Mercury by Inception Labs
inceptionlabs.ai
#73
Diffusion-based LLMs (Mercury) that generate tokens in parallel for faster, cheaper inference than autoregressive models.
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LLM Labs
fprime.ai
#74
LLM Labs helps developers compare language models side-by-side for informed decisions.
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Ollama
ollama.ai
#75
Popular tool for downloading and running open-weight LLMs locally, with an optional paid cloud for larger models.
#Open Source Models#AI Agents Infrastructure
verifiedFreemium · from $20/mo
Earth Species Project
earthspecies.org
#76
Earth Species Project is a nonprofit building AI models to decode animal communication across species, not a commercial product.
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verifiedFree
AnyAPI
anyapi.ai
#77
One API and SDK to reach 400+ AI models across providers, with routing, RAG and agents and no vendor lock-in.
#Developer API Platforms#Foundation Model Providers
verifiedFreemium · from $19.9/mo
Ava PLS
avapls.com
#78
Free, open-source desktop GUI for running local language models on your own computer via llama.cpp.
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verifiedFree
Private LLM
personalgpt.app
#79
On-device AI chat app for Apple devices that runs open-source LLMs fully offline with no subscription, cloud calls, or account required.
#Open Source Models#AI Agents Infrastructure
verifiedPaid
OsirisBrain
osirisbrain.com
#80
Single frontier reasoning model behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, billed pay-per-token.
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verifiedPaid · from $5/mo
Jua
jua.ai
#81
Builds physics-based foundation models and an agent for real-world prediction, used by energy traders for atmospheric forecasting.
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verifiedPaid
Qwen2.5-Max
qwenlm.ai
#82
A multimodal language model that outperforms GPT-4 and DeepSeek on major benchmarks. Benefit from an optimized MoE architecture that reduces computing costs by 30% while maintaining outstanding performance
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Free
ImageBind
metademolab.com
#83
Meta AI research model that binds six data modalities into one shared embedding space for cross-modal tasks.
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verifiedFree
ChatComparison AI
chatcomparison.ai
#84
Side-by-side comparison of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and 40+ AI models on price, speed, and output to pick the best fit.
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verifiedFreemium
Trinity-Large-Thinking
arcee.ai
#85
Arcee's open-weight (Apache 2.0) reasoning LLM tuned for long-horizon agents and tool use; ranks #2 on PinchBench and is cheap via API.
#Open Source Models#AI Agents Infrastructure
verifiedFreemium · from $0.9/mo
Claient.io
claient.io
#86
Platform for connecting clients to LLMs with zero backend and enhanced security.
#Developer API Platforms#Foundation Model Providers
Paid
APIXO
apixo.ai
#87
Creative workspace plus API to generate images, video, music and text from many top models, billed via pay-as-you-go credits.
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verifiedFreemium · from $10/mo
Qwen3.6‑35B
qwen.ai
#88
Alibaba's Qwen3.6-35B MoE model uses ~3B active params, tuned for agentic coding, vision, and long context.
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verifiedFreemium
Mistral AI
mistral.ai
#89
French AI lab offering open and commercial LLMs plus a platform to build, customize and run AI agents and apps.
#Foundation Model Providers#AI Agents Infrastructure
verifiedFreemium
Non finito
nonfinito.xyz
#90
A web app for running and comparing side-by-side evaluations of multimodal AI models across reasoning and vision tasks.
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verifiedFree
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LLMs & Foundation Models tools compared
| Tool | Best for | Free tier | Price | Monthly visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury by Inception Labs | Diffusion-based LLMs (Mercury) that generate tokens in parallel for faster, cheaper inference than autoregressive models. | — | Paid | — |
| LLM Labs | LLM Labs helps developers compare language models side-by-side for informed decisions. | — | — | — |
| Ollama | Popular tool for downloading and running open-weight LLMs locally, with an optional paid cloud for larger models. | Yes | $20/mo | — |
| Earth Species Project | Earth Species Project is a nonprofit building AI models to decode animal communication across species, not a commercial product. | Yes | Free | — |
| AnyAPI | One API and SDK to reach 400+ AI models across providers, with routing, RAG and agents and no vendor lock-in. | Yes | $19.9/mo | — |
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