Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)

A-TIER

Together.AI

Intelligence Score 85/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 131K tokens

Pricing Model Free / Open

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S-TIER

Chutes.ai

Intelligence Score 97/100

Context Window 64K

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 97/100 vs 85/100, DeepSeek-R1 outperforms Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free) by 12 points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)	DeepSeek-R1
Context Window	131K tokens	64K
Architecture	Transformer	Dense Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~92-95%
Release Date	2024	Jan 2025
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	Subject to availability	Varies (community capacity)
Daily Limit	Unlimited (Research Preview)	Subject to availability
Capabilities	Reasoning Multimodal	Reasoning
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	S-Tier (Elite)
Speed Estimate	Medium	🐢 Slower (Reasoning)
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	🧠 Complex Reasoning
Model Size	15B	Undisclosed
Limitations	Limited to specific free models Research preview availability	Availability depends on community GPU donors Speed varies with demand Models may be temporarily unavailable
Key Strengths	Host of specific free research models Open-weight model hosting Access to ServiceNow Apriel models	Community-powered GPU network Free access to large open-source models OpenAI-compatible API format