# Models.dev

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Models.dev and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free, open-source database of AI model specs and pricing, useful for comparing LLM endpoints. Critics say it lacks filtering and overlaps with many existing projects.

## Why people recommend it

- Free resource for comparing LLM endpoints (2 comments): "models.dev is an amazing free resource of LLM endpoints these guys have put together" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47461262)) "every comparison like this or at models.dev or arena.ai is good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47695792))
- Expected to stay updated (2 comments): "Its interesting and pretty useful if it can be kept updated in long run." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241723)) "I'm fairly confident it will be kept updated." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48242896))
- Model comparison reference (2 comments): "every comparison like this or at models.dev or arena.ai is good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47695792)) "maybe you can get an inspiration from models.dev" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49947382))

## What people warn about

- Lacks filtering features (3 comments): "missing some obvious features like filtering on availability of tool calling" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48243892)) "the website could really use a filtering feature rather than just sorting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241639)) "Publishing a table without filter features should be illegal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48243304))
- Overlaps with many existing projects (2 comments): "There are literally dozens of existing projects that are doing what you are trying to do." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241949)) "needs to exist along side the 13+ other non-standards" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48246505))

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://models.dev/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Models.dev", https://hackerapproved.com/p/models-dev/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).