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This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.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

BentoML

Intelligence Score 71/100
Context Window 8K
Pricing Model Commercial / Paid
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 71/100, Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free) outperforms Llama 3 8B Instruct by 14 points.

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Detailed Comparison

Feature
Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)
Llama 3 8B Instruct
Context Window
131K tokens 8K
Architecture
Transformer Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score
~80-84% ~65-69%
Release Date
2024 2024
Pricing Model
Free Tier Paid / Commercial
Rate Limit (RPM)
Subject to availability Hardware dependent
Daily Limit
Unlimited (Research Preview) Unlimited
Capabilities
Reasoning Multimodal
No specific data
Performance Tier
A-Tier (Excellent) C-Tier (Good)
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
  • Learning curve for 'Bento' concept
  • Deployment requires cloud knowledge
  • Local serving is just step 1
Key Strengths
  • Host of specific free research models
  • Open-weight model hosting
  • Access to ServiceNow Apriel models
  • Unified Model Store
  • Distributed Runner Architecture
  • Deployment Agnostic

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