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This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.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

OpenRouter

Intelligence Score 83/100

Context Window 128k

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 85/100 vs 83/100, Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free) outperforms DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B (free) by 2 points.

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)	DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B (free)
Context Window	131K tokens	128k
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~75-79%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	Subject to availability	20 requests/minute
Daily Limit	Unlimited (Research Preview)	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)
Capabilities	Reasoning Multimodal	No specific data
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	Medium	🐢 Slower (Reasoning)
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	🧠 Complex Reasoning
Model Size	15B	70B
Limitations	Limited to specific free models Research preview availability	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand
Key Strengths	Host of specific free research models Open-weight model hosting Access to ServiceNow Apriel models	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing