Open Models
Open-weight and open-source model families and their hosted services.
| Select for comparison | Name | Company | Business model | Launched | Updated | My shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baichuan Running models yourself |
Baichuan Intelligence | Open (open weights/source) | 2023-06 | 2026-09-10 | ||
| Command R Running models yourself Questions over your own documents |
Cohere | Open (open weights/source) | 2024-03 | 2026-10-09 | ||
| DBRX Running models yourself |
Databricks | Open (open weights/source) | 2024-03 | 2026-09-10 | ||
| DeepSeek Running models yourself |
DeepSeek | Open (open weights/source) | 2023-11 | 2026-10-13 | ||
| Falcon Running models yourself |
Technology Innovation Institute | Open (open weights/source) | 2023-05 | 2026-09-10 | ||
| Gemma Running models yourself |
Google DeepMind | Open (open weights/source) | 2024-02 | 2026-09-10 | ||
| GLM Running models yourself |
Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | Open (open weights/source) | 2023 | 2026-09-10 | ||
| Granite Running models yourself |
IBM | Open (open weights/source) | 2023-09 | 2026-09-10 | ||
| Jamba Running models yourself |
AI21 Labs | Open (open weights/source) | 2024-03 | 2026-09-10 | ||
| Llama Running models yourself |
Meta | Open (open weights/source) | 2023-02 | 2026-09-04 | ||
| Mistral Running models yourself |
Mistral AI | Open (open weights/source) | 2023-09 | 2026-10-13 | ||
| Nemotron Running models yourself |
NVIDIA | Open (open weights/source) | 2024 | 2026-10-10 | ||
| OLMo Running models yourself |
Allen Institute for AI | Open (open weights/source) | 2024-02 | 2026-10-10 | ||
| Phi Running models yourself |
Microsoft | Open (open weights/source) | 2023 | 2026-10-09 | ||
| Qwen Running models yourself |
Alibaba | Open (open weights/source) | 2023-08 | 2026-10-13 | ||
| Yi Running models yourself |
01.AI | Open (open weights/source) | 2023-11 | 2026-09-10 |
About this category
16 products from 16 companies, the earliest first recorded in 2023.
By business model: Open (open weights/source) 16.
Recorded uses in this category: Running models yourself, Questions over your own documents.
The longest-standing record here is GLM (2023); the most recent arrival is Command R (2024).
This category covers open-weight and open-source model families and the services that host them. Their parameters are publicly released, so they can be self-hosted, fine-tuned, and audited.
Fields taken from the product records use the record dates shown. Sourced claims are labelled per product: verified against the linked page on the date shown, taken from the product record without re-checking, or not independently verified.
Every product here, one line each
- Baichuan — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by Baichuan Intelligence, first recorded 2023. Pricing: Open-weight Baichuan models are free to download for research, with licensing terms for commercial use; hosted APIs are billed by usage.
- Command R — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself, Questions over your own documents. Made by Cohere, first recorded 2024. Pricing: Model weights are free for non-commercial research under a CC-BY-NC license; commercial access is via Cohere's usage-priced API and enterprise deployments.
- DBRX — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by Databricks, first recorded 2024. Pricing: DBRX weights are free to download under the Databricks Open Model License; running the model requires the user's own infrastructure, and Databricks no longer serves it as a hosted model.
- DeepSeek — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by DeepSeek, first recorded 2023. Pricing: The chat assistant is free; the developer API is usage-priced, and open-weight models can be self-hosted without license fees.
- Falcon — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by Technology Innovation Institute, first recorded 2023. Pricing: Falcon models are free to download and use commercially under permissive TII licenses; costs come only from the compute used to run them.
- Gemma — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by Google DeepMind, first recorded 2024. Pricing: Gemma weights are free to download under the Gemma license; hosted inference is available through Google and third parties at usage prices.
- GLM — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by Z.ai (Zhipu AI), first recorded 2023. Pricing: GLM open weights are free under permissive licenses; Zhipu's hosted APIs and coding subscription plans are paid by usage or monthly fee.
- Granite — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by IBM, first recorded 2023. Pricing: Granite weights are free under Apache 2.0; hosted inference through IBM watsonx or partner clouds is billed by usage.
- Jamba — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by AI21 Labs, first recorded 2024. Pricing: Jamba weights are downloadable under the Jamba Open Model License; managed access through AI21's platform and cloud marketplaces is billed per token.
- Llama — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by Meta, first recorded 2023. Pricing: Llama weights are free to download under the Llama community license; hosted inference is offered by many providers at usage-based prices.
- Mistral — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by Mistral AI, first recorded 2023. Pricing: Open-weight models are free to download; hosted API access and commercial models are usage-priced.
- Nemotron — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by NVIDIA, first recorded 2024. Pricing: Nemotron weights are free under NVIDIA's open model license; production deployment via NVIDIA NIM/AI Enterprise is licensed commercially.
- OLMo — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by Allen Institute for AI, first recorded 2024. Pricing: OLMo models, data, and code are entirely free under Apache 2.0; users bear only their own compute costs.
- Phi — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by Microsoft, first recorded 2023. Pricing: Phi models are free under the MIT license; hosted inference through Azure AI Foundry is billed by usage.
- Qwen — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by Alibaba, first recorded 2023. Pricing: Open-weight Qwen models are free to download; hosted access through Alibaba Cloud is usage-priced.
- Yi — Open (open weights/source); Running models yourself. Made by 01.AI, first recorded 2023. Pricing: Yi model weights are free to download and use under Apache-2.0; costs come only from the compute used to run or fine-tune them.
Frequently asked questions
How many Open Models products are in the index?
16, at the current record date.
Which Open Models product has been around longest?
GLM, first recorded in 2023.
Which Open Models products can I start using for free?
Free to start: Baichuan, Command R, DBRX, DeepSeek, Falcon, Gemma, GLM, Granite….
Which Open Models products are open source?
None of the Open Models products in the index is open source.