇺🇸MetaUS8.07-1.398.38.27.4
06🇨🇳AlibabaCN7.87-1.598.17.87.4
07🇨🇳ByteDanceCN7.82-1.647.88.37.4
08🇺🇸AmazonUS7.77-1.697.68.38.0
09🇨🇳BaiduCN7.25-2.217.47.46.6
10🇺🇸xAIUS7.23-2.237.76.76.4
11🇨🇳DeepSeekCN7.21-2.257.56.86.5
12🇫🇷Mistral AICN7.05-2.416.97.07.4
13🇺🇸AppleUS6.80-2.666.37.87.5
14🇨🇳Moonshot AICN6.50-2.966.56.46.3
15🇨🇳Zhipu AICN6.24-3.226.26.26.2

Leaders by Area (May)

🧠Model Quality
Core Engine · 18%
  • 01🇺🇸OpenAI9.6
  • 02🇺🇸Google9.3
  • 03🇺🇸Anthropic9.3
🔬Research
Core Engine · 12%
  • 01🇺🇸Google9.8
  • 02🇺🇸OpenAI8.9
  • 03🇨🇳DeepSeek8.6
🏗️Product
Delivery · 10%
  • 01🇺🇸OpenAI9.5
  • 02🇺🇸Microsoft9.3
  • 03🇺🇸Google8.9
💰Business
Accelerants & Stabilizers · 5%
  • 01🇺🇸Microsoft9.8
  • 02🇺🇸Google9.5
  • 03🇺🇸OpenAI9.4
Compute
Core Engine · 14%
  • 01🇺🇸Google9.9
  • 02🇺🇸Amazon9.5
  • 03🇺🇸Microsoft9.5
🛡️Safety
Accelerants & Stabilizers · 6%
  • 01🇺🇸Anthropic9.5
  • 02🇺🇸Google8.0
  • 03🇺🇸Apple7.7
👥Talent
Delivery · 10%
  • 01🇺🇸Google9.5
  • 02🇺🇸Anthropic8.6
  • 03🇺🇸OpenAI8.4
🌐Distribution
Delivery · 8%
  • 01🇺🇸Google9.8
  • 02🇺🇸Apple9.8
  • 03🇺🇸Microsoft9.7
🏰Data & Moats
Core Engine · 12%
  • 01🇺🇸Google9.8
  • 02🇺🇸Microsoft9.2
  • 03🇨🇳ByteDance8.9
🚀Momentum
Accelerants & Stabilizers · 5%
  • 01🇺🇸Google9.3
  • 02🇺🇸OpenAI9.2
  • 03🇺🇸Anthropic9.2