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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This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.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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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

A-TIER

Cloudflare Workers AI

Intelligence Score 80/100
Context Window 128K
Pricing Model Free / Open
Model Popularity 0 votes
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FINAL VERDICT

Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free) Wins

With an intelligence score of 85/100 vs 80/100, Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free) outperforms Llama 3.1 8B Instruct by 5 points.

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

Detailed Comparison

Feature
Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Context Window
131K tokens 128K
Architecture
Transformer Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score
~80-84% ~75-79%
Release Date
2024 Jul 2024
Pricing Model
Free Tier Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)
Subject to availability Varies by model
Daily Limit
Unlimited (Research Preview) 10,000 neurons/day
Capabilities
Reasoning Multimodal
Reasoning
Performance Tier
A-Tier (Excellent) B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate
Medium ⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case
General Purpose General Purpose
Model Size
15B 8B
Limitations
  • Limited to specific free models
  • Research preview availability
  • 10,000 neurons/day cap (varies per model)
  • Larger models consume more neurons per request
  • No fine-tuning support
Key Strengths
  • Host of specific free research models
  • Open-weight model hosting
  • Access to ServiceNow Apriel models
  • Edge inference: runs closest to user
  • 50+ models: LLM, image gen, classification, speech
  • Workers integration for serverless apps

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