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Large language models explained in plain English: how they work, how to choose one, and how to read benchmarks without being fooled.

Top 10 LLM

The ten large language model assistants we recommend today, ranked from our hands-on testing.

1 ChatGPT The most versatile AI assistant for everyday work 2 Claude Thoughtful writing, long documents and careful reasoning 3 Gemini Google's multimodal assistant, deeply tied to your apps 4 Le Chat by Mistral Europe's fast, capable and privacy-minded assistant 5 Grok xAI's assistant with real-time X data 6 DeepSeek Open reasoning models at a fraction of the cost 7 Llama Meta's open models powering a thousand products 8 Microsoft Copilot AI across Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365 9 Perplexity The AI answer engine built for cited research 10 Pi The personal AI that listens first
How to Read LLM Benchmarks Without Being Fooled: MMLU, SWE-Bench, LMArena LLM

How to Read LLM Benchmarks Without Being Fooled: MMLU, SWE-Bench, LMArena

Jul 8, 2026 6 min read Reasoning Models Explained: o3, DeepSeek-R1 and the Thinking Revolution LLM

Reasoning Models Explained: o3, DeepSeek-R1 and the Thinking Revolution

Jul 7, 2026 6 min read The Memory of AI Assistants: What They Remember and How to Control It LLM

The Memory of AI Assistants: What They Remember and How to Control It

Jul 6, 2026 6 min read Multimodal AI: When Models See, Hear and Speak LLM

Multimodal AI: When Models See, Hear and Speak

Jul 5, 2026 6 min read The LLM Glossary Explained Simply: Tokens, Context, RAG and Friends LLM

The LLM Glossary Explained Simply: Tokens, Context, RAG and Friends

Jul 4, 2026 6 min read Open Source vs Proprietary LLMs: The Honest Trade-Offs in 2026 LLM

Open Source vs Proprietary LLMs: The Honest Trade-Offs in 2026

Jul 3, 2026 6 min read RAG, Fine-Tuning and AI Agents: Which Approach for Which Problem LLM

RAG, Fine-Tuning and AI Agents: Which Approach for Which Problem

Jul 2, 2026 6 min read Understanding Large Language Models in 2026: How They Really Work LLM

Understanding Large Language Models in 2026: How They Really Work

Jul 1, 2026 7 min read