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AI Frontier Models

Frontier Models (updated 6.11.2025)

ChatGPT by OpenAI (free / paid)
A multi-modal model - ChatGPT / GPT 4 also include Dall-E and other add-on models/tools.
Claude by Anthropic (free / paid)
Claude is a leading frontier AI and is primarily marketed to business and enterprise entities, but works well as a chatbot AND has agents.
Copilot by Microsoft (free / paid)
Copilot is a version of ChatGPT / GPT 4 with a bit of Microsoft's own secret sauce.
Gemini by Google (free / paid)
Supercharge your creativity and productivity.
Chat to start writing, planning, learning and more with Google AI.
LLaMa by Meta (free)
LLaMa 3 is a Large Language Model AI owned by Meta.
Mistral by Mistral AI (free / paid)
The AI assistant for your most meaningful work.
Frontier intelligence. Deep personalization. Full control.

** Yes, I left Grok by XAi off the list. The training material and the alignment of Grok make it an AI that responds in ways that should not be used in academic situations.

Chinese Models (!! WARNING: your privacy and information is probably being collected by the government of China!!)