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Evalon is an independent platform covering paid and free AI models. Benchmarks, pricing, speed, and plain-English comparisons — no fluff.

85
Models
17
Providers
52
Free & Open
33
Paid APIs
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AI models come in two types. Paid APIs like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini require a subscription or pay-per-use — but need zero technical setup and work in your browser. Free & open-source models like Llama, Qwen, Gemma and Mistral can be downloaded and run on your own hardware for no ongoing cost.

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API
Paid APIs — No Setup Required
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok. Subscribe or pay per use. Works instantly — no hardware or technical knowledge needed.
OSS
Free & Open Source — Self-Hosted
Llama, Qwen, Gemma, Mistral, Phi. Download and run on your own GPU. Free forever, completely private, no ongoing costs.
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Best Overall
o3
OpenAI

Top-ranked across all benchmarks. Best choice when you need the highest quality output regardless of cost.

93.7/100 View →
Best Free Model
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek

Highest-scoring free open-source model. Download and run it yourself — no subscription, completely private.

88.2/100 View →
Best for Coding
GPT-4.1
OpenAI

Highest coding score. Ideal for writing, reviewing, and debugging code — from quick scripts to complex software projects.

97/100 View →
Best for Maths
o3
OpenAI

Highest maths benchmark score. Best pick for scientific computing, data analysis, and quantitative reasoning tasks.

98/100 View →
Most Affordable
Gemini 1.5 Flash
Google DeepMind

Lowest cost paid API. Strong capability at minimal price — ideal for developers building apps or running high request volumes.

$0.075/1M tokens View →
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