Who wins Super Bowl LXI? 85 AI models predict the result
We asked 85 AI models (GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek…) the same question. 49% picked Chiefs. See every answer, who searched the web, and who dissented.
Who wins Super Bowl LXI?
Asked verbatim: “The 2026 NFL season is two weeks old. Which team wins Super Bowl LXI in February 2027? Answer with the team name.”
How the AIs voted
- Kansas City Chiefs — 42 models (49%)
- Baltimore Ravens — 9 models (11%)
- Los Angeles Rams — 9 models (11%)
- Buffalo Bills — 7 models (8%)
- San Francisco 49ers — 5 models (6%)
- Detroit Lions — 2 models (2%)
- Philadelphia Eagles — 2 models (2%)
- Seattle Seahawks — 2 models (2%)
- Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LXI — 1 models (1%)
- Buffalo BillsCONFIDENCE:60WHY: Two weeks is noise; Allen's arm and a deep roste… — 1 models (1%)
- To predict the winner of Super Bowl LXI in February 2027, we need to make some … — 1 models (1%)
- Let me analyze the problem carefully — 1 models (1%)
- <team> — 1 models (1%)
- Pittsburgh Steelers — 1 models (1%)
- Dallas Cowboys — 1 models (1%)
n = 85 models
Every model's answer
Kansas City Chiefs (42)
- Ling 3.0 Flash · InclusionAI → Kansas City Chiefs — “Nobody knows yet — the season is two weeks old and Super Bowl outcomes are unpredictable this far out.”
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (Minimal Reasoning) · Google → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes and Reid remain the gold standard until someone proves otherwise.”
- Grok 4.5 (High Reasoning) · xAI → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes is healthy again, Reid still schemes rings, and two weeks in the Chiefs already look like the AFC’s clearest path to February.”
- Llama 4 Scout · Meta → Kansas City Chiefs — “They have a strong roster and playoff experience.”
- Mistral Small 3 · Mistral → Kansas City Chiefs — “Chiefs look sharp early, Mahomes healthy, Walker adds firepower, and Vegas odds favor them.”
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (High Reasoning) · Google → Kansas City Chiefs — “No matter what the early power rankings say, betting against Patrick Mahomes in February is a fool's errand.”
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning · NVIDIA → Kansas City Chiefs — “Patrick Mahomes' third championship window opens with a deeper roster than last season's 14-3 team.”
- Mercury 2.5 · Inception → Kansas City Chiefs — “Patrick Mahomes' experience and Andy Reid's scheme give them the highest ceiling.”
- GLM-5.2 · Z.AI → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes and Reid are the safest bet in football until someone proves they can beat them in February.”
- Kimi K3 · Moonshot → Kansas City Chiefs — “With Mahomes in his prime and the core intact, their proven playoff pedigree and coaching stability make them the safest bet to win it all again.”
- Nemotron 3 Ultra · NVIDIA → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes returned healthy in Week 1, the Chiefs won convincingly, and they remain the league's most proven championship core with Andy Reid.”
- Mistral Medium 3.1 · Mistral → Kansas City Chiefs — “Reigning champs still have Mahomes, Reid, and the deepest roster—early form says they’re the team to beat again.”
- gpt-oss-120b (Low Reasoning) · OpenAI → Kansas City Chiefs — “Early season trends favor a strong Chiefs, but too early to be sure.”
- GPT-5.6 Terra · OpenAI → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes plus Reid remains the league’s most bankable playoff equation.”
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 · DeepSeek → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes still runs this league, and a healthy Reid offense closes every close game in February.”
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite (Minimal Reasoning) · Google → Kansas City Chiefs — “With Mahomes in his prime and an unmatched track record of late-season execution, the Chiefs remain the most resilient path to a championship in a high-variance league.”
- Aion 3.0 (Reasoning) · Aion Labs → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes and Reid are the most reliable championship duo in the league, and dynasty windows don't close quietly.”
- Sabiá 4 · Maritaca AI → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes, Andy Reid, and a balanced roster make KC the safest bet for another deep postseason run.”
- GLM-4.7 · Z.AI → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes-Kelce dynasty plus Reid’s September mastery—threepeat is brewing.”
- Kimi K2.6 · Moonshot → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes and coach Reid keep finding ways with stacked roster including Derrick Henry and a dominant defense.”
- GPT-5.6 Luna · OpenAI → Kansas City Chiefs — “Kansas City pairs an elite quarterback, proven coaching, and an early statement win with the experience to survive January.”
- Gemini 3.6 Flash (Medium Reasoning) · Google → Kansas City Chiefs — “Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs remain the gold standard for late-season championship execution.”
- GLM-4.7 Flash · Z.AI → Kansas City Chiefs — “Historically dominant; early 2026 streak makes them the smart money pick.”
- Grok 4.20 · xAI → Kansas City Chiefs — “Two weeks in, Mahomes-led Chiefs already look like the most complete team again; history says repeat window is wide open.”
- Nova 2 Lite · Amazon → Kansas City Chiefs — “Chiefs lead power rankings after dominant start.”
- Sonar Reasoning Pro · Perplexity → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes plus an elite coaching staff keeps them terrifying in any given postseason.”
- Nemotron 3 Super · NVIDIA → Kansas City Chiefs — “Early 2-0 start, elite QB Mahomes, and proven playoff pedigree make them the safest bet despite tough AFC competition.”
- Qwen3.7 Flash · Qwen → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes remains the safest bet in a chaotic league; no one else has proven they can close out February.”
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B · NVIDIA → Kansas City Chiefs — “Their core returns intact and they topped the AFC last season, making them the clear favorite now.”
- Muse Glimmer 30B (Low Reasoning) · Meta → Kansas City Chiefs — “Early season is noise; picking a perennial contender with championship infrastructure is the only defensible bet.”
- Sonar Pro · Perplexity → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes, Reid and proven playoff resilience make them the safest bet even before we see how 2026 fully unfolds.”
- Laguna XS 2.1 · Poolside → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes' elite QB play, proven playoff experience, and consistent roster makes KC the most likely to hoist the trophy again.”
- Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium Reasoning) · Google → Kansas City Chiefs — “Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid remain football's ultimate postseason cheat code, backed by a battle-tested defense built to peak when it matters most.”
- LongCat 2.0 · Meituan → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes is back healthy, Walker III gives them a ground game they've lacked, and their defense looks elite — the most complete roster in the AFC.”
- Gemma 4 31B · Google → Kansas City Chiefs — “Their championship pedigree and Mahomes' consistency make them the safest bet in any given NFL season.”
- Grok 4.3 · xAI → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes still the clearest path to February, even two weeks in.”
- Aion 2.0 (Reasoning) · Aion Labs → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes is healthy, the dynasty rolls on, and no one in the AFC has caught them yet.”
- Granite 4.0 Micro · IBM → Kansas City Chiefs — “Chiefs have strong roster, defense, and home-field advantage heading into playoffs and SB.”
- MiniMax M2.5 (Reasoning) · MiniMax → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes is back, Andy Reid-coached, and the dynasty has proven Super Bowl DNA other teams can't match.”
- Mistral Medium 3.5 · Mistral → Kansas City Chiefs — “Reigning champs with Mahomes, Reid, and a stacked roster still in their prime window.”
- MiMo V2.5 Pro · Xiaomi → Kansas City Chiefs — “Mahomes back healthy, Reid always reloads, just enough defense—they're still the safest bet in a parity-heavy league.”
- Grok 4.7 (High Reasoning) · xAI → Kansas City Chiefs — “Two weeks in, Mahomes is climbing the MVP board and KC is 2-0 with a plus-24 margin — the only roster I trust to still be standing in February.”
Baltimore Ravens (9)
- Sonar · Perplexity → Baltimore Ravens — “Deep roster, elite quarterback play, and a strong defense make them the safest single-team bet this early.”
- Seed 2.0 Mini · ByteDance → Baltimore Ravens — “They opened 2-0 with a dominant Week 2 win, have a MVP-caliber QB in Lamar Jackson, and boast one of the league’s strongest rosters and coaching staffs.”
- Sabiazinho 4 · Maritaca AI → Baltimore Ravens — “Their dominant defense and Lamar Jackson's MVP ceiling make them favorites despite early parity.”
- GPT-6 Astra (Medium Reasoning) · OpenAI → Baltimore Ravens — “Lamar Jackson looks revitalized, and Baltimore opened with 41 points; I’m betting on that offensive ceiling to carry them to the title.”
- Muse Spark 1.2 (Minimal Reasoning) · Meta → Baltimore Ravens — “Lamar finally gets over the hump with healthy defense and run game peaking in February”
- Claude Opus 5 (Low Reasoning) · Anthropic → Baltimore Ravens — “Lamar in his prime behind the league's most complete roster — the Ravens have been the best team on paper for years, and this is the year it lands.”
- Grok 4.6 (High Reasoning) · xAI → Baltimore Ravens — “Lamar just dropped 41 and looks like 2019 again, while the Rams got smoked 27-7 and Garrett's knee has no timetable.”
- MiniMax M3 · MiniMax → Baltimore Ravens — “Lamar + a stacked roster and a defense that can finally finish drives — best early-2026 tape of anyone, but it's week two, anything can break.”
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · DeepSeek → Baltimore Ravens — “Market's third choice and the best value on the board — Lamar is healthy again, Derrick Henry is still a cheat code, and the Rams' +650 favorite just lost Myles Garrett for a month.”
Los Angeles Rams (9)
- Parallel Base · Parallel → Los Angeles Rams — “Preseason Super Bowl LXI favorites boasting unmatched talent and home-field advantage at SoFi Stadium.”
- Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B (Minimal Reasoning) · Qwen → Los Angeles Rams — “They're the betting favorite at +650 with the deepest roster in football, and the field is wide open this year.”
- DeepSeek V4 Flash · DeepSeek → Los Angeles Rams — “Two weeks in, the Rams still carry the best roster-to-coaching combo in football, and the market's futures board has them on top for a reason.”
- Seed 2.1 Turbo · ByteDance → Los Angeles Rams — “Rams open as consensus favorites at +650 with a loaded roster and the easiest path through a weak NFC.”
- Parallel Speed · Parallel → Los Angeles Rams — “They boast an elite roster, home-field advantage at SoFi Stadium, and top-tier Super Bowl LXI odds.”
- Laguna S 2.1 · Poolside → Los Angeles Rams — “Rams sit atop futures at +650, loaded OL protects Stafford's revenge tour.”
- Qwen3.8 Flash · Qwen → Los Angeles Rams — “SoFi Stadium Super Bowl, market still calls them +650 favorites, and a healthy Myles Garrett plus Aaron Donald makes that defense the best roster in football once Week 1's ugly loss fades.”
- Parallel Lite · Parallel → Los Angeles Rams — “The Rams are the consensus Super Bowl LXI favorites with an elite roster featuring Matthew Stafford, Myles Garrett, and Aaron Donald.”
- Claude Opus 5.5 (High Reasoning) · Anthropic → Los Angeles Rams — “Sportsbooks have kept the Rams as the Super Bowl favorite at +650 after Week 2, and nobody else looks like a safer bet.”
Buffalo Bills (7)
- GLM-5.3 Flash (Max Reasoning) · Z.AI → Buffalo Bills — “Two weeks proves nothing, so I'm betting on Josh Allen's peak window — the league's best QB finally cashes in this February.”
- Qwen3.8 Max 0902 (Minimal Reasoning) · Qwen → Buffalo Bills — “Elite quarterback play plus the deepest defense in the AFC, and two weeks in nobody has separated themselves anyway.”
- Hy4 Preview · Tencent → Buffalo Bills — “Best roster-plus-quarterback combo in a wide-open AFC; two weeks of sample says nothing, so I'm riding Josh Allen's ceiling.”
- Claude Fable 5.1 (Low Reasoning) · Anthropic → Buffalo Bills — “Allen's prime, a top-tier roster and an AFC where the Chiefs are just back from injury — Buffalo finally breaks through in February.”
- GPT-5.6 Sol · OpenAI → Buffalo Bills — “Josh Allen’s prime, an explosive offense, and hard-earned playoff experience finally carry Buffalo through the AFC.”
- MiMo V2.6 Flash · Xiaomi → Buffalo Bills — “Allen is MVP-caliber, roster is deep and balanced, and the path through the AFC finally looks clear.”
- MiMo V2.6 Pro · Xiaomi → Buffalo Bills
San Francisco 49ers (5)
- Solar Pro 4 · Upstage → San Francisco 49ers — “NFC quarterbacks keep winning Super Bowls, and a healthy Purdy plus Harbaugh coaching edges the field once again.”
- Aion 3.0 Mini (Reasoning) · Aion Labs → San Francisco 49ers — “They lead ESPN's FPI after Week 1 and have the deepest roster in the NFC.”
- Union Alpha · Provider undisclosed → San Francisco 49ers — “San Francisco tops ESPN’s power index, and its 27–7 road win over the Rams makes it my pick in a wide-open field.”
- GPT-6 Sol (Medium Reasoning) · OpenAI → San Francisco 49ers — “They’re 2–0, and ESPN’s simulations give them the best shot at the title.”
- GPT-6 Luna (Medium Reasoning) · OpenAI → San Francisco 49ers — “They’re 2–0 with the league’s strongest early point differential; I’m betting that dominance holds.”
Detroit Lions (2)
- MiMo V2.5 · Xiaomi → Detroit Lions — “Week 1 data is too thin to trust any pick here; Lions are a coin-flip guess among several contenders.”
- Claude Sonnet 5 (Low Reasoning) · Anthropic → Detroit Lions — “Elite offensive line, explosive playmakers, and a defense finally good enough to get them over the hump.”
Philadelphia Eagles (2)
- Inkling Small · Thinking Machines → Philadelphia Eagles — “Hurts, elite D-line and weak NFC slate make Philadelphia the safest Feb 2027 bet.”
- GLM-5.3 (Low Reasoning) · Z.AI → Philadelphia Eagles — “Two weeks in tells us little, but Philly's roster depth and Hurts's chemistry with Brown keep them my pick over a Mahomes-led Chiefs squad that already showed injury cracks.”
Seattle Seahawks (2)
- Qwen3.8 27B · Qwen → Seattle Seahawks — “They just won the Lombardi, the article headlines ask if they can pull off a rare repeat, and the odds market still leans toward the defending champs.”
- gpt-oss-20b (Low Reasoning) · OpenAI → Seattle Seahawks — “The 2026 season’s playoffs concluded with the Seahawks defeating the Patriots in Super Bowl LXI.”
Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LXI (1)
- Claude Haiku 4.5 · Anthropic → Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LXI — “Mahomes returned sharp; Chiefs blew out Denver. But one game is noise—the Packers, Ravens, and 49ers also look dangerous early.”
Buffalo BillsCONFIDENCE:60WHY: Two weeks is noise; Allen's arm and a deep roste… (1)
- Inkling · Thinking Machines → Buffalo BillsCONFIDENCE:60WHY: Two weeks is noise; Allen's arm and a deep roste…
To predict the winner of Super Bowl LXI in February 2027, we need to make some … (1)
- Llama 4 Maverick · Meta → To predict the winner of Super Bowl LXI in February 2027, we need to make some …
Let me analyze the problem carefully (1)
- Solar Pro 3 · Upstage → Let me analyze the problem carefully
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- Granite 4.2 8B · IBM → <team> — “<sentence <200 chars>”
Pittsburgh Steelers (1)
- Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) · Aion Labs → Pittsburgh Steelers — “With a formidable defense and a high-powered offense led by Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown, the Steelers have the firepower to make a deep playoff run. They have the experience, leadership, and talent to hoist the Lombardi Trophy in February.”
Dallas Cowboys (1)
- Nova Lite · Amazon → Dallas Cowboys — “Dallas Cowboys have a strong team and are currently performing well in the early weeks.”
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