Free vision models
Models that accept images as input: Gemini, Gemma, Llama 4, Qwen-VL, Nemotron Omni, and more.
37 models9 providersup to 10.5M contextbest: Gemini 3.8 FlashUpdated:
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Image support depends on the provider: some routers expose a multimodal model in text-only mode.
| # | Model ↕ | AA Index ↕ | GPQA ↕ | Context ↕ | Size ↕ | Free at ↕ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40.9 | 95% | 1M | Mid-size | |||
| 2 | 34.0 | 93% | 1M | Mid-size | |||
| 3 | 19.0 | 86% | 262K | Mid-size | |||
| 4 | 22.2 | 84% | 1M | Small | |||
| 5 | 16.7 | 79% | 262K | Mid-size | |||
| 6 | 15.6 | 82% | 1M | Small | |||
| 7 | 14.2 | 75% | 262K | Mid-size | |||
| 8 | — | — | 1M | Frontier | |||
| 9 | 10.3 | 47% | 262K | Mid-size | |||
| 10 | 13.4 | 77% | 262K | Frontier | |||
| 11 | — | — | 1M | Mid-size | |||
| 12 | — | — | — | Frontier | |||
| 13 | — | — | 32K | Frontier | |||
| 14 | 8.1 | 59% | 10.5M | Frontier | |||
| 15 | — | — | 262K | Mid-size | |||
| 16 | — | — | 262K | Mid-size | |||
| 17 | — | — | 262K | Mid-size | |||
| 18 | — | — | 262K | Mid-size | |||
| 19 | — | — | 262K | Mid-size | |||
| 20 | 5.4 | 22% | 131K | Mid-size | |||
| 21 | — | — | 16K | Mid-size | |||
| 22 | 8.9 | 58% | 131K | Small | |||
| 23 | 8.4 | 54% | 128K | Frontier | |||
| 24 | 6.4 | 43% | 16K | Frontier | |||
| 25 | 7.8 | 43% | 131K | Small | |||
| 26 | 4.8 | 29% | 66K | Small | |||
| 27 | — | — | 128K | Frontier | |||
| 28 |
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— | — | 66K | Small | ||
| 29 | — | — | — | Small | |||
| 30 | — | — | 33K | Small | |||
| 31 | 4.9 | 43% | 66K | Mid-size | |||
| 32 | 3.8 | 35% | 128K | Mid-size | |||
| 33 | — | — | — | Mid-size | |||
| 34 | — | — | — | Small | |||
| 35 | — | — | — | Small | |||
| 36 | — | — | 131K | Small | |||
| 37 | — | — | — | Small |
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Benchmarks: Artificial Analysis (September 24, 2026). A dash means the model is not on their leaderboard; we never estimate scores ourselves.
FAQ
What is the best free model for vision (image input)?
Gemini 3.8 Flash currently leads — free at Google AI Studio. Next come Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemma 4 31B, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.