January 3, 2026 ongoing Get alerts for lmarena.ai

Summary: LMArena launches Gemini 3 and Grok 4.1 rankings

Why It Matters: The leaderboard now includes unreleased or "frontier" AI models from Google, xAI, and Anthropic. This gives developers and founders a preview of the next generation of AI performance across text, coding, and vision tasks.

What Changed:

  • Added rankings for new models including Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3 Flash, and Grok 4.1.
  • Introduced a "Thinking" category for models like Claude 4.5 and Grok 4.1.
  • Expanded the leaderboard to include specific tabs for WebDev, Search, and Video generation.
  • Updated the "Arena Overview" with detailed stats for 293 different models.
  • Added a "Follow us" link to their X (Twitter) account for frontier AI news.
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