Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)

DEPRECATED

Together.AI

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 85/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 131K tokens

Pricing Model Free / Open

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A-TIER

Mistral AI

Intelligence Score 86/100

Context Window 256K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

Model Popularity 0 votes

Commercial/Paid Model

FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 86/100 vs 85/100, Codestral (2508) outperforms Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free) by 1 point.

Close Match: The difference is minimal. Consider other factors like pricing and features.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)	Codestral (2508)
Context Window	131K tokens	256K
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~80-84%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Paid / Commercial
Rate Limit (RPM)	Subject to availability	5,000 RPM
Daily Limit	Unlimited (Research Preview)	Based on tier
Capabilities	Reasoning Multimodal	Streaming JSON Mode
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate	Medium	Medium
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	💻 Code Generation
Model Size	15B	Undisclosed
Limitations	Limited to specific free models Research preview availability	API key required Limited availability
Key Strengths	Host of specific free research models Open-weight model hosting Access to ServiceNow Apriel models	Code completion July 2025 release