Who analysts call Leaders

244 reports · 352 vendors

Generative AI models

Who builds the foundation and large language models. Evaluated by IDC MarketScape, Gartner Magic Quadrant and The Forrester Wave, 2024 to 2026: 4 reports, 11 vendors. Each firm below runs newest first, with who moved since its edition before.

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Worldwide Foundation Model Software

IDC MarketScape · 2 editions, 2025 to 2026

  1. 20262 Leaders

    IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Foundation Model Software 2026 Vendor Assessment

    Changes since 2025

    • Alibaba Cloud · New Leader
  2. 20251 Leader

    IDC MarketScape: Worldwide GenAI Life-Cycle Foundation Model Software 2025 Vendor Assessment

Every vendor, year by year

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Alibaba Cloud·Leaders

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Generative AI Model Providers

Gartner Magic Quadrant · 1 edition, 2026

  1. 20261 Leader2026-09-01

    2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Generative AI Model Providers

AI Foundation Models For Language

The Forrester Wave · 1 edition, 2024

  1. 20243 Leaders, 7 in other tiers2024-06-05

    The Forrester Wave: AI Foundation Models For Language, Q2 2024

Placements as each vendor or analyst firm publicly announced them; the tracker lists tiers only, never a report's chart or the positions inside a tier.