AI models are inserted at a dizzying rhythm, from all, from large technology companies such as Google to triggers such as Openai and Antropic. Keeping track of the latest can be overwhelming.
Adding to the confusion is that AI models are often promoted on the basis of industrial references. But these Technical metrics often reveal little About how real people and companies actually use them.
To cut the noise, Techcrunch has compiled an overview of the most advanced AI models published since 2024, with details on how to use them and for what they are best. We will also support this list with the latest launches.
There are literally hundreds of thousands of AI models there: HuggingFace, for example, hosts more than 900,000. So this list could miss some models that act better, in one way or another.
AI Models Released in 2025
Openai O3 mini
This is Openai Latest reasoning model and is optimized for stem-related tasks such as encoding, mathematics and science. It is not the most powerful of Openai model but because it is smaller, the company says It is significantly lower cost. It is available for free but requires a subscription for heavy users.
Openai Deep Research
Openai’s deep research is Designed to do deep research on a topic with clear quotes. This service is only available with chatgpt $ 200 per month due to subscription. Openai Recommend it For everything, from science to buying research, but beware hallucinations remain a problem For ai.
Mistral the cat
Mistral has launched software versions of Le ChatMultimodal AI -personnel assistant. Mistral claims Le -chat responds faster than any other talkboot. It also has a paid version with up -to -date journalism of the AFP. Tests of the world Found Le Chat’s performance impressive, though it made more mistakes than Chatgpt.
Operai -Phonephonist
Opennai operator is intended to be A personal intern who can do things regardless of how to help you buy food. It requires $ 200 a month Chatgpt Pro -onon. AI -agents hold a lot of promise, but they are still experimental: Washington Post Reviewer says operator Decided to order a dozen eggs for $ 31, paid by the reviewer’s credit card.
Google Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental
Google Twins a much -expected flagship says it stands out at encoding and understanding of general knowledge. It also has an over-long context window of 2 million tokens, helping users who need to quickly process massive texts. The service requires (at least) Google One AI Premium -subscription of $ 19.99 a month.
AI Models Released in 2024
Deepseek R1
This Chinese AI model took Silicon Valley by storm. Deepseek’s R1 acts well on encoding and mathematics, while its open source nature means that anyone can operate it on the spot. In addition, it is free. However, R1 integrates Chinese government censorship and Faces growing bans To potentially send using data back to China.
Twins Deep Research
Deep research summarizes Google’s search results in a simple and well quoted document. The service It is helpful for students and anyone else who needs a quick research summary. However, its quality is not as good as effective revised paper. Deep research requires $ 19.99 Google One AI Premium -abon.
Meta llama 3.3 7b
Here is the latest and most advanced version from the open source of Meta -lama AI models. Meta aligned This version Like its cheapest and most effective though, especially for mathematics, general knowledge and tracking instructions. It is a free and open source.
Openai Sora
Sora is a model that Creates realistic videos based on text. While it can generate whole scenes instead of only clips, Openai accepts that it often generates “unrealistic physics.” It is currently only available on paid versions of Chatgpt, starting with Plus, which is $ 20 monthly.
Alibaba Qwen Qwq-32B-Preview
This model is one of the few rivalry O1 from Openai on some industrial references, excelled in mathematics and encoding. Ironically for a “reasoning model”, it has “a room for improvement in common sense reasoning”, ” Alibaba says. It also incorporates Chinese government censorship, Techcrunch Tests show. It is a free and open source.
The computer use of anthropic
Claude’s computer use is intended Take control of your computer To perform tasks such as encoding or booking a plane ticket, making it a precursor to Openai’s operator. Computer use, however, stays in beta. Prices are per API: $ 0.80 per million tokens of input, and $ 4 per million tokens of output.
X.AI’s Grok 2
X.AI, Elon Musk’s AI-owned company, launched Improved version of its flagship grok 2 chat it claims is “three times faster.” Free users are limited to 10 questions every second hour at Grok, while subscribers to the prize and prize+ X plans enjoy higher use limits. X.AI also launched an image generator, Aurora, that produces highly photorealistic imagesincluding some graphical or violent content.
Openai O1
O1 family from Openai seek to produce better answers by “thinking” by answers by hidden Reasoning. The model stands out at encoding, mathematics and security, Openai -Arsertsbut have It’s also cheating on people. O1 requires subscribing Chatgpt Plus, which is $ 20 monthly.
Claude Sonnet by Antropy 3.5
Claude Sonnet 3.5 is a model anthropic claims as best quality. It becomes known for its coding skills and is considered by Tech Insider Chatbot eligible. The model is accessible free of charge at Claude although heavy users will need $ 20 -month for -on. While it can understand images, it cannot generate them.
Openai GPT 4O mini
Openai has Accumulated GPT 4O mini as its most affordable and fastest model though thanks to its small size. It is aiming for To enable a wide range of tasks such as operating chat services. The model is available in the free level of Chatgpt. It is more suitable for high volume simple tasks compared to more complex ones.
Cohere command R+
Cohere Command r+ model Excels at complex recovery-increased generations (or RAG) applications for businesses. This means that it can find and cite specific information really well. (The inventor of a rag Actually works at Cohere.) However, a rag Does not fully solve AI’s hallucinatory problem. Cohere’s models are for corporate users.
