Which AI model for: Code locally on a 24 GB card?

1. Qwen3.8 27B (Alibaba) · 2. Gemma 4 31B (Google) · 3. Devstral Small (Mistral AI) — Different vendor. Deterministic nAIvigate selection on verified, dated data.

Which AI model for: An assistant on a laptop without GPU?

1. MiniCPM5-2B (OpenBMB) · 2. Gemma 4 E4B (Google) · 3. Qwen3 4B (Alibaba) — Different vendor. Deterministic nAIvigate selection on verified, dated data.

Which AI model for: Code via API, normal budget?

1. GPT-5.6 Terra (OpenAI) · 2. Gemini 3.7 Flash (Google) · 3. Kimi K2.6 (Moonshot AI). Deterministic nAIvigate selection on verified, dated data.

Which AI model for: Generate images online?

1. GPT Image 2.5 (OpenAI) · 2. MAI-Image 2.6 (Microsoft AI) — Different vendor · 3. Reve 2.1 (Reve) — Different vendor. Deterministic nAIvigate selection on verified, dated data.

Which AI model for: RAG on internal documents, EU hosting?

1. Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google) · 2. Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral AI) — Best European · 3. Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) — Different vendor. Deterministic nAIvigate selection on verified, dated data.

Which AI model for: RAG on sensitive data, on your servers?

1. Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) · 2. Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral AI) — Best European · 3. MiMo-V2.6 Pro (Xiaomi) — Different vendor. Deterministic nAIvigate selection on verified, dated data.

Which AI model for: Agents and automation via API?

1. Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta) · 2. Mistral Large 4 (Mistral AI) — Best European · 3. GPT-6.1 Sol (OpenAI). Deterministic nAIvigate selection on verified, dated data.

Which AI model for: Translation and multilingual, tight budget?

1. MiMo-V2.6 Pro (Xiaomi) — Top ranked · 2. Qwen3.7 Plus (Alibaba) — Best via API · 3. GPT-5.6 Luna (OpenAI) — Best value. Deterministic nAIvigate selection on verified, dated data.

Which AI model for: High-volume customer service?

1. Qwen3.7 Plus (Alibaba) · 2. Mistral Large 3 (Mistral AI) — Best European · 3. GPT-5.6 Luna (OpenAI) — Different vendor. Deterministic nAIvigate selection on verified, dated data.

Which AI model for your need?

Three to six questions. Each answer narrows the list, live, on the comparator’s verified data. No model is picked by an AI: the ranking is deterministic and every reason is a fact.

Step 1

Who is this for?

The next questions adapt to your answer.

For me

Personal or dev use, on my machine or online

For my team or company

Internal data, hosting, compliance, volume

Typical paths

Nine common needs, already answered

Same rules as the Finder, computed on today’s data. Click a path to resume and adjust it.

Code locally on a 24 GB card

For meCodeOn my machinePC with 24 GB card

20 models pass these constraints

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Qwen3.8 27BAlibaba
Arena Elo 1438 · +40 use-case fit · #1 within your constraints · Runs in Q4 on your machine (19 GB)
Context 262k · apache-2.0
2
Gemma 4 31BGoogle
Arena Elo 1452 · +15 use-case fit · #2 within your constraints · Runs in Q4 on your machine (21 GB)
Context 256k · apache-2.0
3
Devstral SmallMistral AI· Different vendor
≈ Elo 1321 estimated from Artificial Analysis · +40 use-case fit · #6 within your constraints · Runs in Q4 on your machine (17 GB)
Context 128k · apache-2.0

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An assistant on a laptop without GPU

For meChat, think, searchOn my machineLaptop 8 GB, no dedicated GPU

16 models pass these constraints

1
MiniCPM5-2BOpenBMB
≈ Elo 1373 estimated from Artificial Analysis · +40 use-case fit · #1 within your constraints · Runs in Q4 on your machine (4 GB)
Context 131k · Apache-2.0
2
Gemma 4 E4BGoogle
≈ Elo 1321 estimated from Artificial Analysis · #2 within your constraints · Runs in Q4 on your machine (5 GB)
Context 128k · apache-2.0
3
Qwen3 4BAlibaba· Different vendor
≈ Elo 1288 estimated from Artificial Analysis · #5 within your constraints · Runs in Q4 on your machine (5 GB)
Context 32k · apache-2.0

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Code via API, normal budget

For meCodeOnline, via APINormal

22 models pass these constraints

1
GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI
Arena Elo 1466 · +40 use-case fit · #1 within your constraints · Code-specialised
Context 1.1M · Output / M $12.00 · proprietary
2
Gemini 3.7 FlashGoogle
Arena Elo 1488 · +15 use-case fit · #2 within your constraints · Code-specialised
Context 1.0M · Output / M $3.75 · proprietary
3
Kimi K2.6Moonshot AI
Arena Elo 1461 · +40 use-case fit · #3 within your constraints · Code-specialised
Context 262k · Output / M $4.00 · modified-mit

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Generate images online

For meGenerate imagesOnline, via APINo constraint

12 models pass these constraints

1
GPT Image 2.5OpenAI
Arena Elo text-to-image 1425 · #1 within your constraints
· proprietary
2
MAI-Image 2.6Microsoft AI· Different vendor
Arena Elo text-to-image 1332 · #3 within your constraints
· proprietary
3
Reve 2.1Reve· Different vendor
Arena Elo text-to-image 1302 · #4 within your constraints
· proprietary

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RAG on internal documents, EU hosting

For my team or companyAnalyse our documentsInternalWith an EU hostOne departmentNormal

110 models pass these constraints

1
Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogle
Arena Elo 1496 · +20 use-case fit · #1 within your constraints · EU hosting option from the vendor
Context 1.0M · Output / M $3.75 · proprietary
2
Mistral Medium 3.5Mistral AI· Best European
Arena Elo 1426 · +20 use-case fit · #37 within your constraints · European vendor (Mistral AI)
Context 262k · Output / M $7.50 · modified-mit
3
Kimi K3Moonshot AI· Different vendor
Arena Elo 1488 · +20 use-case fit · #2 within your constraints · 1.0M context, comfortable for RAG
Context 1.0M · kimi-k3

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RAG on sensitive data, on your servers

For my team or companyAnalyse our documentsSensitive or regulatedOn our serversGPU serverThe whole company

77 models pass these constraints

1
Kimi K3Moonshot AI
Arena Elo 1488 · +20 use-case fit · #1 within your constraints · Runs in FP16 on a GPU server (est. 6162 GB VRAM)
Context 1.0M · kimi-k3
2
Mistral Medium 3.5Mistral AI· Best European
Arena Elo 1426 · +20 use-case fit · #20 within your constraints · Runs in FP16 on a GPU server (est. 284 GB VRAM)
Context 262k · Output / M $7.50 · modified-mit
3
MiMo-V2.6 ProXiaomi· Different vendor
Arena Elo 1479 · +20 use-case fit · #2 within your constraints · Self-hostable: no data leaves
Context 1.0M · mit

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Agents and automation via API

For my team or companyAgents and automationPublic or anonymisedOnline, via APIOne departmentNormal

17 models pass these constraints

1
Muse Spark 1.3Meta
Arena Elo 1494 · +40 use-case fit · #1 within your constraints · Built for tool calling and agents
Context 1.0M · Output / M $4.25 · proprietary
2
Mistral Large 4Mistral AI· Best European
Arena Elo 1432 · +15 use-case fit · #13 within your constraints · Built for tool calling and agents
· Output / M $4.18 · unknown
3
GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI
≈ Elo 1479 estimated from Artificial Analysis · +40 use-case fit · #3 within your constraints · Built for tool calling and agents
Context 1.1M · Output / M $10.00 · proprietary

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Translation and multilingual, tight budget

For my team or companyTranslation and multilingualInternalCloud is fineOne departmentTight

45 models pass these constraints

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MiMo-V2.6 ProXiaomi· Top ranked
Arena Elo 1479 · #1 within your constraints
Context 1.0M · mit
2
Qwen3.7 PlusAlibaba· Best via API
Arena Elo 1456 · #5 within your constraints · API hosted in China
Context 1M · Output / M $1.60 · proprietary
3
GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI· Best value
Arena Elo 1453 · #7 within your constraints
Context 1.1M · Output / M $1.20 · proprietary

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High-volume customer service

For my team or companyCustomer servicePublic or anonymisedOnline, via APIThe whole companyTight

5 models pass these constraints

1
Qwen3.7 PlusAlibaba
Arena Elo 1456 · #1 within your constraints · API hosted in China
Context 1M · Output / M $1.60 · proprietary
2
Mistral Large 3Mistral AI· Best European
Arena Elo 1414 · +15 use-case fit · #3 within your constraints · First-class French
Context 256k · Output / M $1.50 · apache-2.0
3
GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI· Different vendor
Arena Elo 1453 · #2 within your constraints
Context 1.1M · Output / M $1.20 · proprietary

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