Models
Technical model profiles and strategy explainers — capabilities, deployment tradeoffs, and practical fit guidance.
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Model Strategy Explainers
Constraint-led guidance for open-weight and proprietary choices across local, private, and managed deployment paths.
Open-Weight vs Proprietary Models
open vs proprietary
How to choose between open-weight and proprietary models in 2026 using workload tiers, routing policy, and operating-capacity reality instead of ideology.
local device · private data center · rented data center
Running Open-Weight Models on Personal Devices
local device
A 2026 decision framework for when laptop or workstation inference is genuinely useful, when it is not, and how to pair local models with cloud escalation.
local device · offline · hybrid routing
Managed Open-Weight Models vs Self-Hosting
managed open hosting
A practical framework for deciding when open-weight models should be consumed through managed hosting and when full self-hosting is worth the operational burden.
managed open hosting · rented data center · private data center
Hosting Open-Weight Models: Private vs Rented Data Centers
data center hosting
How to decide between owned infrastructure, rented GPU capacity, or a hybrid model when open-weight workloads move past the workstation phase.
private data center · rented data center · hybrid routing
Using Proprietary Models in EU and Nordics
proprietary usage
How to use proprietary models in EU and Nordic environments without pretending that access, residency, and governance are the same thing.
managed api · eu region hosting · hybrid routing
Hybrid Model Routing Across Local, Private, and Managed
hybrid routing
How to design a policy-driven multi-model system that routes between local, private, and managed models without turning routing into hidden chaos.
local device · eu region hosting · private data center
Image and Video Model Selection: API Productization vs Creator Tools
media model selection
A 2026 framework for deciding when media generation belongs in an API product lane, a creator-tool lane, or a deliberate two-lane hybrid.
managed api · creator tooling · hybrid routing
Model Families
Stable overviews of major model product lines. Use these as durable reference points.
Claude Haiku
Anthropic
Anthropic's fastest Claude line for latency-sensitive, high-volume, and cost-constrained workloads.
Claude Opus
Anthropic
Anthropic's premium Claude line for frontier coding, complex reasoning, and long-horizon agent workflows.
Claude Sonnet
Anthropic
Anthropic's balanced Claude line, now led by Sonnet 5 for production coding, reasoning, and assistant workloads.
DeepSeek V4
DeepSeek
DeepSeek's V4 family spans Pro and Flash routes for million-token reasoning, coding, and low-cost agents.
DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek
DeepSeek's open-weight reasoning family remains relevant, while API planning has shifted toward DeepSeek V4.
Gemini Flash
Google's fast Gemini line, led by Gemini 3.5 Flash plus Live, TTS, Translate, and efficient variants.
Gemini Pro
Google's high-capability Gemini line for long-context multimodal reasoning, coding, and advanced enterprise workflows.
Gemma 4
Google's Apache 2.0 open model family for local agentic, multimodal, coding, and edge workflows.
GLM
Z.ai
Z.ai's GLM family spans open and hosted models for Chinese-first reasoning, coding, and autonomous agent workflows.
GPT
OpenAI
OpenAI's GPT family led by GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna across frontier, balanced, and high-volume agent workflows.
GPT Image
OpenAI
OpenAI's image-generation family now centered on GPT Image 2 for API-first visual creation and iterative editing.
Grok
xAI
xAI's model family led by Grok 4.5 for coding and agentic knowledge work, with lower-cost and preview routes alongside it.
Grok Imagine
xAI
xAI's Grok Imagine family for standard image, quality image, and video generation in Grok-centric production workflows.
Imagen
Google's Imagen family, now a migration lane as Imagen 4 API endpoints approach shutdown.
Kimi
Moonshot AI
Moonshot's Kimi family combines multimodal open weights, long-context reasoning, and coding-focused agent models.
Llama
Meta
Meta's open-weight Llama family for self-hosting, fine-tuning, and privacy-conscious multimodal AI deployments.
MiniMax M
MiniMax
MiniMax's M family spans low-cost hosted and open-weight models for coding, multimodal work, and long-horizon agents.
Mistral Large
Mistral AI
Mistral's flagship open-weight family for long-context multimodal assistants and tool-driven enterprise workloads.
Qwen3
Alibaba
Alibaba's Qwen3 family spans hybrid-thinking open weights and proprietary hosted tiers through the 1M-context Qwen3.7 generation.
Sora
OpenAI
OpenAI's Sora video family, retained as a sunset/migration reference while the API remains documented until discontinuation.
Veo
Google's Veo video generation family for cinematic text/image-to-video workflows and API-backed production pipelines.
Language Models
DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeek · DeepSeek V4
DeepSeek's low-cost V4 API route for 1M-context production assistants, agents, and compatibility migrations.
DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek · DeepSeek V4
DeepSeek's stronger V4 route for million-token reasoning, agentic coding, and higher-end open-weight workloads.
GLM-5
Zhipu AI · GLM
Zhipu's GLM long-context model with strong coding ability and open-weight plus API access.
GLM-5.1
Z.ai · GLM
Z.ai's GLM-5.1, a 744B-parameter MoE open-weight model with strong autonomous coding and tool-use behavior.
GLM-5.2
Z.ai · GLM
Z.ai's 1M-context MIT-licensed open-weight flagship for coding and long-horizon agent work.
GPT-5
OpenAI · GPT-5
Original GPT-5 release entry, now superseded in OpenAI guidance by GPT-5.5 and newer GPT-5.4 generation variants.
GPT-5 mini
OpenAI · GPT-5
Older cost-efficient GPT-5 variant now mainly useful for compatibility after GPT-5.4 mini became the recommended fresh-build route.
GPT-5 nano
OpenAI · GPT-5
Older ultra-low-cost GPT-5 tier now mainly useful for compatibility after GPT-5.4 nano became the recommended fresh-build route.
GPT-5-Codex
OpenAI · GPT-5
Earlier GPT-5 Codex release entry kept as a historical baseline in OpenAI's Codex model lineage.
GPT-5.2
OpenAI · GPT-5
Previous GPT-5.2 frontier route now mainly useful for compatibility after GPT-5.5 became OpenAI's recommended fresh-build model.
GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI · GPT-5
Previous premium GPT-5.2 reasoning tier now mainly useful for compatibility after GPT-5.5 Pro became OpenAI's newer premium route.
GPT-5.3-Codex
OpenAI · GPT-5
API-published GPT-5.3 Codex route for pinned integrations, deprecated in Codex when using ChatGPT sign-in.
GPT-5.4
OpenAI · GPT-5
Current GPT-5.4 premium API model for difficult professional work, tool use, and computer-assisted tasks.
GPT-5.4 mini
OpenAI · GPT-5
OpenAI's strongest mini model for coding, computer use, and fast high-volume agent workloads.
GPT-5.4 nano
OpenAI · GPT-5
OpenAI's cheapest GPT-5.4 route for fast classification, extraction, and lightweight coding subagents.
GPT-5.4 Pro
OpenAI · GPT-5
Premium GPT-5.4 escalation tier for decision-ready analysis and demanding professional workflows.
GPT-5.5
OpenAI · GPT-5
Still-available GPT-5.5 API route for pinned agentic coding, professional work, research, and migration baselines.
GPT-5.5 Pro
OpenAI · GPT-5
Still-available premium GPT-5.5 API route for pinned high-compute reasoning and long-running professional workflows.
GPT-5.6 Luna
OpenAI · GPT-5.6
OpenAI's lowest-cost GPT-5.6 model for high-volume agents, coding support, extraction, and efficient professional workflows.
GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI · GPT-5.6
OpenAI's flagship GPT-5.6 model for complex coding, professional work, science, design, and tool-heavy agents.
GPT-5.6 Terra
OpenAI · GPT-5.6
Balanced GPT-5.6 model for production coding, knowledge work, agents, and long-context workflows at half Sol's token price.
GPT-Rosalind
OpenAI · GPT
OpenAI's life-sciences research preview model for biology, drug discovery, and tool-heavy scientific workflows.
Kimi K2.5
Moonshot AI · Kimi
Moonshot's Kimi K2.5 is an open-weight long-context model focused on agentic reasoning and tool use.
MiniMax M2.5
MiniMax · MiniMax M
MiniMax's M2.5, a fast and inexpensive proprietary model for agentic coding, tool use, and high-volume production.
MiniMax M2.7
MiniMax · MiniMax M
MiniMax's M2.7 agentic productivity model for coding, office workflows, tool use, and low-cost long-context execution.
MiniMax-M2.5
MiniMax · MiniMax M
MiniMax's still-active M-series model for coding, tool use, and office-style agent workflows.
Mistral Small 4
Mistral AI · Mistral Small
Mistral's new open-weight small model for efficient long-context assistants and coding support.
o3
OpenAI · o-series
Still-available OpenAI reasoning model for difficult analysis, retained as a legacy reference after GPT-5 became the default recommendation.
o3-deep-research
OpenAI · o-series
OpenAI's highest-capability deep research model for long, source-heavy investigations over web and private data.
o4-mini
OpenAI · o-series
Cost-efficient OpenAI reasoning model retained as a legacy API reference after GPT-5 mini became the newer default direction.
o4-mini-deep-research
OpenAI · o-series
Lower-cost OpenAI deep research model for source-heavy investigations when throughput and budget matter.
OpenAI Privacy Filter
OpenAI · OpenAI Privacy Filter
OpenAI's Apache 2.0 open-weight model for local PII detection and redaction workflows.
Qwen 3.6 Max Preview
Alibaba · Qwen3
Alibaba's older Qwen 3.6 Max Preview for agentic coding, tool use, and 262K-context reasoning.
Qwen3-Max
Alibaba · Qwen3
Alibaba's older 262K-context Qwen API tier, scheduled to retire in favor of Qwen3.7 Max.
Qwen3.5
Alibaba · Qwen
Alibaba's Qwen3.5 generation extends the Qwen line with stronger open-weight reasoning and coding performance.
Qwen3.7 Max
Alibaba · Qwen3
Alibaba's proprietary 1M-context Qwen flagship for reasoning, coding, productivity, and long-horizon agents.
Multimodal Models
Claude Fable 5
Anthropic · Claude 5
Anthropic's most capable widely released Claude model for long-running agents and high-stakes software work.
Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic · Claude 4
Fast and efficient Claude tier for latency-sensitive assistant and automation workloads.
Claude Mythos 5
Anthropic · Claude Mythos
Anthropic's limited-availability Mythos model for approved Project Glasswing defensive cybersecurity workflows.
Claude Mythos Preview
Anthropic · Claude Mythos
Anthropic's gated research-preview frontier model for defensive cybersecurity, autonomous coding, and long-running agents.
Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic · Claude 4
Superseded Claude 4.6 snapshot for high-difficulty reasoning, coding, and long-running agent workflows.
Claude Opus 4.7
Anthropic · Claude 4
Anthropic's April 2026 premium Claude model, now superseded by Opus 4.8 but still useful for pinned deployments.
Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic · Claude 4
Anthropic's May 2026 premium Claude model for long-horizon agentic coding, complex reasoning, and high-autonomy work.
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Anthropic · Claude 4
Previous balanced Claude Sonnet snapshot, now mainly useful for pinned deployments and historical comparison.
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic · Claude 4
Anthropic's previous balanced Sonnet model, retained for pinned deployments and behavior comparison.
Claude Sonnet 5
Anthropic · Claude 5
Anthropic's balanced Sonnet model for agentic coding, tool use, and production assistants.
Computer Use Preview
OpenAI · Computer Use
OpenAI's Responses API computer-use model for supervised browser and interface-control workflows.
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google · Gemini 2.5
Stable Gemini 2.5 Flash route balancing multimodal capability, latency, and production cost.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Live Preview
Google · Gemini 2.5
Google's stable 2.5-era native-audio Live API model for realtime multimodal voice agents.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Google · Gemini 2.5
Stable budget Gemini 2.5 tier for large-scale assistant and automation workloads.
Gemini 3 Flash
Google · Gemini 3
Google's older Gemini 3 preview Flash route, now superseded by stable Gemini 3.5 Flash for most new fast-model work.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview
Google · Gemini 3.1
Google's low-latency Gemini 3.1 live model for realtime audio-to-audio and multimodal dialogue.
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Google · Gemini 3.1
Google's stable low-cost Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite tier for high-throughput multimodal assistant and automation workloads.
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Google · Gemini 3.1
Google's current premium Gemini 3.1 preview model for multimodal reasoning, coding, long-context analysis, and agentic workflows.
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Google · Gemini 3.5
Google's stable Gemini 3.5 Flash model for fast frontier multimodal, coding, and long-horizon agent workflows.
Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6
Google · Gemini Robotics
Google DeepMind's robotics-tuned Gemini for embodied reasoning, spatial planning, and physical agent tasks.
GPT-4.1
OpenAI · GPT-4.1
Long-context multimodal model retained as a legacy reference after retirement from ChatGPT defaults.
GPT-4o
OpenAI · GPT-4o
Widely deployed multimodal model kept as a legacy reference after retirement from ChatGPT defaults.
GPT-4o mini
OpenAI · GPT-4o
Lower-cost GPT-4o API tier for high-volume text-plus-image assistant and automation workloads.
Grok 4.20
xAI · Grok
xAI's 1M-context multimodal preview lane for research and multi-agent experiments alongside the Grok 4.5 flagship.
Grok 4.3
xAI · Grok
xAI's lower-cost 1M-context route for general reasoning and agentic work, now sitting behind the Grok 4.5 flagship.
Grok 4.5
xAI · Grok
xAI's current flagship for coding, agentic knowledge work, and tool-using reasoning, with a 500K context window.
Grok Build 0.1
xAI · Grok
xAI's lower-cost public-beta coding API model for fast agentic development, now separate from Grok Build's Grok 4.5 default.
Kimi K2.6
Moonshot AI · Kimi
Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.6, a 1T-parameter MoE open-weight model for long-horizon coding and agentic workflows.
Kimi K2.7 Code
Moonshot AI · Kimi
Moonshot AI's thinking-only multimodal open-weight model for long-horizon coding agents and tool use.
Llama 4 Maverick
Meta · Llama 4
Meta's larger open-weight Llama 4 MoE model for multimodal assistants and controlled deployments.
Llama 4 Scout
Meta · Llama 4
Meta's efficiency-focused Llama 4 MoE model with a headline 10M-token context window.
MiniMax M3
MiniMax · MiniMax M
MiniMax's 1M-context native multimodal open-weight model for coding and long-horizon agents.
Mistral Large 3
Mistral AI · Mistral Large
Mistral's flagship open-weight European multimodal model with long context and competitive enterprise API economics.
Mistral Medium 3.5
Mistral AI · Mistral Medium
Mistral's dense 128B Medium 3.5, a frontier-class multimodal model unifying chat, reasoning, and coding behavior.
Mistral OCR 4
Mistral AI · Mistral OCR
Mistral's document model for structured extraction, bounding boxes, and confidence-aware pipelines.
Muse Spark
Meta · Muse
Meta's multimodal reasoning model powering Meta AI, with tool use, parallel-agent thinking, voice, and Muse Image integration.
Qwen3.6-27B
Alibaba · Qwen3
Alibaba's open-weight 27B Qwen 3.6 model for agentic coding, vision-language work, and self-hosted deployment.
Image Models
GPT Image 1.5
OpenAI · GPT Image
Previous premium GPT Image tier retained for compatibility after GPT Image 2 became the current high-quality route.
GPT Image 2
OpenAI · GPT Image
OpenAI's current state-of-the-art GPT Image model behind ChatGPT Images 2.0 and API image generation.
gpt-image-1-mini
OpenAI · GPT Image
Lower-cost GPT Image tier for product teams that need image generation at higher volume.
grok-imagine-image
xAI · Grok Imagine
xAI's standard Grok Imagine image model for API image generation and editing workflows.
grok-imagine-image-1212
xAI · Grok Imagine
Older Grok Imagine image-generation model ID retained as a legacy reference for pre-refresh integrations.
grok-imagine-image-quality
xAI · Grok Imagine
xAI's Grok Imagine Quality Mode image model for higher-realism, stronger text rendering, and brand-controlled visuals.
Muse Image
Meta · Muse
Meta's agentic image model for generation, editing, multi-reference composition, and tool-assisted refinement.
Nano Banana 2
Google · Nano Banana
Google's stable Gemini 3.1 Flash Image workhorse for efficient image generation and editing.
Nano Banana 2 Lite
Google · Nano Banana
Google's fastest and cheapest Gemini 3.1 Flash image route for high-volume 1K generation.
Nano Banana Pro
Google · Nano Banana
Google's stable Gemini 3 Pro Image model for professional visual assets and grounded image generation.
Video Models
Gemini Omni Flash
Google · Gemini Omni
Google's preview Gemini Omni API model for multimodal video generation and conversational video editing.
grok-imagine-video
xAI · Grok Imagine
xAI's Grok Imagine video model for text-to-video, image-to-video, video editing, and short creative clips.
grok-imagine-video-1212
xAI · Grok Imagine
Older Grok Imagine video-generation model ID retained as a legacy reference for pre-refresh integrations.
Runway Gen-4.5
Runway · Runway Gen
Runway's current flagship video model for text-to-video and image-to-video creative generation.
Veo 3.1
Google · Veo
Google's active Veo 3.1 preview family for video generation with native audio and stronger control.
Audio Models
Eleven v3
ElevenLabs · Eleven
ElevenLabs' generally available expressive text-to-speech model for premium voice and dialogue output.
Gemini 2.5 Pro TTS Preview
Google · Gemini 2.5
Google's 2.5 Pro TTS preview tier for natural, steerable one-way speech generation.
Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview
Google · Gemini 3.1
Google's expressive Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS preview, an API-first text-to-speech model spanning 70+ languages.
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate
Google · Gemini 3.5
Google's realtime speech-to-speech translation model for the Gemini Live API.
GPT-4o mini Transcribe
OpenAI · GPT-4o Audio
Lower-cost OpenAI speech-to-text tier for high-volume transcription pipelines.
GPT-4o mini TTS
OpenAI · GPT-4o Audio
OpenAI text-to-speech model for responsive, API-first voice output workflows.
GPT-4o Transcribe
OpenAI · GPT-4o Audio
OpenAI speech-to-text model tier for production transcription and voice pipeline workflows.
GPT-realtime-1.5
OpenAI · GPT Realtime
OpenAI's earlier realtime voice model for audio-in, audio-out agents, now superseded by GPT-Realtime-2 for new flagship voice work.
GPT-Realtime-2
OpenAI · GPT Realtime
OpenAI's GPT-5-class realtime voice model for reasoning, tool-using speech agents, and live support workflows.
GPT-Realtime-Translate
OpenAI · GPT Realtime
OpenAI's realtime speech-to-speech translation model for live multilingual audio experiences.
GPT-Realtime-Whisper
OpenAI · GPT Realtime
OpenAI's streaming speech-to-text model for low-latency realtime transcription.
Lyria 2
Google · Lyria
Earlier Google music generation route retained as reference while newer Lyria 3 surfaces take the spotlight.
Scribe v2
ElevenLabs · Scribe
ElevenLabs' current speech-to-text model line for accurate batch transcription and low-latency realtime STT.