OpenAI · Frontier reasoning and tool-use models
GPT-5.6 model family
OpenAI's current GPT-5.6 family for text, image, reasoning, coding, and tool-enabled API workflows.
AI models
Source-linked model and family records that keep provider claims separate from reproducible evaluation conditions.
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Anthropic · Multimodal language and agentic-work models
Claude 5 model family
Anthropic's Claude 5 family, documented for text and image input, multilingual work, and multiple hosted deployment surfaces.
Google · Multimodal and specialized generative models
Gemini 3 model family
Google's Gemini 3 family spanning general multimodal models and specialized real-time, media, and agent-oriented endpoints.
Meta · Downloadable multimodal model family
Llama 4 model family
Meta's downloadable Llama 4 family, with multimodal model variants and provider-specific hosting paths.
DeepSeek · Hosted general and reasoning API models
DeepSeek V4 model family
DeepSeek's V4 API family, with model identifiers exposed through its model-list endpoint and documented lifecycle changes.
Qwen / Alibaba Cloud · Open-weight multilingual language models
Qwen3 model family
Qwen's open-weight Qwen3 family, spanning dense and mixture-of-experts checkpoints with instruct and thinking variants.
Mistral AI · Open-weight general-purpose multimodal model
Mistral Large 3
A general-purpose multimodal model listed in Mistral AI's official catalog as an open-weight offering.
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