AI Sengoku Map
The AI Warring States Period
The AI industry mirrors Japan's Sengoku period, where mighty tech daimyo and ambitious startup clans forge alliances and compete for dominance in shaping AI's future.
Major AI Industry Events
Key milestones and strategic moves that shaped the AI battlefield in recent months.
Google Releases Gemini 3
Google releases Gemini 3, reclaiming the top spot on LMArena benchmark, surpassing Grok 4.1 just 24 hours after its release.
Microsoft Invests Up to $5B in Anthropic
Microsoft announces up to $5B investment in Anthropic, integrating Claude AI into Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and GitHub Copilot.
Microsoft-OpenAI Relationship Restructured
OpenAI reaches $500B valuation post-restructuring. New contract extends Microsoft IP license to 2032 while allowing OpenAI to use other cloud providers.
Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 4.5
Claude Sonnet 4.5 achieves 73.3% on SWE-bench coding benchmark and captures 32% of enterprise LLM market share.
OpenAI Releases GPT-5
GPT-5 integrates reasoning and non-reasoning capabilities. Monthly revenue grows from $300M (Aug 2024) to over $13B annualized.
Google Releases Gemini 2.0
Gemini 2.0 launches with focus on "agentic era". Gemini 2.5 Pro achieves 92% on AIME 2024 benchmark with up to 10M token context window.