New model category

AI World Models and Simulation Models Tracked

Track world models such as Genie, World Labs, Cosmos, JEPA-style research lines, 3D environment generation and robotics simulation models. Early comparison should focus on availability, interactivity, physical consistency and output format before pricing.

What makes world models different

The category is early. Separate research previews, APIs, productized tools and open weights before forcing a price table.

Interactive Worlds

Interactive video or 3D scenes. Compare control, continuity, persistent state and latency.

InteractiveStateControl

Simulation Models

Robotics, autonomous driving and physical simulation. Compare physics consistency and environment coverage.

RoboticsPhysicsSim

Game / 3D Generation

Generate game scenes, assets or explorable spaces. Compare 3D output, editing and engine integration.

3DGamesAssets

Priority products

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Catalog tracker

Each model row tracks modalities, access paths, pricing unit, price confidence, official sources and last verification date.

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Product
Modalities / Source
Genie / Genie 2
Google DeepMind
interactive worldsprompt-to-environment
text, image โ†’ simulation, video
Verified: 2026-09-15
Cosmos
NVIDIA
roboticssimulation
text, image, video, robotics โ†’ video, simulation
Verified: 2026-09-15
World Labs
World Labs
3D worldsscene generation
image, text โ†’ 3d, simulation
Verified: 2026-09-15
JEPA-style world models
Meta / research
representation learningplanning
image, video โ†’ simulation
Verified: 2026-09-15
GameNGen-style game worlds
Research
game simulationinteractive video
video, simulation โ†’ video, simulation
Verified: 2026-09-15
Robotics foundation models
Multiple labs
roboticspolicy learning
text, image, video, robotics โ†’ robotics, simulation
Verified: 2026-09-15

Fields to track

Availability: research / preview / API / product
Input: text / image / video / state
Output: video / 3D / simulated environment
Interactivity
Physical consistency
Latency, frame rate and control

Implementation stance

World-model pricing and benchmarks are not standardized yet. Start as a tracker and explainer surface; promote it into pricing tables when commercial APIs settle.