Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 17, 2026, Google's price skyrocketed from 15c to 62.5c, while xAI crashed from 68c to 29.5c and Anthropic dropped from 14c to 5.5c. This massive reversal was driven by a Chatbot Arena update (or early signals of the Mar 18 leaderboard): Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 series dominated, taking both #1 and #2 spots, effectively removing them from the contention for #3 (crushing Anthropic Yes). Google's Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview settled firmly at #3, becoming the prime candidate (spiking Google Yes), while xAI's Grok 4.20, previously hyped to challenge for the top, landed at #4, forcing a sharp correction in its price.
Mar 10, 2026 - Mar 11, 2026, Google saw a prior surge (31c to 66.5c) before retracing; the Mar 17 move confirms this hierarchy.