Glossary term
Glossary term
Foundations
Frontier Models are the most advanced AI systems available, pushing the boundaries of reasoning, planning, and autonomous action. Typically massive and multimodal, they remain in research or tightly controlled release.
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7, OpenAI GPT-5 / o3, and Google Gemini 2.5 Pro are widely cited frontier models in 2026.
The UK Frontier AI Taskforce, founded in 2023, focuses on safety evaluation of frontier models.
The Frontier Model Forum, founded by Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft, coordinates safety research.