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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A-TIER

Friendli AI

Intelligence Score 86/100

Context Window 32K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 86/100 vs 85/100, Mixtral 8x7B Instruct outperforms Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free) by 1 point.

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)	Mixtral 8x7B Instruct
Context Window	131K tokens	32K
Architecture	Transformer	Mixture of Experts (MoE)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~80-84%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Paid / Commercial
Rate Limit (RPM)	Subject to availability	60 RPM
Daily Limit	Unlimited (Research Preview)	Credit-based
Capabilities	Reasoning Multimodal	Multilingual
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	15B	7B
Limitations	Limited to specific free models Research preview availability	$10 credit is one-time trial Billing required after credits Limited model selection
Key Strengths	Host of specific free research models Open-weight model hosting Access to ServiceNow Apriel models	Optimized inference engine (FriendliEngine) OpenAI-compatible API endpoints Enterprise-grade uptime