Polymarket bettors have wagered over $5.8 million across prediction markets asking which company will have the best AI model by end of June 2026. xAI and Anthropic lead early betting, with Google, DeepSeek, and OpenAI also attracting significant capital.

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May 18, 2026
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Polymarket AI Model Race Heats Up: $5.8M Wagered on June Winner
May 18 00:00
May 17, 2026
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Polymarket AI Model Betting Surge: $5.8M Wagered on June 2026 Leader
May 17 00:00
May 3, 2026
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Polymarket AI Showdown: $4.3M Bet on Best Model by June
Polymarket bettors are placing over $4.3M in combined wagers on which company will have the best AI model by end of June 2026. xAI leads market interest with $995.6K in volume, followed by Anthropic ($773.5K) and DeepSeek ($470K). The 15 separate markets span major AI firms including Google, OpenAI, Alibaba, and others, signaling strong prediction market appetite for AI capability rankings in the near term.
May 3 20:30
May 2, 2026
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Polymarket TVL Crashes 21.4% as AI Markets Boom
Polymarket's TVL on Polygon fell 21.4% to $445.9M on May 1, even as the platform launched a wave of new AI prediction markets. Over $6.3M in volume flowed into markets betting on which AI company will have the best model by end of June 2026, with xAI, DeepSeek, Google, and Anthropic drawing the largest bets. The TVL decline may signal capital rotation into these trending markets rather than an exodus from the platform.
May 2 00:00
Apr 30, 2026
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Anthropic Wins April AI Race on Polymarket
Polymarket bettors have resolved their April 2026 'best AI model' market, with Anthropic winning the competition. The winning Anthropic market generated $2.1M in volume, while OpenAI's market resolved 'No' with $4.1M traded. Twelve major AI companies competed in the prediction market series, with combined trading volume exceeding $19.8M, signaling strong community interest in tracking AI leadership.
Apr 30 22:00
Apr 7, 2026
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Polymarket AI Model Markets Draw $3.9M in Betting as Tech Race Heats Up
Polymarket bettors have opened $3.9M in trading volume across 12 prediction markets betting on which company will have the best AI model by end of April 2026. DeepSeek leads with $1.8M in volume, followed by OpenAI ($704K) and Anthropic ($231K), suggesting traders view the AI race as highly competitive and uncertain over the next three weeks.
Apr 7 06:57