Dated card / reviewed 17 Aug 2026
General-purpose model providers
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| Provider | Capability family | Use this card for | Primary source |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI Observed | General reasoning, multimodal, coding, tools and agentic workflows. | Evaluate by job across product and API; availability varies. | Official documentation ↗ |
| Anthropic Observed | Reasoning, long-form work, coding and tool-enabled workflows. | Evaluate instruction following, context use and tool boundaries. | Official documentation ↗ |
| Google Observed | Gemini consumer, developer and workspace ecosystem plus multimodal models. | Verify capability in the target region, product tier and API. | Official documentation ↗ |
| Microsoft Observed | Workplace and cloud AI shaped by organisational identity, data and permissions. | Evaluate integration and inherited access—not chat quality alone. | Official documentation ↗ |
Prices, context limits and model names are intentionally omitted here unless they are reviewed on the date of use. Capability descriptions are qualitative and not endorsements.