One list, once a year. What it does well, what it misses for AI infrastructure, humanoids, robotics and space, and what Frontier Tech Intelligence adds.
A ranking tells you who. This tells you why, and what changed since.
| Frontier Tech Intelligence | Published rankings | |
|---|---|---|
| A fixed set of companies tracked over time | ✓ | ◐ |
| Sources in Chinese, Japanese and Korean | ✓ | ◐ |
| Searchable history of every signal | ✓ | ✗ |
| Outlet, date and source on every item | ✓ | ✗ |
| Scores and rankings that move with the evidence | ✓ | ◐ |
| Questions answered from the record, with the evidence listed | ✓ | ✗ |
| What it costs | $99 a month, 7-day trial | Free, or behind a paywall |
✓ yes◐ partly✗ no Scroll sideways on a phone. Statements about other kinds of tools are general, not about one product, and dated 3 November 2026.
A ranking tells you who. This tells you why, and what changed since. Four lists, monthly in public and weekly for members, the eight measures published, an evidence rule for every seat, and a file behind every name with the signals and facts that put it there.
A bank's or a magazine's hundred of an industry is a useful map and a conversation starter. Typically annual, typically written for investors, with the method rarely shown and no way to see why a company sits where it sits.
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