# GPT-4's dominance lasted a year while today's top models barely survive seven weeks at the top

> GPT-4's dominance lasted a year while today's top models barely survive seven weeks at the top OpenAI's GPT-4 held the top spot on the Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) for about a year.

- **Source:** [The-decoder](https://the-decoder.com/gpt-4s-dominance-lasted-a-year-while-todays-top-models-barely-survive-seven-weeks-at-the-top/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4bf4298b9e61b2a2858141)
- **Published:** 2026-07-06
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #openai #claude #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a4bf4298b9e61b2a2858141

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