Overview
This video reviews the top large language models (LLMs), comparing their strengths, features, and use cases. It provides practical tips, prompt guidance, and model recommendations to help users choose the best AI tool for their needs.
ChatGPT (OpenAI)
- ChatGPT is the industry benchmark with frequent updates and widely copied features.
- Known for its user-friendly interface and strong general capabilities.
- Offers advanced memory management and deep research tools (paid).
- Extensive guides and tutorials are available from the channel.
Meta AI (Llama)
- Meta AI available via web and integrated into Facebook platforms.
- Free to use, supports a wide range of content: images, PDFs, and text files.
- Has persistent chat memory but lacks granular memory controls.
- Canvas mode for writing and in-line image generation; decent formatting tools.
- Image generation is functional but weak with text in images.
- Available in Meta hardware (glasses) but usable without them.
Poe (Aggregation Platform)
- Lets users access and switch between multiple LLMs under one subscription.
- Supports multimodality and file handling based on model capabilities.
- Unique comparison tools allow switching models mid-conversation.
- Flexible app integration; supports custom cloud-connected apps.
Gemini (Google)
- Free with top-tier model capped at 50 messages/day, then uses a smaller model.
- Largest context window, soon stretching beyond 1 million tokens.
- Excels in long conversations and project-style work, keeps context well.
- Strong Google services integration (Docs, Sheets, Drive).
- Best at multimodal support and coding, but image generation lags OpenAI.
Grok (X AI)
- Emerging competitor with comparable core abilities to ChatGPT.
- Offers efficient deep and "deeper" research modes with fast, well-cited results.
- Has reasoning mode and integrated image editing/generation.
- Workspaces feature allows file and instruction management like ChatGPT Spaces.
DeepSeek
- Runs locally on user’s machine, making it suitable for privacy and offline use.
- Free advanced reasoning, web search, coding, and file analysis.
- Unique thought-process panel for step-by-step answers.
- Lacks advanced image generation and canvas, but can integrate with Janice for images.
- Requires installation via Alama; available on desktop and mobile.
Claude (Anthropic)
- Automatically selects models for task complexity.
- Noted for careful, structured, and context-retentive writing.
- Excels at long-form writing and mimicking user style.
- Weak on image generation, multimodality, and advanced data analysis.
- Guides and PDFs are available for deeper learning.
Mistral
- Simple, fast, and reliable for general text; lower feature set mirrors early ChatGPT.
- Provides web search, code review, and basic image generation.
- Canvas and file library features present, but require manual prompting.
- Sensitive to prompt detail; best at file organization within chats.
Perplexity
- Research-focused model providing concise, sourced answers.
- Free, strong at deep research, but limited multimodality.
- Handles PDFs and small code snippets well.
- Offers spaces for organizing research materials.
- Proarch mode uses deeper reasoning; transparency with sources is a key feature.
Recommendations / Advice
- Use ChatGPT for general AI tasks and broad capabilities.
- Choose Meta AI for free, flexible multimodality and casual writing or image tasks.
- Opt for Poe to experiment with multiple models in one place.
- Use Gemini for integrated Google services, coding, and long-context projects.
- Select Grok or Perplexity for research-intensive work and fast deep search.
- Use DeepSeek for local, private analysis and code/data tasks.
- Choose Claude for structured, context-aware long-form writing.
- Try Mistral for quick, simple text and file-based workflows.