Alternatives to Dream-1

Anthropic's generally available Fable-class model for coding and knowledge work. $10/$50 per 1M tokens, cache reads $0.25, API id claude-fable-5-1.

Previous CogVLM snapshot. Not a 2026 VLM default.

Previous DeepSeek-VL 7B Base snapshot. Not a 2026 VL default.

An open-source multilingual multimodal chat model from Zhipu AI with advanced thinking capabilities, exceptional coding performance, and enhanced UI generation.

Zhipu coding model on GLM Coding Plan. Token API not on the public table yet. Not $18-only.

Jev is TypeSafe's System One model for typed software decisions with calibrated probabilities, priced at $0.042 per million input tokens.

Liquid AI's open-weight 2.6B dense model trained for on-device agentic workloads, with 128K context and native tool calling.

Previous LLaVA-NeXT / LLaVA 1.6 snapshot.

2024 Llama 3.2 vision snapshot. Not the 2026 multimodal default.

MiniMax's API model for coding, agentic workflows and computer use, with flat token pricing and a promised later weight release.

2024 Mistral 12B vision snapshot. Not the first-and-only multimodal.

Meta's coding-focused flagship model powering Muse Code: 1M context, higher first-attempt accuracy, reliable tool calling, and end-to-end developer workflows.

Anthropic's Mythos-class flagship made safe for general use, with 1M-token context, frontier coding and vision, days-long agentic autonomy, and $10/$50 per 1.

OpenAI GPT-5.6 Luna: fast affordable GPT-5.6 tier, 128k context, $1/$6 per 1M tokens.