Mistral AI

European and more open about its weights than the US giants, usually cheaper too if that matters to you.

Other products from AI

The default LLM API for a reason — GPT models, huge ecosystem, and every tutorial assumes you're using it.

Claude's own maker — strong reasoning and long context, built with more thought given to safety than most.

Google's answer, with real native multimodal input and a free tier generous enough to actually prototype on.

Not a model maker — custom chips that run open models like Llama at speeds that make streaming feel instant.