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LLM Context Window Statistics (2026)

Updated July 23, 2026 · Auto-generated from BenchLM's live dataset on every data refresh

As of July 23, 2026, the largest LLM context window tracked by BenchLM is 10M tokens, offered by Meta's Llama 4 Scout.

Largest context window tracked

As of July 23, 2026, the largest LLM context window tracked by BenchLM is 10M tokens, offered by Meta's Llama 4 Scout.

10M (Llama 4 Scout)

Share of models with a 1M+ token context window

24% of the 289 AI models with published context windows tracked by BenchLM offer 1M tokens or more as of July 23, 2026.

24% (70 of 289)

Median context window

The median context window across all AI models tracked by BenchLM is 256K tokens as of July 23, 2026.

256K

What 1M tokens holds

A 1M-token context window — offered by 70 models tracked by BenchLM as of July 23, 2026 — fits the full text of War & Peace (roughly 750,000 tokens) with room left for an average novel.

War & Peace (~750K tokens) + a full novel

Methodology & sources

Token counts use each model's advertised context window from BenchLM's catalog (289 models with published limits). Advertised limits often exceed effective usable context — see the interactive visualizer for effective-context evidence.

Cite these statistics

Every number on this page is generated from BenchLM's live dataset and refreshed with each data update. Link any statistic directly using its anchor, or cite the page as:

BenchLM.ai, "LLM Statistics" (July 23, 2026), https://benchlm.ai/stats/context-windows

Frequently Asked Questions

Which AI model has the largest context window?

As of July 23, 2026, the largest context window tracked by BenchLM is 10M tokens, offered by Meta's Llama 4 Scout.

How many models offer a 1M token context window?

70 of the 289 models with published limits tracked by BenchLM (24%) offer context windows of 1M tokens or more as of July 23, 2026.

What is a typical LLM context window in 2026?

The median context window across models tracked by BenchLM is 256K tokens as of July 23, 2026.

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