AI Companies

Who builds the AI you use: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral and the open model world.

The Big AI Companies Compared: Who Makes What in AI

AI companies compared in plain English: what Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Meta and Mistral AI make, and which models and coding tools they offer.

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Google DeepMind and Gemini: A Plain-English Overview for Users

Google Gemini explained: what Google DeepMind builds, how the Gemini models, app and Gemini CLI fit together, and where Gemma open models come in.

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Meta AI and Llama: What Open-Weight Models Mean for You

Meta Llama explained: what Meta's open-weight models are, how they differ from the Meta AI assistant, and how to run Llama yourself in AI agents.

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Mistral AI Explained: Open-Weight Models from Europe

Mistral AI explained: the Paris-based company behind open-weight and commercial models and the Le Chat assistant, and how to use its models in AI agents.

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The Open Model Ecosystem: Hugging Face, Qwen, DeepSeek and More

Open source AI models explained: how Hugging Face, Qwen, DeepSeek, Gemma, Llama and Mistral fit together, and how to run them locally with Ollama.

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What Is Anthropic? The Company Behind Claude and Claude Code

What is Anthropic? A plain-English guide to the AI safety company behind Claude, Claude Code, MCP and Agent Skills, and what that means for you.

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What Is OpenAI? ChatGPT, Codex and the GPT Models Explained

What is OpenAI? A clear guide to the company behind ChatGPT, the GPT models, Codex, its image and video tools, and the developer API.

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