Models · Source-aware through June 2026
Open-weight and open-source AI models
Search and filter model families and featured models by task, hardware, workflow, source status, license posture, and practical deployment fit. OpenSourcesAI separates open-source software projects from open-weight model releases so builders can check the exact model card before production or commercial use.
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Featured 2026
Featured model profiles
Reasoning
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Frontier open-weight DeepSeek model positioned for reasoning-heavy coding, agent, and long-context work.
Best for: Teams comparing frontier-style open-weight reasoning and coding models against hosted closed models.
Verified/updated 2026
Review model →Chat
Qwen3 235B A22B
Flagship open-weight Qwen3 MoE model often chosen for serious reasoning, coding, multilingual work, and agent experiments.
Best for: Builders testing frontier-style open-weight reasoning and coding in hosted or multi-GPU environments.
Verified/updated 2026
Review model →Agents
Kimi K2.6
Current Kimi family model for agentic coding, tool-use behavior, and long-context workflow evaluation.
Best for: Builders testing agentic coding, tool calling, long-context planning, and workflow automation.
Verified/updated 2026
Review model →Code
GLM-5.2
GLM-5.2 is a 753B MoE model requiring multi-GPU or distributed inference for full deployment.
Best for: GLM-5.2 is Z.ai's large mixture-of-experts model, aimed at coding, agentic tool-use, and very long context work rather than single-GPU home setups.
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Review model →Chat
Gemma 4
Google Gemma family entry for open-weight testing across efficient local, app, and multimodal workflows.
Best for: Developers evaluating Google-backed open-weight models for efficient local apps, hosted prototypes, and multimodal workflows where supported.
Verified/updated 2026
Review model →Multimodal
Llama 4 Scout
Open-weight Llama 4 model positioned for multimodal and long-context workflows.
Best for: Teams evaluating Llama-family models for multimodal assistant, long-context, and application workflows.
Verified/updated 2026
Review model →Multimodal
Llama 4 Maverick
Open-weight Llama 4 model positioned for multimodal, reasoning, and general assistant workflows.
Best for: Builders comparing current Llama-family models for assistant, multimodal, and reasoning-oriented workflows.
Verified/updated 2026
Review model →Chat
gpt-oss-20b
Smaller gpt-oss model for local and more accessible open-weight deployments.
Best for: Builders evaluating more accessible open-weight deployments for local apps, prototypes, and controlled workflows.
Verified/updated 2026
Review model →Audio
Whisper Large V3
Open speech recognition model commonly used for transcription and multilingual audio workflows.
Best for: Builders adding local transcription, podcast processing, meeting notes, or audio translation.
Verified/updated 2026
Review model →Embedding
bge-m3
Multilingual BGE embedding model that supports dense retrieval, lexical retrieval, and multi-vector retrieval in one checkpoint.
Best for: RAG teams that want one embedding model for multilingual search, long documents, and retrieval experiments beyond plain dense vectors.
Verified/updated 2026
Review model →Embedding
e5-mistral-7b-instruct
Instruction-tuned E5 embedding model built on a Mistral 7B backbone for text embedding and retrieval tasks.
Best for: Teams comparing larger instruction-tuned embedding models for retrieval quality when smaller E5 checkpoints are not enough.
Verified/updated 2026
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Model family hubs
Gemma
Gemma models are useful for efficient local, app, and multimodal workflows, with small-to-mid-size variants that are practical for developers.
Family hub · Source-aware 2026
Family hub →Meta
Llama
Meta Llama models are widely supported open-weight options for local AI stacks, multimodal workflows, assistant prototypes, and guardrail experiments.
Family hub · Source-aware 2026
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MiniMax
MiniMax
MiniMax models are evaluated for long-context reasoning, coding, tool use, agents, and productivity workflows.
Family hub · Source-aware 2026
Family hub →OpenAI
Whisper
Whisper models are used for ASR, transcription, subtitles, podcast processing, meeting notes, and multilingual audio.
Family hub · Source-aware 2026
Family hub →Next step
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