DeepSeek (reasoning) and Gemini (multimodal) have been useful for me — especially when I want stronger pushback or a different angle. What are you hoping to get that you’re not getting from the usual set?
I’ve been using the Kagi Assistant with various models. It’s more of a glorified search summarizer but it’s essentially free with my existing subscription.
Through my Kagi subscription I get access to quite a few models [1] but I tend to rely on Qwen3 (fast) for quick questions and Qwen3 (reasoning) when I want a more structured approach, for example, when I am researching a topic.
I have tried the same approach with Kimi K2.5 and GLM 5 but I keep going back fo Qwen3.
I also have access to Perplexity which is quite decent to be honest, but I prefer to keep everything in Kagi.
ChatGPT just because, then Gemini because it loads much faster. I don't have to wait a few seconds for the web UI to be ready. The frequent ChatGPT downtimes are what got me to look for alternatives.
Mistral is still a lot of fun, especially with the ChatGPT/Claude voice becoming too common. Openrouter gives you access to it for free, or you can download it to LM Studio.
Deepseek all the way, for both chat and coding. I can't complain as their price is the less expensive of all, started with just $2, worked all February and still $1.95 left in balance
Working on my first AI app for medical advice and I've been using it myself extensively to the point of addiction, it's magical
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I also have access to Perplexity which is quite decent to be honest, but I prefer to keep everything in Kagi.
1: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/assistant.html#available-llms
Working on my first AI app for medical advice and I've been using it myself extensively to the point of addiction, it's magical
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