Fathom Layer shortlist
Best AI Models & Intelligence (2026)
5 entries, ordered by one measurable criterion: how many of their facts we have confirmed against a cited source, most often the maker's own pages. More verified facts rank higher; ties go to the most recently confirmed. This is not a quality score, and affiliate payouts never change the order. See how the index works.
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Llama 3.1 405B
05 verified factslast confirmed 2026-10-04

Meta's open-weights behemoth.
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DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
4 verified factslast confirmed 2026-10-05
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, a conversational AI model.
Specs & sources → - 3
Google Gemini
Free; Google AI Pro tier $19.99/mo
4 verified factslast confirmed 2026-10-04
Google's deeply integrated AI model, baked directly into Workspace.
Specs & sources → - 4
DeepSeek R1
3 verified factslast confirmed 2026-10-05

A Mixture-of-Experts reasoning model that reset price expectations for frontier-class performance.
Specs & sources → - 5
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS
3 verified factslast confirmed 2026-10-04
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS, a text-to-speech model with high voice fidelity and extensive language support.
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