# The frontier moved again, twice

Sent April 17, 2026

Two frontier model announcements in one week used to be unusual. Claude Opus 4.7 reached general availability at 94/100 on BenchLM, behind Claude Mythos Preview at 99. Kimi 2.7 from Moonshot AI entered preview, and 14 models had released in April by the send date.

## Provider standings

| Rank | Provider | Models | Score | Change |
|---:|---|---:|---:|---|
| 1 | Anthropic | 13 | 95 | +2 |
| 2 | OpenAI | 25 | 91.3 | -1 |
| 3 | Google | 11 | 88 | -1 |
| 4 | Z.AI | 6 | 81.7 | No change |
| 5 | xAI | 6 | 76.3 | No change |

## 37 months in numbers

- Total Elo gain: +405
- Crown changes: 21
- Longest reign: 5 months
- Open-source Elo gain: +375
- Closest gap recorded: 4 points

## Analysis worth opening

- [Claude API Pricing: Haiku 4.5, Sonnet 4.6, and Opus 4.7](https://benchlm.ai/blog/posts/claude-api-pricing): Prompt caching rates, batch discounts, and the production cost changes in the updated Claude tier stack.
- [Gemini API Pricing: Current Flash, Flash-Lite, and Pro Rates](https://benchlm.ai/blog/posts/gemini-api-pricing): A breakdown of the Flash-Lite, Flash, Pro, Batch, and Flex prices available at the time.
- [How to Choose an LLM in 2026](https://benchlm.ai/blog/posts/which-llm-to-use): A model selection framework based on use case, budget, and deployment constraints.
- [Best Open Source LLM in 2026](https://benchlm.ai/blog/posts/best-open-source-llm): GLM-5, Qwen 3.5, Gemma 4, Kimi K2.5, and Llama ranked using the public benchmark data available then.

## This issue in numbers

- Models ranked: 194
- New that month: 14
- Average output price per 1M tokens: $23.01
- Top overall score: 99

## New on BenchLM

- [Claude Opus 4.7](https://benchlm.ai/models/claude-opus-4-7): The model reached 94/100 and ranked second in the issue’s snapshot.
- [Kimi 2.7 preview](https://benchlm.ai/): Moonshot AI’s release entered evaluation while independent numbers were still pending.

Archive copy reflects the rankings, prices, and availability stated when this issue was sent. Current pages may show newer evidence.

Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/newsletter/issues/2026-04-17