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What are the best open-source LLMs right now?

Compare the source llms models below. Read the model's description to check what it is designed to do; this list does not measure quality or show what works in your app.

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  1. Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B

    Model from Hugging Face for text generation: Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B · transformers

    License
    apache-2.0. Permissive open license: commercial use, modification, and redistribution are permitted. License details
    Hosting
    Availability is not confirmed. Inspect the current file record before treating it as a hosted download. 10 files listed upstream.
    File evidence
    No exact file name or SHA-256 is recorded in this answer row. Open the file record for current file-level evidence; unknown availability is unconfirmed.
    Why listed
    Matches this answer's catalog filters. Check the model page for current files, license terms and availability.
  2. Qwen/Qwen3-4B

    Model from Hugging Face for text generation: Qwen/Qwen3-4B · transformers

    License
    apache-2.0. Permissive open license: commercial use, modification, and redistribution are permitted. License details
    Hosting
    Availability is not confirmed. Inspect the current file record before treating it as a hosted download. 13 files listed upstream.
    File evidence
    No exact file name or SHA-256 is recorded in this answer row. Open the file record for current file-level evidence; unknown availability is unconfirmed.
    Why listed
    Matches this answer's catalog filters. Check the model page for current files, license terms and availability.
  3. trl-internal-testing/tiny-Qwen2ForCausalLM-2.5

    Model from Hugging Face for text generation: trl-internal-testing/tiny-Qwen2ForCausalLM-2.5 · transformers

    License
    unknown. No license stated License details
    Hosting
    Availability is not confirmed. Inspect the current file record before treating it as a hosted download. 12 files listed upstream.
    File evidence
    No exact file name or SHA-256 is recorded in this answer row. Open the file record for current file-level evidence; unknown availability is unconfirmed.
    Why listed
    Matches this answer's catalog filters. Check the model page for current files, license terms and availability.
  4. Qwen/Qwen3-8B

    Model from Hugging Face for text generation: Qwen/Qwen3-8B · transformers

    License
    apache-2.0. Permissive open license: commercial use, modification, and redistribution are permitted. License details
    Hosting
    Availability is not confirmed. Inspect the current file record before treating it as a hosted download. 15 files listed upstream.
    File evidence
    No exact file name or SHA-256 is recorded in this answer row. Open the file record for current file-level evidence; unknown availability is unconfirmed.
    Why listed
    Matches this answer's catalog filters. Check the model page for current files, license terms and availability.
  5. openai-community/gpt2

    Model from Hugging Face for text generation: openai-community/gpt2 · transformers

    License
    mit. Permissive open license: commercial use, modification, and redistribution are permitted. License details
    Hosting
    Availability is not confirmed. Inspect the current file record before treating it as a hosted download. 26 files listed upstream.
    File evidence
    No exact file name or SHA-256 is recorded in this answer row. Open the file record for current file-level evidence; unknown availability is unconfirmed.
    Why listed
    Matches this answer's catalog filters. Check the model page for current files, license terms and availability.
  6. Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct

    Model from Hugging Face for text generation: Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct · transformers

    License
    apache-2.0. Permissive open license: commercial use, modification, and redistribution are permitted. License details
    Hosting
    Availability is not confirmed. Inspect the current file record before treating it as a hosted download. 14 files listed upstream.
    File evidence
    No exact file name or SHA-256 is recorded in this answer row. Open the file record for current file-level evidence; unknown availability is unconfirmed.
    Why listed
    Matches this answer's catalog filters. Check the model page for current files, license terms and availability.
  7. Qwen/Qwen2.5-1.5B-Instruct

    Model from Hugging Face for text generation: Qwen/Qwen2.5-1.5B-Instruct · transformers

    License
    apache-2.0. Permissive open license: commercial use, modification, and redistribution are permitted. License details
    Hosting
    Availability is not confirmed. Inspect the current file record before treating it as a hosted download. 10 files listed upstream.
    File evidence
    No exact file name or SHA-256 is recorded in this answer row. Open the file record for current file-level evidence; unknown availability is unconfirmed.
    Why listed
    Matches this answer's catalog filters. Check the model page for current files, license terms and availability.
  8. deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1

    Model from Hugging Face for text generation: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 · transformers

    License
    mit. Permissive open license: commercial use, modification, and redistribution are permitted. License details
    Hosting
    Availability is not confirmed. Inspect the current file record before treating it as a hosted download. 174 files listed upstream.
    File evidence
    No exact file name or SHA-256 is recorded in this answer row. Open the file record for current file-level evidence; unknown availability is unconfirmed.
    Why listed
    Matches this answer's catalog filters. Check the model page for current files, license terms and availability.
  9. openai/gpt-oss-20b

    Model from Hugging Face for text generation: openai/gpt-oss-20b · transformers

    License
    apache-2.0. Permissive open license: commercial use, modification, and redistribution are permitted. License details
    Hosting
    Availability is not confirmed. Inspect the current file record before treating it as a hosted download. 17 files listed upstream.
    File evidence
    No exact file name or SHA-256 is recorded in this answer row. Open the file record for current file-level evidence; unknown availability is unconfirmed.
    Why listed
    Matches this answer's catalog filters. Check the model page for current files, license terms and availability.
  10. Qwen/Qwen3-1.7B

    Model from Hugging Face for text generation: Qwen/Qwen3-1.7B · transformers

    License
    apache-2.0. Permissive open license: commercial use, modification, and redistribution are permitted. License details
    Hosting
    Availability is not confirmed. Inspect the current file record before treating it as a hosted download. 12 files listed upstream.
    File evidence
    No exact file name or SHA-256 is recorded in this answer row. Open the file record for current file-level evidence; unknown availability is unconfirmed.
    Why listed
    Matches this answer's catalog filters. Check the model page for current files, license terms and availability.
  11. Qwen/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507

    Model from Hugging Face: Qwen/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507

    License
    apache-2.0. Permissive open license: commercial use, modification, and redistribution are permitted. License details
    Hosting
    Availability is not confirmed. Inspect the current file record before treating it as a hosted download. 13 files listed upstream.
    File evidence
    No exact file name or SHA-256 is recorded in this answer row. Open the file record for current file-level evidence; unknown availability is unconfirmed.
    Why listed
    Matches this answer's catalog filters. Check the model page for current files, license terms and availability.
  12. Qwen/Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct

    Model from Hugging Face for text generation: Qwen/Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct · transformers

    License
    qwen-research-non-commercial. License carries a non-commercial restriction (non-commercial). Commercial use is not permitted. Qwen RESEARCH LICENSE AGREEMENT (non-commercial). Commercial use is not permitted. License details
    Hosting
    Availability is not confirmed. Inspect the current file record before treating it as a hosted download. 12 files listed upstream.
    File evidence
    No exact file name or SHA-256 is recorded in this answer row. Open the file record for current file-level evidence; unknown availability is unconfirmed.
    Why listed
    Matches this answer's catalog filters. Check the model page for current files, license terms and availability.

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