Different companies and labs offer different LLMs. Each has strengths (e.g. long context, coding, safety, or running locally). Picking the right one depends on your use case, budget, and whether you need an API or local deployment.
GPT (OpenAI)
ChatGPT, GPT-4; strong general use, APIs
Claude (Anthropic)
Long context, careful reasoning, safety focus
Gemini (Google)
Multimodal (text, image), integration with Google
Llama (Meta)
Open weights; run locally (e.g. via Ollama)
Mistral
Open / efficient models; good for local and API