AI Models

Reviewed model pages

These reviewed pages can finish a model choice. They live across the catalog, not only in this category.

4.7

Meta Llama

Llama is Meta's family of open-weight language models — the backbone of the open-source AI ecosystem, deployable locally or on any cloud. Available in multiple sizes from lightweight to frontier-class, Llama models power countless fine-tuned derivatives and give organizations full control over their AI stack.

ReviewFreeOpen SourceIntermediateOpen WeightsMeta

MetaUpdated Jul 24, 2026

4.6

Deploying Local LLMs with Ollama

A cross-platform tool that lets you download and run open-source LLMs like Llama, Mistral, and Phi locally on your own machine. It provides a CLI, a local API server, and an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so you can experiment with models privately — no GPU or cloud account required. Ideal for developers who want offline AI capabilities or need to test prompts before deploying to production.

ReviewFreeOpen SourceIntermediateLocal DeploymentOpen Source

OllamaUpdated Jun 25, 2026

4.8

llama.cpp

llama.cpp is the lightweight C/C++ inference engine that runs open LLMs efficiently on CPUs and consumer GPUs, serving as the foundation beneath many local AI tools like Ollama and LM Studio. Its GGUF quantization formats let large models fit into modest hardware without dedicated accelerators.

ReviewFreeOpen SourceAdvancedLocal LLMInference

ggml communityUpdated Jul 24, 2026

4.6

LM Studio Local Model Client

LM Studio is a desktop application that lets you download and run open-source LLMs locally with a single click. It provides a polished graphical interface for chatting with models, an OpenAI-compatible local API server, and support for GGUF/GGML formats — no command line or GPU expertise required.

ReviewFreeToolBeginnerLM StudioLocal Deployment

LM StudioUpdated Jul 1, 2026

4.6

Flux Image Generation Model Guide

FLUX is a family of open-source image generation models known for strong prompt adherence and high visual quality. This guide covers the different FLUX variants, prompting techniques for better results, and where to run them — locally on consumer GPUs or via hosted API services.

ReviewFreeGuideIntermediateFluxOpen Source

AI Resource HubUpdated Jun 22, 2026

4.6

Stable Diffusion Beginner Tutorial

A beginner-friendly guide to Stable Diffusion, the open-source text-to-image model. It walks through environment setup, model selection, and core generation workflows, explaining key concepts like sampling steps, CFG scale, and seed control. With practical tips and common troubleshooting advice, it is a solid starting point for anyone curious about AI image generation but unsure where to begin.

ReviewFreeGuideBeginnerStable DiffusionBeginner

AI Resource HubUpdated Jun 14, 2026

4.5

OpenAI Whisper Speech Recognition Guide

Official documentation for OpenAI Whisper, the open-source speech recognition model trained on diverse multilingual audio. It covers installation, model size selection, and transcription API usage, with support for roughly 99 languages and direct translation to English. Aimed at developers who need accurate, locally runnable speech-to-text for subtitling, meeting notes, or voice search indexing.

ReviewFreeGuideIntermediateSpeech RecognitionWhisper

OpenAIUpdated Jun 16, 2026

4.6

ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs is a high-quality AI voice platform offering text-to-speech, voice cloning, and dubbing across dozens of languages. Known for remarkably natural-sounding voices with emotional nuance, it serves content creators, game studios, and audiobook publishers — with free and usage-based paid tiers.

ReviewFreeToolBeginnerVoiceText-to-Speech

ElevenLabsUpdated Jun 28, 2026

4.6

Runway

This page is the Runway product; the video how-to is the Runway Video Generation Guide. Runway is a creative suite for AI video generation and editing, offering text-to-video, image-to-video, and advanced motion control tools. Used in film and advertising production, it combines generation models with practical editing features like inpainting and green screen — priced through credit-based subscription plans.

ReviewFreeToolIntermediateVideo GenerationText-to-Video

RunwayUpdated Jul 11, 2026

4.6

Sora

Sora is OpenAI's text-to-video tool: describe a scene in natural language and generate short cinematic clips, or remix, extend, and blend existing footage. It offers storyboard controls for shaping sequences and is available through ChatGPT subscription plans, targeting creators exploring AI-driven video production.

ReviewPaidToolBeginnerVideo GenerationOpenAI

OpenAIUpdated Jul 24, 2026

4.5

Kling AI

Kling is Kuaishou's AI video generator known for strong realism and motion consistency in both text-to-video and image-to-video creation. It handles complex physical movement and longer clip durations well, making it a serious competitor to Western video models — with free credits and paid plans.

ReviewFreeToolBeginnerVideo GenerationRealism

KuaishouUpdated Jul 24, 2026

4.4

Pika

Pika is a playful AI video platform for generating and editing short clips from text and images, known for its creative effects like inflating, melting, or exploding objects in scenes. Its accessible interface and easy remixing tools make it popular with social media creators and casual users alike.

ReviewFreeToolBeginnerVideo GenerationEffects

PikaUpdated Jul 24, 2026

4.4

Luma Dream Machine

Dream Machine is Luma AI's video creation platform that turns text and images into smooth, physically plausible video clips with standout motion quality. It excels at realistic camera movement and natural object dynamics, offering an intuitive interface with free and paid tiers for creators and filmmakers.

ReviewFreeToolBeginnerVideo GenerationImage-to-Video

Luma AIUpdated Jul 24, 2026

4.8

The Complete OpenAI API Guide

A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the OpenAI API ecosystem, covering GPT, DALL·E, and Whisper models in depth. It walks you through account setup, authentication, making your first API call, prompt design patterns, and cost optimisation strategies—ideal for developers new to the OpenAI platform who want a structured learning path.

ReviewFreeGuideBeginnerOpenAIAPI

AI Resource HubUpdated Jul 2, 2026

4.6

Anthropic Claude API

The API gateway to Anthropic's Claude model family, widely praised for strong reasoning, coding ability, and reliable handling of long documents. Key capabilities include an extended context window, tool use and function calling for agentic workflows, structured output, and prompt caching. It is built with safety and reliability as core design principles, making it a strong choice for developers who need careful, trustworthy AI behaviour.

ReviewPaidAPIIntermediateAnthropicClaude

AnthropicUpdated Jun 22, 2026

4.5

Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen) API

Qwen is Alibaba's large language model API, offering strong multilingual and Chinese-language capabilities across chat, coding, and vision models. Many Qwen models are also released with open weights, giving developers the choice between hosted API convenience and self-deployed control at competitive prices.

ReviewPaidAPIIntermediateQwenAlibaba

Alibaba CloudUpdated Jul 4, 2026

4.5

DeepSeek API Usage Guide

DeepSeek provides high-performance chat and reasoning models at remarkably low cost, with an OpenAI-compatible API that makes migration trivial. This guide walks through setup, key endpoints, and best practices for getting the most out of DeepSeek's strong coding and math capabilities.

ReviewPaidGuideBeginnerDeepSeekAPI

DeepSeekUpdated Aug 1, 2026

4.6

Groq High-Speed Inference API

Groq delivers ultra-fast LLM inference through its custom LPU hardware, offering API access to popular open-source models at remarkably low latency. It is ideal for real-time applications like chatbots and code assistants where speed matters, with pricing based on token usage.

ReviewFreeAPIBeginnerGroqAPI

GroqUpdated Jun 2, 2026

4.5

Mistral AI API

Mistral AI offers a high-performance LLM API featuring both open-source and commercial models with strong multilingual capabilities. The API supports function calling, JSON mode, and long-context processing, providing a flexible and cost-effective alternative for developers building chat, coding, and reasoning applications.

ReviewPaidAPIIntermediateMistralAPI

Mistral AIUpdated Jun 24, 2026

4.5

Google Gemini API Documentation

The official documentation for Google's Gemini API, covering text, image, audio, and video understanding in a unified multimodal interface. It includes guides on authentication, function calling, context caching, and code execution, with a generous free tier for experimentation. Aimed at developers building applications that need to process multiple content types within a single request.

ReviewFreeAPIIntermediateGoogleGemini

GoogleUpdated Jun 24, 2026

4.5

Together AI API

Together AI is a cloud platform and API for running, fine-tuning, and deploying open-source AI models with fast, cost-effective inference. It offers a wide catalog of community models, serverless endpoints, and dedicated capacity options, making it easy to build production applications without managing GPU infrastructure.

ReviewPaidAPIIntermediateTogether AIAPI

Together AIUpdated Jun 14, 2026

4.4

Cohere API

Cohere provides an enterprise-grade API for text generation, semantic search, embedding, and reranking, optimized for building high-quality search and RAG pipelines. Its models excel at understanding business context, and the platform offers straightforward integration with popular vector databases and orchestration frameworks.

ReviewFreeAPIIntermediateCohereAPI

CohereUpdated Jun 18, 2026