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

OpenRouter

Intelligence Score 93/100

Context Window 1M

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 93/100 vs 85/100, Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash (free) outperforms Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free) by 8 points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)	Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash (free)
Context Window	131K tokens	1M
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer (Proprietary)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~88-91%
Release Date	2024	Dec 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)	S-Tier (Elite)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	⚡ Fast Chat & Apps
Model Size	15B	~1.5T (estimated)
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