In 2024, the United States produced 40 notable AI models, China produced 15 and Europe produced only three.

Omissions

• The figures come from Stanford's AI Index Report 2025, which uses a specific definition of 'notable' AI models (models with exceptional benchmark performance from 'notable' institutions); figures are not directly comparable to broader counts of all AI models.
• The same report notes that although the US leads in quantity, Chinese models are rapidly closing the performance gap, and that in the previous year's report (2023 data) the US produced 61 notable models and Europe 21, using a somewhat different methodology.
• The three European notable models in 2024 were largely attributed to France, so 'Europe' here reflects the EU-level aggregate of the report.

Sources

• PrimaryStanford HAI — The 2025 AI Index ReportIn 2024, U.S.-based institutions produced 40 notable AI models, significantly outpacing China's 15 and Europe's three.
• PrimaryArtificial Intelligence Index Report 2025 (Stanford HAI, PDF via arXiv)U.S.-based institutions produced 40 notable AI models, significantly surpassing China's 15 and Europe's combined total of three. In the past decade, more notable machine learning models have originated from the United States than from any other country.