With bitcoin languishing around the psychologically important $60,000 mark, the race to six figures has once again become crypto’s favorite guessing game. Instead of speculating or guessing when BTC will reclaim $100,000, we turned to today’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) models to see which one believes the next milestone is closest, and which expects investors to wait the longest.
Key Takeaways:
9 AI models saw bitcoin at $100,000 between Sept. 14, 2026, and May 2027.Meta AI and Manus gave 73% and 85% odds, showing bullish faith in ETF demand.Claude Opus refused a firm call after 5 prompts, leaving AI forecasts split on timing.Nine AI models were questioned, including: Grok, Venice AI, Claude Sonnet, Deepseek, ChatGPT, Meta AI, Manus, Kimi, and Claude Opus.
The prompt itself was simple and direct:
Grok Expert answer: Venice AI answer: Claude Sonnet 4.6 Low Intelligence answer:Interestingly, unlike the other AI models we tested, Claude Opus 4.6 High Intelligence declined to offer a definitive prediction. After five separate prompts attempting to clarify that the exercise was purely theoretical and asking it to simply follow the instructions, we ultimately gave up as the model still refused to comply. Another compelling aspect of the experiment was the degree of consensus among the models.
