Model guide · updated 2026
Best free AI models
These are the strongest models available on just4o.chat's free Explorer plan, ranked by intelligence. No credit card, no single-vendor lock-in — try several providers in one chat and only upgrade when you actually need the premium tier.
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DeepSeek v3.1
DeepSeekTop pickSoftware engineering
AA 60Intelligence - 2
Qwen 3.6 Plus
AlibabaAgentic coding and repository-level problem solving
AA 50Intelligence - 3
MiniMax M2.7
MiniMaxAgentic coding workflows and multi-turn tool-calling chains where the model drives autonomous
AA 50Intelligence - 4
DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeekHigh-volume coding assistants and IDE integrations where LiveCodeBench 91.6% and SWE-bench 79% performance matters at low per-token cost
AA 47Intelligence - 5
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
GoogleCode generation and software engineering
AA 46Intelligence - 6
GPT-5.4 nano
OpenAIData extraction and document parsing at scale
AA 44Intelligence - 7
MiniMax M2.5
MiniMaxHigh-volume software engineering and code generation across Web
AA 42Intelligence - 8
GPT-5 mini
OpenAIHigh-volume API workloads: customer support
AA 41Intelligence
Models available on the free Explorer plan (no premium tier required), ranked by the Artificial Analysis intelligence index.
Frequently asked questions
On just4o.chat, the base-tier models above are usable on the free Explorer plan with no payment. Premium and Premium+ models require a paid plan.
Free usage comes with sensible limits (messages per chat, daily caps) rather than hidden quality downgrades — we never silently swap you to a weaker model. When you outgrow the free limits you can upgrade.
No. You can sign up and start using the free models without entering payment details.