ChatGTP o3

  • Latest Version: ChatGPT o3 (based on GPT-4 lineage)
  • Strengths: Versatile, robust content generation, excellent creative & coding outputs.
  • Weaknesses: Occasional hallucinations; may struggle with up-to-date facts.
  • Price: Free tier available; Premium at ~$20/month.
  • Availability: Web-based only; not for local run.
  • Open Source: Proprietary.
  • Website: chat.openai.com

Claude 3.7

  • Latest Version: Claude 3.7 Sonnet
  • Strengths: Long context retention, natural conversational tone, strong creative reasoning.
  • Weaknesses: Can overthink on some tasks; higher cost for extended outputs.
  • Price: ~$18–$20/month (API and web access).
  • Availability: Web/API based.
  • Open Source: Closed-source.
  • Website: claude.ai

Grok 3

  • Latest Version: Grok 3 (xAI)
  • Strengths: Advanced reasoning, strong in math & coding, “Think” modes.
  • Weaknesses: Early access issues; occasional code errors.
  • Price: Premium subscription (~$40/month) with free trial period.
  • Availability: Web-based (via X platform/API).
  • Open Source: Proprietary (with plans to open-source Grok-2 in future).
  • Website: grok.com

Gemini

  • Latest Version: Gemini 2.0 (by Google)
  • Strengths: Multimodal integration, massive context window, real-time tool use.
  • Weaknesses: Experimental features; some data privacy concerns.
  • Price: Free preview tiers with competitive API pricing later.
  • Availability: Integrated within Google services (web/API).
  • Open Source: Proprietary.
  • Website: about.google

QWEN

  • Latest Version: QWEN 2.5
  • Strengths: Excellent multilingual & multimodal support; efficient MoE design.
  • Weaknesses: Documentation/support geared towards regional users; some safety concerns.
  • Price: Competitive API pricing (around ~$10 per million tokens).
  • Availability: Available via Alibaba Cloud (web/API) and select open-source releases.
  • Open Source: Smaller models are open-source.
  • Website: alibabacloud.com

Phi

  • Latest Version: Phi 3 (assumed)
  • Strengths: Natural dialogue, efficient reasoning, streamlined responses.
  • Weaknesses: Smaller training data; less proven on complex tasks.
  • Price: Likely free or low-cost; details emerging.
  • Availability: Web-based with potential for local deployment in open-source releases.
  • Open Source: Expected to be open-source or source-available.
  • Website: phi.ai

Llama

  • Latest Version: LLaMA 2 (by Meta)
  • Strengths: Highly customizable, state-of-the-art research quality, free & open-source.
  • Weaknesses: Requires significant hardware; less polished UI compared to commercial chatbots.
  • Price: Free.
  • Availability: Can be run locally and via API.
  • Open Source: Open-source.
  • Website: ai.facebook.com

DeepSeek

  • Latest Version: DeepSeek V3 / R1
  • Strengths: Cost-effective training, strong in coding and Chinese NLP, open-source friendly.
  • Weaknesses: Censorship issues; controversies regarding training costs.
  • Price: Free (with MIT license) and competitively priced API options.
  • Availability: Web-based and can be run locally (open-source release).
  • Open Source: Open-source under MIT license.
  • Website: deepseek.ai