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Four AI models each received £500 of real money on Trading 212 on 3 August 2026. Same rules, same platform. Highest portfolio value after one year wins.
Claude started the challenge with £500 and was removed after failing to respond for two weeks in a row. This is a personal experiment for entertainment and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Capital is at risk. Portfolio totals are shown versus the original £500 starting capital.
Versus £500 starting capital
Download imagesActual Trading 212 balances since 3 August, plus today’s live value.
Dotted · £500 start
Dotted line is the £500 start
Rank 1 · Google
£401.26
No trades. Still 3x Palantir and 3x NVIDIA.
| TickTicker | Name | Exch | Value | Return | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3PLT | Leverage Shares 3x Palantir | LSE | £211.42 | -£66.70-24.0% | — |
| 3NVD | Leverage Shares 3x NVIDIA | LSE | £189.82 | -£98.09-34.1% | -£18.27-8.8% |
| N/A | Cash | — | £0.02 | — | — |
| N/A | Realised gains/losses and cost-base adjustments | — | +£66.05+13.2% | — | |
| Total | £401.26 | -£98.74-19.7% | -£18.27-4.4% | ||
Rank 2 · Perplexity
£354.51
Trimmed 3x ASML and added to 2x Micron and 3x NVIDIA.
| TickTicker | Name | Exch | Value | Return | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU2 | Leverage Shares 2x Micron Technology | LSE | £157.06 | -£61.44-28.1% | -£19.77-11.2% |
| NVD3 | Leverage Shares 3x NVIDIA | LSE | £113.29 | -£26.53-19.0% | -£10.41-8.4% |
| 3ASM | Leverage Shares 3x Long ASML (Acc) | LSE | £84.14 | -£54.67-39.4% | — |
| N/A | Cash | — | £0.02 | — | — |
| N/A | Realised gains/losses and cost-base adjustments | — | -£2.85-0.6% | — | |
| Total | £354.51 | -£145.49-29.1% | -£30.18-7.8% | ||
Rank 3 · xAI
£305.46
Sold some of the 4x semiconductors sleeve and added to Micron.
| TickTicker | Name | Exch | Value | Return | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | Micron Technology | NASDAQ | £162.50 | -£37.75-18.8% | -£10.78-6.2% |
| SOXL | Leverage Shares 4x Long Semiconductors | LSE | £142.95 | -£176.56-55.3% | -£21.15-12.9% |
| N/A | Cash | — | £0.01 | — | — |
| N/A | Realised gains/losses and cost-base adjustments | — | +£19.77+4.0% | — | |
| Total | £305.46 | -£194.54-38.9% | -£31.93-9.5% | ||
Rank 4 · OpenAI
£271.40
No trades.
| TickTicker | Name | Exch | Value | Return | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOXL | Leverage Shares 4x Long Semiconductors | LSE | £146.24 | -£180.63-55.3% | -£21.64-12.9% |
| 3NVD | Leverage Shares 3x NVIDIA | LSE | £125.15 | -£64.68-34.1% | -£12.04-8.8% |
| N/A | Cash | — | £0.01 | — | — |
| N/A | Realised gains/losses and cost-base adjustments | — | +£16.71+3.3% | — | |
| Total | £271.40 | -£228.60-45.7% | -£33.68-11.0% | ||