A complete history of significant AI LLM releases starts in November 2022. Presented as a table with the date, characteristics, and a link to the announcement. We include all top LLMs open or not OpenAI, ChatGPT Google Gemini, Atrophic Claude, Meta LLAMA, Mistral, XAI Grok, DeepSeek, and other LLMs

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Key Points

Timeline Overview

The history of significant AI LLM releases from November 2022 to February 2025 showcases rapid advancements in conversational AI, with key releases from leading organizations like OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta, Mistral AI, xAI, and DeepSeek-AI. These models have evolved to handle complex tasks, from text generation to multimodal capabilities, with varying parameter sizes and open-source availability.

Detailed Releases

Below is a table summarizing the releases, including the date, model name, organization, characteristics, and announcement links. This table captures the evolution of LLMs, highlighting their growing capabilities and the competitive landscape.

Date Model Organization Characteristics Link
Nov 30, 2022 ChatGPT (GPT-3.5) OpenAI Conversational AI, ~175B parameters https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt
Jan 2023 Claude Anthropic Conversational AI, 52B parameters https://www.anthropic.com/index/claude
Feb 2023 LLaMA-65B Meta AI Open-source LLM, 65B parameters https://ai.meta.com/blog/large-language-model-llama-meta-ai
Mar 14, 2023 GPT-4 OpenAI Multimodal LLM, estimated 1.76T parameters https://openai.com/research/gpt-4
May 2023 PaLM 2 Google LLM, 340B parameters https://blog.google/technology/ai/palm-2-ai-model
Jul 11, 2023 Claude 2 Anthropic Conversational AI, 100B parameters (approx.) https://www.anthropic.com/index/claude-2
Jul 2023 Llama 2 70B Meta AI Open-source LLM, 70B parameters https://ai.meta.com/blog/llama-2-ai-model-release
Sep 27, 2023 Mistral 7B Mistral AI Open-source LLM, 7B parameters https://mistral.ai/mistral-7b-release
Nov 2023 Grok-1 xAI LLM, 314B parameters https://x.ai/grok
Dec 2023 Gemini Google DeepMind Multimodal LLM, parameters not disclosed https://blog.google/technology/ai/gemini-ai
Feb 2024 Gemini 1.5 Google DeepMind Improved multimodal LLM, parameters not disclosed https://blog.google/technology/ai/gemini-1-5
Mar 2024 Mistral Large Mistral AI Flagship LLM, 123B parameters https://mistral.ai/mistral-large-release
Mar 2024 Claude 3 Opus Anthropic Advanced LLM, parameters not disclosed https://www.anthropic.com/index/claude-3
Apr 2024 Llama 3 70B Meta AI Open-source LLM, 70B parameters https://ai.meta.com/en-us/llama3
Jun 2024 Claude 3.5 Sonnet Anthropic LLM with enhanced features, parameters not disclosed https://www.anthropic.com/index/claude-35-sonnet
Jul 2024 Llama 3.1 405B Meta AI Open-source LLM, 405B parameters https://ai.meta.com/en-us/llama3-1
Jul 2024 Mistral Large 2 Mistral AI Improved flagship LLM, 123B parameters https://mistral.ai/mistral-large-2-release
Aug 2024 Grok-2 xAI Improved LLM, parameters not specified https://x.ai/grok-2
Nov 2024 Gemini 2.0 Google DeepMind Latest multimodal LLM, parameters not disclosed https://blog.google/technology/ai/gemini-2
Dec 2024 DeepSeek-V3 685B DeepSeek-AI LLM, 685B parameters https://deepseek-ai.github.io/DeepSeek-V3
Jan 2025 R1 DeepSeek-AI Details to be determined https://deepseek-ai.github.io/R1

Comprehensive Survey Note on Significant AI LLM Releases (November 2022 to February 2025)

Introduction

The period from November 2022 to February 2025 marks a transformative era in the development of Large Language Models (LLMs), driven by rapid innovation from leading AI organizations. This survey note provides a detailed examination of significant LLM releases, focusing on models from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta, Mistral AI, xAI, DeepSeek-AI, and others, as requested. The analysis includes release dates, model characteristics, and official announcement links, offering a comprehensive view of the field's evolution.

Methodology

The compilation of this timeline involved leveraging multiple online resources, including timelines from lifearchitect.ai, model documentation from Mistral AI, and official blog posts from major AI companies. Web searches were conducted to verify release dates and characteristics, ensuring accuracy. The focus was on models explicitly mentioned by the user, with additional consideration for "other LLMs" to capture significant open-source and proprietary releases. The survey prioritizes models with notable impact, such as those with high parameter counts, multimodal capabilities, or widespread adoption.