Claude 3, GPT-4, Gemini, and Mistral: How to Access the Best LLMs for Free?

Introduction

Anthropic recently launched a new series of LLMs (Large Language Models) -- Claude 3 -- that has outperformed GPT-4, Gemini, and Mistral. As a user of LLMs, you undoubtedly want to access and utilize these powerful AI models. However, not all models are freely and easily accessible. This article will provide you with comprehensive information on how to access the best LLMs for free.

Access the Best LLMs Individually

Since different models are made from different companies, each model has its own entrance. We will introduce the access method of each model separately.

1. Claude 3: In order to access Claude 3, you need to visit the Anthropic website and sign up for an account. After signing up, you can access the Claude 3 model for free. However, the registration is only open to US users and UK users. In order to register from other countries, you need a valid US or UK phone number, and a VPN to change your IP address to a US or UK address.

2. GPT-4: GPT-4 is developed by OpenAI. You can access GPT-4 through the OpenAI website. However, GPT-4 is not free. You need to pay for subscription to access GPT-4. However, there is a workaround to access GPT-4 for free. Microsoft Copilot (Bing AI) is powered by GPT-4. And it is free to use for everyone.

3. Gemini: Gemini is the latest LLM developed by Google. Gemini is free to use with a Google account. In order to use the latest version -- Gemini Pro (Gemini Advanced). You need to pay for the subscription. The good news is that Google provide 2 months free trial for Gemini Pro. You can access Gemini Pro for free during the trial period.

4. Mistral: Mistral is another powerful LLM developed by Mistral AI team from France. It outperforms Claude 2, Gemini Pro and GTP-3.5. Mistral is open source and free to use. However, there is no direct user interface to access from the Mistral website. The workaround is to use the public hosted Mistral model from Hugging Face.

To summarize, we created comparision table for the best LLMs.

LLM	Developer	Free	Direct Access	Workaround
Claude 3	Anthropic	Yes	Yes	Yes
GPT-4	OpenAI	No	No	Yes
Gemini Pro	Google	No	No	Yes
Mistral	Mistral AI	Yes	No	Yes

Access all the Best LLMs in One Place

Each model has its own strengths and weaknesses, you might need to compare and pick differnet models for different tasks. Switching from different websites and applying different workarounds is not convenient and efficient. Is there a way to access all the best LLMs in one place? The answer is yes. Next, this article will introduce you two popular platforms that can access all the best LLMs in one place.

Poe

Poe is a powerful platform that provides access to a wide variety of AI-powered bots, including all the best LLMs we mentioned above, such as Claude 3, GPT-4, Gemini and Mistral. Poe is free to use for most of the models. You can access all the best LLMs in one place without any workarounds.

Anakin

Anakin.ai is another popular platform that provides access to all the best LLMs. Similar to Poe, Anakin.ai is free to use for most of the models. You can access all the best LLMs in one place from multiple platforms.

Conclusion

This article provides comprehensive information on how to access the best LLMs for free. You can either access the best LLMs individually from different developers, or access all the best LLMs in one place from popular platforms such as Poe and Anakin.ai, which is recommended for convenience and efficiency. With the information provided in this article, you can utilize the best LLMs for free and efficiently.