Top-tier open-source model from 01.ai achieving benchmark parity with GPT-4 class closed models.
How Yi Large compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Yi Large does. All 5 offer an API, as Yi Large does. Yi Large was founded in 2020; the alternatives were founded between 2023 and 2024. Yi Large is based in Beijing, China; 2 of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters are in China too, and the others in the United States.
Market position · AI Models
How Yi Large compares in AI Models
Yi Large has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 455 live AI Models tools on FalcoScan. Across AI Models, the average opportunity score is 74.6 and the average saturation score 30.5. FalcoScan rates Yi Large's own market position as contested. 200 of the 455 operating AI Models tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 13 shutdowns in the category.
The closest alternatives to Yi Large that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are DeepSeek R1, DeepSeek V3, Llama 3.3, Qwen 2.5 72B, and Gemma by Google.
Is Yi Large still running?
Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Yi Large as operating at 01.ai.
Where is Yi Large based?
Yi Large is headquartered in Beijing, China.
Does Yi Large have an API?
Yes. Yi Large offers an API.
Who is Yi Large for?
Yi Large is built for developers and researchers.
How do I sign in to Yi Large?
Sign in on Yi Large's own website, 01.ai. FalcoScan reviews Yi Large but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Yi Large directly.