China's AI tiger behind Hailuo, full-modal LLMs
Best AI21 Labs alternatives
AI tools that cover similar ground to AI21 Labs, sorted by relevance. Use the table for a quick pricing and category check, then click through for details.
Updated 2026-10-22
| Tool | Pricing | Categories | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax | Freemium | LLMs / AI Chat | China's AI tiger behind Hailuo, full-modal LLMs |
| 零一万物 01.AI | Freemium | LLMs / AI Open Source | Kai-Fu Lee's 01.AI, maker of Yi open models |
| 面壁智能 MiniCPM | Free | LLMs / Edge AI | MiniCPM: powerful small LLMs that run on your phone |
| 书生·浦语 InternLM | Free | LLMs / AI Open Source | InternLM open LLMs from Shanghai AI Laboratory |
| 百川智能 Baichuan | Freemium | LLMs / AI Open Source | Baichuan open-source LLMs by Sogou founder Wang Xiaochuan |
| Reka AI | Freemium | LLMs | Multimodal LLM startup by ex-DeepMind researchers |
| 智谱开放平台 | Freemium | AI Open Platforms / LLMs | Official API platform for Zhipu's GLM models |
| Open WebUI | Free | AI Open Source / LLMs | Feature-rich self-hosted UI for local LLMs |
How we picked these alternatives
We only include tools that share at least one category with AI21 Labs. Ordering is relevance-based, not paid: featured tools first, then the rest of the category.
Kai-Fu Lee's 01.AI, maker of Yi open models
MiniCPM: powerful small LLMs that run on your phone
InternLM open LLMs from Shanghai AI Laboratory
Baichuan open-source LLMs by Sogou founder Wang Xiaochuan
Multimodal LLM startup by ex-DeepMind researchers
Official API platform for Zhipu's GLM models
Feature-rich self-hosted UI for local LLMs
Veteran web UI for running local LLMs
Run LLMs on plain CPUs, in C/C++
Managed LLM service with many model providers on AWS
iFlytek's AI open platform, strong in speech APIs
Flat-rate serverless API for open models
StepFun's Step series: strong multimodal open models
iFlytek Spark Desk, LLM with top speech tech
Official API platform for GPT and OpenAI models
Kunlun's Skywork: prolific open-source LLM family
Enterprise-grade OpenAI models on Azure