- Best balance
GPT-6.1 Solscore 48 · Plus: ≈ €18/mo$20/mo - Most powerful
Claude Opus 5.5score 58 - Without paying (open source)
MiMo-V2.6-Proscore 46 · free, on your machine
Independent AI comparison
Which AI to use, without the hassle.
The complete map of AI: what's out there, what it's for and which one to choose.
Updated on Oct 11 at 02:14
Choose what you want to do
For each task: the best value, the most powerful and the best one for free.
- Best balanceGPT-6.1 Solscore 52 · Plus: ≈ €18/mo$20/mo
- Most powerfulClaude Sonnet 5.5score 64
- Without paying (open source)MiMo-V2.6-Proscore 35 · free, on your machine
- Best balance
Nano Banana 2.1score 89 · Google AI Plus: €4.99/mo≈ $5.59/mo · also with limited free use in the app - Most powerfulGPT Image 2.5 Sunburstscore 100
- Without paying (open source)
Qwen-Image-2.1score 56 · free, on your machine
- Best balanceGemini Omni Flash 1.1score 88 · Google AI Plus: €4.99/mo≈ $5.59/mo
- Most powerfulWan 3.0score 100
- Without paying (open source)
MiniMax H3score 95 · free, on your machine
Animations instead of video? Text models like Claude Sonnet are very good at making them by writing code (HTML, CSS or SVG): moving graphics, transitions or animated explanations. See the coding ranking
- GeneralQwen3.8 27Bscore 34 · needs about 20.0 GB of VRAM
- ImagesQwen-Image-2.1score 56 · needs about 10.0 GB of VRAM
- Video
LTX-2.3 Proscore 36 · needs about 16.0 GB of VRAM
Open source, free and unlimited: they work on a computer with a single graphics card and your data never leaves home.
If you're only going to use one, start with ChatGPT: its GPT-6.1 Sol model is the best value according to independent tests (Plus: ≈ €18/mo$20/mo). If you don't want to pay anything, the truly free option is open source: Qwen3.8 27B, which you download and use on your own computer (you need a good graphics card).
The AI map, in one minute
Who makes each AI, what their main models are and where you use them.
Meta
xAI
Mistral AI
DeepSeekText models with their best version and their score from 0 to 100 according to independent tests. «Via API»: developers only, pay per use. «On your computer»: an open-source model you download and use for free.
Understand the basics
Eight ideas, no jargon. What you need to know before you start.
01What is artificial intelligence?They are programs that have learned from huge numbers of examples (texts, images, code) and with that they can write, answer, summarize, translate or create images.02What is a model?It's the «brain» behind it: a huge file with everything it has learned.03What is a chatbot?It's the app or website where you talk to a model: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Le Chat or Meta AI.04Open and closed: what's the difference?A closed model can only be used through the app or service of the company that made it.05Why are some paid?Running these models needs very expensive computers.06Privacy: the basicsEverything you write in an AI app travels to that company's servers.07They get things wrong (and very confidently)AIs sometimes make up data, quotes or links and state them with total confidence.08How to ask for thingsThe more context you give it, the better it answers: say who it's for, what tone you want, what length, and add an example if you can.
The latest
Recent releases, explained in one sentence.
Kandinsky 6.0 Video Pro (29B) and Lite (3B)
A free and open video generator that adds synchronized sound and voices. The light version runs on a computer with a good graphics card.
Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo (open, 8 pasos)
A faster version of one of the best free image generators. It can be downloaded, but commercial use is not allowed.
GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast
A mode of OpenAI's model that's up to 8 times faster, in exchange for paying quite a lot more. Only worth it if speed matters most.
Voyager, an open creative tool
A free tool that combines several AIs to create videos, graphics and games without coding. It's not a new model.