Best Free LMArena Alternatives

21 alternatives to LMArena with a free plan or free tier, ranked by how closely they match. The percentage is a match score, not a popularity score.

Replacing: LMArena — LMArena, now branded Arena, is a place to chat with, compare and vote on AI models.Input: text, images · Output: text, images, code
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
Input: text, images, code · Output: text, code
Free planAPIMobile app
Large Language Models (LLMs)
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Mistral AI
European AI with open-source roots
Input: text, images, audio, documents, code · Output: text, audio, code
Free planFrom $14.99/mo
Large Language Models (LLMs)
3
Cohere
Enterprise AI for business language
Input: text, audio, documents · Output: text, data
Free plan
Large Language Models (LLMs)
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Hugging Face
The GitHub for machine learning
Input: text, images, audio, video · Output: text, images, audio, video, 3D
Free planFrom $9/mo
Large Language Models (LLMs)
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Seed by ByteDance
Seed1
Input: text, images, video, code · Output: text, code
Free plan
Large Language Models (LLMs)

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At a glance: top LMArena alternatives

ToolMatchInputOutputPricingFree planRatingCategory
DeepSeek 88% text, images, code text, code Freemium Yes — Large Language Models (LLMs)
Mistral AI 84% text, images, audio, documents, code text, audio, code From $14.99/mo Yes — Large Language Models (LLMs)
Cohere 83% text, audio, documents text, data Freemium Yes — Large Language Models (LLMs)
Hugging Face 75% text, images, audio, video text, images, audio, video, 3D From $9/mo Yes — Large Language Models (LLMs)
Seed by ByteDance 74% text, images, video, code text, code Freemium Yes — Large Language Models (LLMs)
Evo 2 74% data data Free Yes — Large Language Models (LLMs)

Frequently asked

What is the best free LMArena alternative?
DeepSeek (88% match) is the closest free alternative to LMArena: DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant. Mistral AI (84% match) and Cohere (83% match) come next.
What is the best LMArena alternative for chatting with a chatbot?
GlobalGPT ranks first for chatting with a chatbot at 82% match. See the full list of LMArena alternatives for Chatbots.
How is the match percentage calculated?
It measures how much of LMArena's job a tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings never change the percentage; they only break ties in the order. Lists are recomputed nightly and reviewed by editors for the most-visited tools.

How this list is ranked

The match score measures how much of LMArena's job each tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers, and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings do not change the score; they only break ties in the order.

Lists are recomputed nightly from the live catalog and reviewed by our editors for the most-visited tools. Sponsored placements are marked and sit outside the ranking.