The rapid proliferation of AI models has created a daunting landscape for businesses and individuals seeking to harness their power. To cut through the noise, TechCrunch has compiled a definitive overview of the most advanced AI models released since 2024, providing critical information on their capabilities, usage, and pricing.

With over 1.4 million AI models available on platforms like Hugging Face, it's essential to have a clear understanding of the latest developments in this field. The list includes models from prominent players like OpenAI, Cohere, Anthropic, and xAI, as well as Google's Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental and Meta's Llama 3.3 70B.

One of the standout models is Cohere's Aya Vision, a multimodal AI capable of captioning images and answering questions about photos. It's available for free on WhatsApp and excels in languages other than English. OpenAI's GPT 4.5 'Orion' is another notable model, boasting strong "world knowledge" and "emotional intelligence," although it underperforms on certain benchmarks compared to newer reasoning models.

Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 3.7 is the industry's first 'hybrid' reasoning model, capable of firing off quick answers and thinking things through when needed. It's available to all Claude users, with heavier users requiring a $20 a month Pro plan. xAI's Grok 3, meanwhile, outperforms other leading models on math, science, and coding, but requires X Premium, which costs $50 a month.

Other notable models include OpenAI's o3-mini, optimized for STEM-related tasks like coding, math, and science, and Mistral's Le Chat, a multimodal AI personal assistant with a paid version featuring up-to-date journalism from the AFP. Google's Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental is another significant model, exceling at coding and understanding general knowledge, with a super-long context window of 2 million tokens.

The list also includes models from 2024, such as DeepSeek R1, a Chinese AI model that performs well on coding and math, and Meta's Llama 3.3 70B, the newest and most advanced version of Meta's open-source Llama AI models. OpenAI's Sora, a model that creates realistic videos based on text, and Alibaba's Qwen QwQ-32B-Preview, which excels in math and coding, are also featured.

This comprehensive overview provides a much-needed roadmap for businesses and individuals seeking to leverage the power of AI models. By understanding the capabilities, usage, and pricing of these advanced models, users can make informed decisions about which models best suit their needs.

As the AI landscape continues to evolve, TechCrunch will maintain and update this list, ensuring that users remain at the forefront of AI innovation. With this definitive guide, the possibilities for AI-driven growth and innovation are endless.