Model Selection

An overview of available model providers in Qolaba, their strengths and best use cases, and how to configure and compare models effectively.

Qolaba gives you access to multiple leading large language models from a single interface. Rather than being locked into one provider, you can choose the model that best fits your task — or switch between them to compare outputs.


Available Model Providers

Qolaba currently supports models from six providers. Each has distinct strengths — use this as a starting point when deciding which model to reach for:

Provider
Models
Best For

GPT (OpenAI)

GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, o3, and others

General use, coding, structured outputs, reasoning

Gemini (Google)

Gemini 2.0, 2.5 Pro and others

Long context tasks, multimodal (text + vision), document analysis

Claude (Anthropic)

Claude Sonnet, Opus and others

Writing quality, nuanced reasoning, long-form content, instruction following

DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3, R1 and others

Technical reasoning, coding, cost-efficient performance

Grok (xAI)

Grok 3, Grok 3 Mini and others

Real-time information, conversational tasks, creative writing

Sonar (Perplexity)

Sonar, Sonar Pro and others

Web-grounded responses, research, fact-heavy queries

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For full model specs, context lengths, capabilities, and plan availability, see Model Reference→ section.


Free vs. Paid Models

Model availability depends on your plan. Some models are accessible on all plans; others are available on paid plans only. See Model Reference → for a complete breakdown.


What's in This Section

  1. Model Information Panel → Understand what each model's information card tells you — context length, capability indicators, and credit costs.

  2. Model Settings → Control how a model thinks and responds using Thinking Depth and Temperature.

  3. Chat Branching → Regenerate any response with a different model and compare outputs side-by-side within the same conversation.

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