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Large language models (LLMs)

Browse every major large language model in one place. This LLM list tracks frontier and open-source foundation models โ€” GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, Qwen and 400+ more โ€” with parameter counts, context windows, benchmark scores and provider pricing.

49 models
DO

Domyn Small

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Domyn

May 2026 10B
Language Open Weights
FA

FastwebMIIA 7B (2026)

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fastweb

Mar 2026 7B
Language Open Weights
ML

nesso 0.4B Agentic

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น mii-llm

Mar 2026 400M
Language Open Weights
ML

nesso 0.4B Instruct

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น mii-llm

Mar 2026 400M
Language Open Weights
ML

nesso 4B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น mii-llm

Mar 2026 4B
Language Open Weights
TR

Lara Think

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Translated

Nov 2025
Language Proprietary
AL

Velvet 25B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Almawave

Oct 2025 25B
Language Open Weights
FB

Qwen3-GNR-it 14B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fondazione Bruno Kessler

Sep 2025 14B
Language Open Weights
UO

ANITA-NEXT 20B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น University of Bari

Sep 2025 20B
Language Open Weights
TR

Lara V2

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Translated

Jun 2025
Language Proprietary
DO

Domyn Large

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Domyn

Jun 2025 263B
Language Proprietary
PS

EVE-Instruct 24B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Pi School

Jun 2025 24B
Language Open Source
FA

FastwebMIIA 7B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fastweb

May 2025 7B
Language Open (Restricted)
AS

Vitruvian-1

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ASC27

Feb 2025 14B
Language Proprietary
AL

Velvet 2B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Almawave

Feb 2025 2B
Language Open Source
EI

EngGPT2 16B-A3B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Engineering Ingegneria Informatica

Feb 2025 16B
Language Open Weights
AL

Velvet 14B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Almawave

Jan 2025 14B
Language Open Source
IG

Colosseum 355B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น iGenius

Jan 2025 355B
Language Proprietary
ML

Zagreus 0.4B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น mii-llm

Jan 2025 400M
Language Open Weights
AN

Gemma 2 9B Neogenesis ITA

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น anakin87

Dec 2024 9B
Language Open Weights
TR

Lara V1

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Translated

Nov 2024
Language Proprietary
Sapienza NLP

Minerva 7B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Sapienza NLP

Nov 2024 7.4B
Language Open Source
AN

Phi-3.5-mini ITA

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น anakin87

Oct 2024 3.8B
Language Open Weights
UO

DDGemb

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น University of Bologna

Sep 2024
Language Proprietary
UO

P-LLama3

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น University of Siena

Aug 2024 8B
Language Open (Restricted)
UO

P-Llama2

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น University of Siena

Aug 2024 7B
Language Open (Restricted)
UO

P-Mistral

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น University of Siena

Aug 2024 7B
Language Open (Restricted)
UO

P-gemma

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น University of Siena

Aug 2024 7B
Language Open (Restricted)
IG

Modello Italia 9B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น iGenius

Jul 2024 9B
Language Open Weights
UO

Igea 3B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น University of Pavia

Jul 2024 3B
Language Open Weights
DE

Qwen2 1.5B ITA

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น DeepMount00

Jul 2024 1.5B
Language Open Weights
RR

DanteLLM 7B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น RSTLess Research

May 2024 7B
Language Open Weights
UO

LLaMAntino-3 ANITA 8B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น University of Bari

May 2024 8B
Language Open Weights
DE

Llama-3 8B ITA

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น DeepMount00

May 2024 8B
Language Open Weights
Sapienza NLP

Minerva 1B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Sapienza NLP

Apr 2024 1B
Language Open Source
Sapienza NLP

Minerva 3B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Sapienza NLP

Apr 2024 3B
Language Open Source
MO

Volare

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Moxoff

Apr 2024 7B
Language Open Weights
MO

Azzurro

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Moxoff

Mar 2024 7B
Language Open Weights
ML

Maestrale Chat v0.4

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น mii-llm

Mar 2024 7B
Language Open Weights
DE

Mistral ITA 7B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น DeepMount00

Mar 2024 7B
Language Open Weights
ML

Zefiro

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น mii-llm

Feb 2024 7B
Language Open Weights
UO

LLaMAntino-2

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น University of Bari

Dec 2023 13B
Language Open Weights
UO

Cerbero 7B

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น University of Pisa

Sep 2023 7B
Language Open Source
RA

Hermes 7B ITA

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น RAI

Jul 2023 7B
Language Open Weights
Sapienza NLP

Fauno

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Sapienza NLP

Jun 2023 13B
Language Open Weights
Sapienza NLP

Camoscio

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Sapienza NLP

Apr 2023 7B
Language Open Source
PD

BART-IT

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Politecnico di Torino

Jan 2023 140M
Language Open Weights
GS

IT5 Base

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น gsarti

Mar 2022
Language Open Source
IC

GePpeTto

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ILC-CNR

Apr 2020 117M
Language Open Source

About Large language models (LLMs)

Large language models (LLMs) are the foundation of modern generative AI โ€” general-purpose text models trained on vast corpora that can write, reason, summarise, translate and code. Choosing the best LLM is rarely about a single winner: the best AI model for one task may lag on another. Reasoning-heavy work rewards models that score well on benchmarks like MMLU, GPQA and AIME, while agentic and tool-use workloads care more about instruction following, function calling and long-context recall. When you compare LLMs, weigh raw capability against the practical constraints that decide cost and feasibility โ€” context window, throughput, latency, licensing and price per million tokens. Open-source LLMs such as Llama, Qwen, Mistral and DeepSeek let you self-host and fine-tune, while proprietary frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google often lead on raw quality. Use our benchmarks to see where each model ranks, and put two candidates side by side with compare before you commit to a provider.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best LLM right now?

There is no single best LLM โ€” it depends on the task. Frontier proprietary models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google tend to lead on reasoning benchmarks, while open-source LLMs like Llama, Qwen and DeepSeek are best when you need to self-host or fine-tune. Compare candidates on the benchmarks page for your specific workload.

What is the best open source LLM?

The strongest open-source and open-weights LLMs at any given time typically come from the Llama, Qwen, Mistral and DeepSeek families. They can be downloaded, self-hosted and fine-tuned, and the top ones rival proprietary models on many benchmarks. Filter the list above by availability to see current open-weights options.

How do I compare two LLMs?

Use the compare tool to put two models side by side on parameters, context window, availability and benchmark scores, then check the benchmarks page for task-specific rankings such as MMLU, GPQA and coding scores.