BigScience
11 models across 2 families · Latest: MT0 XXL (2024-01)
Pioneering open-source AI collaboration
BigScience's portfolio covers 11 active models across 1 current family, spanning general LLM work. Open a model detail page to compare provider routes and sourced benchmarks.
Covers 0 workload areas across 11 active tracked models; last verified 2026-05-19.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating general LLM work across this lab's releases
- Comparing model families before committing to a flagship
- Migration and pricing follow-ups across 11 tracked models
Do not use it for
- Choosing a hosting provider without opening a model page for price ladders
Active models
11
Current models from this lab, excluding deprecated ones
Active families
1
Current model families from this lab
Open catalog
11 open
5 open source / 6 open weights
Lowest output price
$1.80 /1M
Cheapest tracked output across active models, per 1M tokens
Latest dated release
2024-01-01
MT0 XXL
Freshness
2026-05-19
Researched 106d ago
Information
Release cadence
- Dated releases
- 5
- Latest model
- MT0 XXL
- Latest date
- 2024-01-01
Where this lab wins
Not enough capability or benchmark coverage yet to call strengths for this lab.
Flagship quality / price signal
- Flagship
- BLOOMZ 176B
- Selection source
- Best sourced coding Q/$
- Coding grade
- unknown
- Benchmark / output price
- Not enough sourced benchmark and price coverage
About
BigScience is a pioneering collaborative research initiative that has significantly advanced the field of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI. Unlike many projects dominated by corporate secrecy, BigScience stands out for its commitment to open science, inclusivity, and ethical considerations. This initiative originated from discussions facilitated by Hugging Face, GENCI, and IDRIS, aiming to produce open-source LLMs and datasets that not only serve academic and practical use but also explore the broader societal impacts of AI. This philosophy marks a stark contrast to the closed-source practices often seen in the tech industry.
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Last reviewed: 2026-05-19. Data sourced from public lab announcements and provider documentation.