AI Market Indexes — Proprietary Research

InferenceWatch proprietary market indexes computed from real-time pricing and availability data across 459 AI models and 64 companies.

Index Descriptions

IW Cost Index
Weighted average inference pricing across all tracked models, reflecting the overall cost of AI inference.
IW Value Index
Capability-to-cost ratio measuring how much AI capability you get per dollar spent.
IW Market Concentration Index
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) measuring market concentration among AI model providers.
IW Pricing Velocity Index
Frequency and magnitude of price changes across the AI model market.