Model comparisons · updated July 2026

AI model comparisons: open-weight vs proprietary, head to head

Every comparison is generated from the same verified dataset as our open-weight model database, with a hand-written verdict on top. No affiliate rankings — just specs, licenses, prices, and a recommendation.

Open-weight vs proprietary

The comparisons most people start with: how open source AI models stack up against ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

DeepSeek vs ChatGPT

Specs, pricing, and verdict

DeepSeek vs Claude

Specs, pricing, and verdict

DeepSeek vs Gemini

Specs, pricing, and verdict

Kimi K2.5 vs ChatGPT

Specs, pricing, and verdict

Kimi K2 vs Claude

Specs, pricing, and verdict

Qwen vs ChatGPT

Specs, pricing, and verdict

GLM-5.2 vs Claude

Specs, pricing, and verdict

MiniMax-M2 vs Claude

Specs, pricing, and verdict

Open-weight head to head

Choosing between open models — DeepSeek, Kimi, GLM, Qwen, Llama, MiniMax, Mistral, gpt-oss — where licenses, activation sizes, and serving costs decide it.

Kimi K2 vs DeepSeek

Specs, pricing, and verdict

Qwen vs DeepSeek

Specs, pricing, and verdict

GLM vs DeepSeek

Specs, pricing, and verdict

DeepSeek V4 vs V3.2

Specs, pricing, and verdict

Llama 4 vs DeepSeek

Specs, pricing, and verdict

MiniMax-M2 vs DeepSeek

Specs, pricing, and verdict

gpt-oss vs DeepSeek

Specs, pricing, and verdict

DeepSeek R1 vs V4

Specs, pricing, and verdict

DeepSeek V4 vs Kimi K2.5

Specs, pricing, and verdict

GLM-5.2 vs Kimi K2.5

Specs, pricing, and verdict

Qwen3.5 vs Kimi K2.5

Specs, pricing, and verdict

GLM-5.2 vs Qwen3.5

Specs, pricing, and verdict

Llama 4 vs Qwen3.5

Specs, pricing, and verdict

gpt-oss vs Qwen3.5

Specs, pricing, and verdict

Kimi K2.5 vs K2 Thinking

Specs, pricing, and verdict

MiniMax-M2 vs GLM-5.2

Specs, pricing, and verdict

Mistral vs Llama 4

Specs, pricing, and verdict

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