AI modelsAnthropic
Build assistants that reason, write code, and use tools with the Claude API.
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AI model APIs
These are providers and inference APIs, not individual model versions. Compare supported models, input and output types, data policies and deployment options in each provider’s documentation.
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AI models
AI modelsCohere
Build enterprise AI with language models, embeddings, and reranking for retrieval workflows.
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AI modelsGroq
Run supported language and audio models through Groq’s inference API.
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AI modelsOpenAI
Build applications with language, image and audio models through the OpenAI API.
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AI modelsGoogle Gemini
Generate content and analyze multimodal inputs with the Gemini API.
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AI modelsMistral AI
Access Mistral models through an API for text generation and AI application development.
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AI modelsDeepSeek
Integrate DeepSeek models through its chat completion API.
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AI modelsGrok API (xAI)
Build applications with Grok models through the xAI API.
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AI modelsTogether AI
Run supported open models through hosted inference APIs and dedicated endpoints.
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AI modelsFireworks AI
Serve supported open models using hosted inference and deployment APIs.
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AI modelsCerebras
Access supported language models through the Cerebras inference API.
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AI modelsReplicate
Run machine-learning models through an API, including models for images, video and language.
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What to evaluate
- Evaluate models on representative tasks from your application.
- Check the current model catalog and API capabilities before integrating.
- Review data retention, regional availability and usage costs with each provider.
Provider documentation
Read the original sources for current capabilities, setup requirements, and usage terms. These selections are starting points, not a performance ranking.
| Provider | Use case | Primary source |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | Language models, Tool use | Anthropic documentation ↗ |
| Cohere | Embeddings, Reranking | Cohere documentation ↗ |
| Groq | Inference, Audio | Groq documentation ↗ |
| OpenAI | Language models, Multimodal | OpenAI documentation ↗ |
| Google Gemini | Language models, Multimodal | Google Gemini documentation ↗ |
| Mistral AI | Language models, Inference | Mistral AI documentation ↗ |
| DeepSeek | Language models, Chat completions | DeepSeek documentation ↗ |
| Grok API (xAI) | Language models, Inference | Grok API (xAI) documentation ↗ |
| Together AI | Open models, Inference | Together AI documentation ↗ |
| Fireworks AI | Open models, Inference | Fireworks AI documentation ↗ |
| Cerebras | Language models, Inference | Cerebras documentation ↗ |
| Replicate | Multimodal, Inference | Replicate documentation ↗ |