Best Open-weight AI Models
A ranked view of models with available weights. The page says open-weight because licensing terms vary, and missing license metadata is shown plainly instead of assumed.
R1 0528
DeepSeek
R1
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek
Ranked model table
Scores are based on the visible benchmark set and available metadata.
| Rank | Model | Score | Evidence | Input price | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | R1 0528 DeepSeek | 82.2 | 3 benchmarks · Medium | $0.50/M | 164K |
| #2 | R1 DeepSeek | 72.6 | 3 benchmarks · Medium | $0.70/M | 164K |
| #3 | DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek | 70.6 | 5 benchmarks · High | $0.20/M | 131K |
| #4 | Qwen2.5 Coder 14B Instruct Alibaba | 70.1 | 3 benchmarks · Medium | Not listed/M | Not listed |
| #5 | Qwen2.5 72B Instruct Alibaba Qwen | 69.5 | 6 benchmarks · High | $0.36/M | 131K |
| #6 | Phi 4 Microsoft | 69.1 | 4 benchmarks · High | $0.07/M | 16K |
| #7 | Qwen3 235B A22B Alibaba Qwen | 65.3 | 3 benchmarks · Medium | $0.46/M | 131K |
| #8 | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct Alibaba Qwen | 62.8 | 4 benchmarks · High | $0.66/M | 128K |
| #9 | Qwen2.5 Coder 7B Instruct Alibaba Qwen | 60.4 | 3 benchmarks · Medium | $0.03/M | 33K |
| #10 | Qwen2.5 Coder 7B Instruct Alibaba | 60.4 | 3 benchmarks · Medium | Not listed/M | Not listed |
| #11 | Llama 3.1 405B Meta | 59.4 | 5 benchmarks · High | Not listed/M | Not listed |
| #12 | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct Meta | 55 | 4 benchmarks · High | $0.40/M | 131K |
Open-weight does not automatically mean free, unrestricted, or commercially usable. Check the listed license and provider terms before deployment.
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Questions
Why does this page say open-weight instead of open-source?
Model weights can be available while license terms still vary. Open-weight is a more precise public label unless the license is fully verified.
Are open-weight models free to run?
The model file may be available, but inference still has compute cost. BenchGecko shows pricing metadata when it is listed.
How are open-weight models ranked?
Models need multiple published benchmark scores. Scores are normalized across benchmarks, then adjusted slightly for evidence coverage.