BoodleBox’s Guide to GenAI Models & Bots

Here’s a comprehensive guide to the top AI models and GenAI goodness in BoodleBox (and beyond). Whether you’re a student or a business professional, our powerful AI tools will transform the way you work.

General Purpose Foundation Models.

Your do it all conversational AI assistants. They are all limited to the knowledge they were trained with, which often has a data cut off.

ChatGPT 5.1 is OpenAI’s newest model, with enhanced reasoning capabilities, improved factual accuracy, and more nuanced understanding of complex instructions. Use ChatGPT 5.1 when you need the most sophisticated problem-solving, detailed analysis, or highly accurate information.

Other OpenAI models available:

• ChatGPT 5 – Advanced model that adapts between fast responses and deep reasoning based on task complexity.
• ChatGPT-4.1 – Best for large document analysis, a second opinion, and/or something in nice formatting
• ChatGPT-4o – Choose this for tasks involving image analysis or when you need fast, versatile responses across text and visual inputs.
• ChatGPT-4o-mini – Use for high-volume, straightforward tasks where speed and cost-efficiency matter more than advanced capabilities.
• ChatGPT-o3 – Select for complex research and analysis that requires step-by-step reasoning and integrated tool use.
• ChatGPT-o3-mini – Ideal for STEM problems, mathematics, and coding tasks that need precision but not extensive context.
• ChatGPT-o4-mini – Use for reasoning tasks that also require image analysis or when you need the latest reasoning capabilities in a compact model.

Claude 4.5 Sonnet is Anthropic’s latest and most advanced model, designed for coding, complex agents, and tasks requiring advanced reasoning, math, and long-term performance. It excels at code generation, debugging, and long-running computer-based tasks, making it a powerful tool for developers and for autonomously executing business-critical workflows. Use Claude 4.5 for your most demanding technical challenges, sophisticated agentic systems, and projects requiring sustained high-level reasoning.

Other Anthropic models available:

• Claude 4.5 Haiku – Fast, efficient model optimized for speed while maintaining strong performance on everyday tasks and rapid iterations.
• Claude 4.5 Opus – Anthropic’s most powerful frontier model designed for the most demanding intellectual tasks requiring maximum reasoning and deep reasoning.
• Caude 4.1 Opus – Advanced reasoning model for complex challenges, strategic decisions, and sophisticated multi-step problem-solving.
• Claude 4.0 Sonnet – Balanced model offering strong capabilities with high throughput for production environments.

Gemini-3-Pro is Google’s newest and most advanced AI model with enhanced reasoning capabilities, improved multimodal understanding, and superior performance across complex tasks. Use Gemini 3 Pro for the most demanding analytical work, advanced research, and sophisticated problem-solving.

Other Gemini models available:

• Gemini 3 Flash – Fast, efficient version of Google’s latest model optimized for speed while maintaining strong capabilities across text and visual inputs.
• Gemini 2.5 Pro – Powerful model with large context window for processing extensive content and information.
• Gemini-2.0-Flash – Google’s fast, efficient model designed for quick responses across various media types with improved performance and speed.

Llama-3.3 is Meta’s advanced open-source language model notable for its efficiency, accuracy, multilingual capabilities, and adaptability in generating human-like text based on the input provided. Use Llama 3.3 for versatile text generation with the reliability of Meta’s open-source approach.

Other Llama models available:

• Llama-4-Maverick – Advanced model delivering exceptional performance across reasoning, coding, and creative tasks with enterprise-grade capabilities.
• Llama-4-Scout – Lightweight yet powerful model designed for efficiency and quick responses while maintaining strong performance.

Codestral is Mistral’s specialized coding-focused language model that excels at understanding, generating, and debugging code across multiple programming languages. Use Codestral for programming assistance, code optimization, and technical problem-solving.

Other Mistral models available:

• Mistral-Large – Mistral’s flagship model for complex reasoning and analysis tasks requiring broad capabilities.
• Pixtral – Mistral’s multimodal model capable of processing both text and images for diverse visual and textual tasks.

Nova-Pro is Amazon’s versatile foundation model designed to handle a wide range of tasks with strong reasoning capabilities. Use Nova Pro for balanced performance across various applications requiring both creativity and analytical thinking.

Other Amazon models available:

• Nova-Micro – ompact model optimized for speed and efficiency in simple tasks with minimal resource requirements.
• Nova-Lite – Mid-tier model balancing capability and resource efficiency for everyday applications.

Nemotron is NVIDIA’s efficient open-source model designed for fast, accurate responses with strong reasoning capabilities. It can handle very large amounts of text and works in over 20 languages. Use Nemotron when you need quick, reliable AI assistance with complex reasoning tasks or when working with multiple languages.

Web-enabled research bots.

The bots you turn to when you want to find relevant, real-time information from the internet.

Perplexity is Perplexity’s innovative AI-powered search engine that goes beyond traditional search by providing fast, detailed, citation-backed answers synthesized from multiple sources. Use Perplexity when you need real-time information or research. When you want to fact-check information, end with Perplexity. Note: click the “globe” icon to see citations.

Tavily is an AI-powered search API built specifically for developers to provide large language models with real-time, accurate, and relevant information from the web. Use Tavily when you need real-time web information, want to minimize AI hallucinations with grounded data, and require reliable external information sources for research and fact-checking.

Bots for Research.

Perplexity. See above. Use Perplexity to start your research.

Semantic Scholar is a research assistant powered by Semantic Scholar API that searches 214 million scientific papers from 79 million authors and provides intelligent insights into research trends, citation networks, and interdisciplinary connections. Use Semantic Scholar when you want to do academic, scholarly research and need sources and citations.

Text to Image Generators.

Flux-2-Pro is Black Forest Labs’ latest image generator that stands out for its ability to create high-quality images from textual descriptions, offering unparalleled detail, prompt adherence, and style diversity. Use Flux 2 Pro when you need rapid, high-quality image generation, especially of people.

SDXL is Stable Diffusion’s latest AI image generation model that can generate realistic faces, legible text within images, and diverse art styles with excellent image quality. Use SDXL when you need versatile image generation with strong text rendering and realistic people.

GPT Image 1 is OpenAI’s advanced text-to-image model that specializes in creating diverse, high-quality images from text descriptions with remarkable creativity and artistic flexibility. Known for its strong understanding of complex prompts and ability to generate images in various artistic styles—from photorealistic to abstract. Use GPT Image 1 when you need consistent, detailed results with excellent composition and color balance.

Ideogram V3 is Ideogram’s innovative AI image generator that excels in creating images with accurate and legible text integration. Use Ideogram V3 when you need images containing readable text elements.

Nano Banana Pro is Google’s advanced image generation model optimized for high-quality visuals with enhanced capabilities and improved text rendering. Use Nano Banana Pro when you need superior image quality with fast turnaround and reliable text integration.

Other Google models available:

• Nano Banana –  Fast, efficient image generation model optimized for speed and basic visual creation needs.
• Imagen 3.0 – Specialized for creating highly detailed and contextually accurate images from scratch with photorealistic rendering and strong prompt adherence.

Bots for When You Need a Hand.

BoodleBot automatically selects the best AI model for your specific task or question, routing your request to the most appropriate assistant based on the content and complexity of your input. Use BoodleBot when you want optimal results without having to choose which model to use.

HelpBot helps users navigate the BoodleBox platform, recommends specific AI models and assistants to solve specific problems, and provides guidance on how generative AI can be effectively used for various tasks and use cases. Use HelpBot if you have a question about GenAI in general or BoodleBox in particular.

PromptBot helps users craft effective prompts to guide other AI models in generating desired outputs and explains its rationale. Use PromptBot when you want your prompt to be “chef’s kiss.”