# The AI race is back on

> Last week, Anthropic and OpenAI looked like they had the AI race to themselves, pulling ahead with increasingly powerful models that left their rivals in the dust.

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1011311/the-ai-race-is-back-on?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6acff4461d2464b448b5788e)
- **Published:** 2026-10-14
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #google #openai #gemini #anthropic #ai
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