◦ OBSERVATORY — A CARTOGRAPHY OF MODELS

The Expanding Universe
of Large Language Models

Every landmark model since the 2017 Transformer — plotted on the city of its lab, sized by parameters, raised by capability, and colored by its maker.

A curated ~100 of the thousands on Hugging Face · 2017—2026 · sizes & scores approximate

MODELS
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LABS
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TOP CAPABILITY
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MAKERS
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● closed weights○ open weightssize = parametersheight = capability— usage flow (illustrative)
LATEST RELEASES
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ORIGIN
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RELEASED
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PARAMETERS
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CAPABILITY
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WEIGHTS
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ALL-TIME RANK
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TIMELINE
MAY 2017
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