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This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.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

Pollinations.ai

Intelligence Score 83/100

Context Window 1M Context

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 V4 Flash 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 V4 Flash
Context Window	131K tokens	1M Context
Architecture	Transformer	Dense Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~75-79%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	Subject to availability	API key required (anonymous access removed); no card
Daily Limit	Unlimited (Research Preview)	Free usage paid from Quest Pollen earned in the dashboard
Capabilities	Reasoning Multimodal	No specific data
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	⚡ Fast Chat & Apps
Model Size	15B	Undisclosed
Limitations	Limited to specific free models Research preview availability	Anonymous tier is tightly rate-limited Not OpenAI-SDK-compatible out of the box — uses its own simple URL scheme Smaller, community-run project — verify uptime before production use
Key Strengths	Host of specific free research models Open-weight model hosting Access to ServiceNow Apriel models	Zero setup — just call the URL Text, image, and audio generation in one API No API key or signup required at all for basic use