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OpenRouter

Unified API for multiple LLM models

Unified API platform providing access to multiple large language models from different providers through a single API interface

Why: Best unified API for accessing multiple LLM providers, making it easy to switch models or use multiple models in one application.

Freemium Best for Model Flexibility Visit

Groq

Fast inference platform for AI models

High-performance inference platform providing ultra-fast API access to large language models and other AI models

Why: Fastest inference platform available, making it ideal for real-time applications requiring low latency.

Freemium Best for Speed Visit

ChatGPT

OpenAI's conversational AI assistant

ChatGPT is OpenAI's conversational AI assistant powered by multiple GPT models including GPT-4 (March 2023), GPT-4 Turbo (November 2023), GPT-4o (May 2024), GPT-4o mini, GPT-5 (August 2025), and GPT-5

Why: OpenAI's flagship conversational AI with state-of-the-art language understanding, multimodal capabilities, and extensive integration options.

Freemium Best for Conversations Visit

Claude

Anthropic's safe and helpful AI assistant

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant designed for helpful, harmless, and honest interactions

Why: Anthropic's flagship AI with exceptional safety features, long context windows, and strong reasoning capabilities for professional use cases.

Freemium Best for Safety Visit

Gemini

Google's multimodal AI assistant

Gemini is Google's multimodal AI assistant with multiple model versions: Gemini 1 (December 2023), Gemini 1

Why: Google's multimodal AI with exceptional integration into Google ecosystem and strong performance across text, images, and code.

Freemium Best for Multimodal Visit

Grok

xAI's real-time AI assistant

Grok is xAI's AI assistant integrated into X (formerly Twitter) with real-time access to platform data and a more conversational, edgy tone

Why: xAI's AI assistant with unique real-time X platform integration and distinctive conversational style for social media context.

Paid Best for Real-time Visit

DeepSeek

High-performance open-source LLM

DeepSeek is a high-performance large language model developed by DeepSeek AI with strong reasoning capabilities, code generation, and multilingual support

Why: High-performance LLM with competitive capabilities, open-source availability, and cost-effective pricing for research and commercial use.

Freemium Best for Cost Visit

Llama

Meta's open-source large language model

Llama is Meta AI's open-source large language model family with multiple versions: Llama (February 2023), Llama 2 (July 2023), Llama 3 (April 2024), Llama 3

Why: Meta's flagship open-source LLM with strong performance, extensive model sizes, and permissive licensing for research and commercial use.

Free Best for Open Source Visit

Mistral AI

European open-source and commercial LLM

Mistral AI provides high-performance large language models with both open-source and commercial offerings

Why: European LLM provider with strong open-source offerings, multilingual capabilities, and focus on data privacy and compliance.

Freemium Best for Europe Visit

Cohere

Enterprise-focused LLM platform

Cohere provides enterprise-grade large language models including Command, Command R, Command R+, Command R7

Why: Enterprise-focused LLM with strong RAG capabilities, multilingual support, and emphasis on accuracy and safety for business use cases.

Paid Best for Enterprise Visit

Qwen

Alibaba's multilingual open-source LLM

Qwen is Alibaba Cloud's family of large language models with multiple versions: Qwen-1

Why: Alibaba's high-performance multilingual LLM with strong Chinese language support, cost-efficient pricing, and comprehensive open-source availability.

Freemium Best for Multilingual Visit

Microsoft Phi

Microsoft's efficient small language models

Microsoft Phi is a family of small, efficient language models designed for high performance with minimal parameters

Why: Microsoft's efficient small language models with strong reasoning capabilities, MIT licensing, and optimized for resource-constrained environments.

Free Best for Efficiency Visit

Gemma

Google's open-source lightweight LLM

Gemma is Google DeepMind's family of open-source large language models, serving as lightweight versions of Gemini

Why: Google's open-source LLM family with strong performance, permissive licensing, and specialized variants for vision and medical applications.

Free Best for Research Visit

DBRX

Databricks' high-performance open-source LLM

DBRX is a mixture-of-experts transformer model developed by Databricks and Mosaic ML

Why: Databricks' high-performance open-source LLM with strong benchmark results, efficient MoE architecture, and permissive licensing.

Freemium Best for Performance Visit