AI game performance
Epoch AI's benchmark bar chart drew 6.8K views on X: 0.1x its typical post and #97 of 101 Epoch AI charts we track by views. Read Oct 14, 2026.
Six months ago, frontier AI models could barely beat Slay the Spire. Now, according to our new SpireClimb benchmark, they win 90%+ of runs at the easiest difficulty, and up to 20% of runs at the hardest.
Six months ago, frontier AI models could barely beat Slay the Spire. Now, according to our new SpireClimb benchmark, they win 90%+ of runs at the easiest difficulty, and up to 20% of runs at the hardest.
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