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This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.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

Intelligence Score 65/100

Context Window 128K Context

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 85/100 vs 65/100, Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free) outperforms Qwen 3.8 27B by 20 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free).

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)	Qwen 3.8 27B
Context Window	131K tokens	128K Context
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~60-64%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	Subject to availability	5 RPM, 30K uncached / 90K total TPM, 1M tokens per hour and per day (Free Trial)
Daily Limit	Unlimited (Research Preview)	1M tokens/day
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	27B
Limitations	Limited to specific free models Research preview availability	Rate limited on free tier (30 RPM) Daily token cap of 1M tokens
Key Strengths	Host of specific free research models Open-weight model hosting Access to ServiceNow Apriel models	Instant Token Generation Wafer-Scale Engine Speed OpenAI API Compatibility