AI labs and models on .ai

Companies that train their own AI models, from frontier labs to open-model developers. 14 companies so far, most recently active first.

These companies train their own models rather than building on someone else's. Some release open weights that anyone can run; others sell access through apps and APIs. Labs on .ai range from frontier companies valued in the hundreds of billions to specialists in one kind of model. Their pages track model releases, funding rounds and corporate moves such as listings and acquisitions, alongside the history of each domain.

thinkingmachines.ai Thinking Machines Lab · Customizable AI models Introduced Inkling 2 Small with image input and variable reasoning effort. 5 Nov 2026 sarvam.ai Sarvam AI · Models for Indian languages Introduces Sarvam Prism, a decision model built on Sarvam 105B. Nov 2026 liquid.ai Liquid AI · Efficient multimodal models Introduced the LFM3 multimodal model family. 27 Oct 2026 inceptionlabs.ai Inception · Diffusion language models Introduced Mercury 3. 19 Oct 2026 basis.ai Basis · AI research and systems Published research on shipping an interpreter as part of an AI system. 16 Oct 2026 reflection.ai Reflection · Open-weight language models Made Beam available through its platform. 16 Oct 2026 reka.ai Reka · Multimodal models Introduced the Rho-1 multimodal stack. 5 Oct 2026 arcee.ai Arcee · Small language models Announced a partnership with Bolt on Forge. 14 Sep 2026 mistral.ai Mistral AI · European AI lab with open and commercial models Mistral raises €3B, led by Samsung. 8 Sep 2026 qwen.ai Qwen · Alibaba model family and assistant Open-sources Qwen-Image-2.1, combining image generation and editing with transparent-image support. Sep 2026 stability.ai Stability AI · Image, video and audio model company Announces a Series B funding round and says total funding reached $232 million. Aug 2026 sakana.ai Sakana AI · Model orchestration research Released Fugu Ultra, a model-orchestration system. 22 Jun 2026 x.ai xAI · The company behind Grok, now part of SpaceX SpaceX acquires xAI in an all-stock deal valuing xAI at about $250 billion. Feb 2026 z.ai Z.ai · Zhipu AI's international brand, home of the GLM models Zhipu lists on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, among the first companies focused on large language models to… Jan 2026

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