Organization
Epoch AI
Research lab · Nonprofit research · Data services · San Francisco, California (address of record)
Epoch AI is an independent nonprofit that collects and analyzes data on AI development. It publishes data explorers and downloadable datasets on AI models, data centers, hardware, and related topics, runs benchmarks including FrontierMath, and publishes research reports, newsletters, and podcasts. It started in 2021 as a group of volunteers.14
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Key facts
- Ownership (separate from openness)
- Nonprofit
Epoch AI describes itself as an independent nonprofit supported by donors, and its consulting terms describe Epoch Artificial Intelligence, Inc. as a nonprofit organization.13
- Legal form
- Corporation recognized by the IRS as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3), per the IRS exempt-organization extract for California.5
- Founded
- 20211
- Sectors
- Research, Data
What is and isn’t public
Products
No hosted model products are recorded for this organization.
Other products
| Product | Kind | Documented delivery and access | Reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch AI data explorers and datasets (external site: epoch.ai) | Data platform | Free web data explorers with CSV downloads, including the Data on AI Models dataset (notable, large-scale, frontier, and all-models files) released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. See the Epoch AI Models dataset record.4 | Oct 2, 2026 |
Cataloged artifacts
Datasets
- Epoch AI Data on AI ModelsDatasetAvailability: Public
Open positions
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U.S. eligibility
Eligible · basis: U.S. nonprofit or lab
Epoch AI's privacy notice (dated January 18, 2025) names Epoch Artificial Intelligence, Inc. at 28 Geary St, Suite 650, San Francisco, California, United States. The IRS exempt-organization extract for California lists Epoch Artificial Intelligence Inc at that address as a Section 501(c)(3) organization, and Epoch's consulting terms describe it as a nonprofit governed by California law with venue in Alameda County. The San Francisco address is a suite with a private mailbox number; the pages reviewed do not say where staff work. No non-U.S. parent entity was found in the pages reviewed.2531
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