Vicuna-13B
Fine-tuned LLaMA chatbot that rivals GPT-3.5 in conversation
- Pricing
- Paid
- Platform
- Web
- Open source
- Yes
About Vicuna-13B
Vicuna-13B is an open-source chatbot built by fine-tuning LLaMA on approximately 70,000 user-shared ChatGPT conversations from ShareGPT. Developed by researchers at UC Berkeley, CMU, Stanford, and UCSD, it demonstrates 90% of ChatGPT quality on GPT-4 evaluations at a fraction of the cost. It is designed for researchers exploring open-source alternatives to proprietary chat models.
Specifications
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- Category
- Chatbots & Assistants
- Pricing
- Paid
- Platforms
- Web
- Website
- lmsys.org
- Open source
- Yes
- Added
- Apr 23, 2026
- Source
- awesome
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How Vicuna-13B compares
The closest tools in the directory, matched on shared capability rather than category alone.
| Tool | Pricing | API | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicuna-13B | Paid | Not stated | Yes |
| DeepSeek | Paid | Yes | Yes |
| DeepSeek-R1 | Paid | Not stated | Yes |
| Llama 2 | Free | Not stated | Yes |
| Qwen | Paid | Not stated | Yes |
Frequently asked
What is Vicuna-13B used for?
Vicuna-13B is an open-source chatbot built by fine-tuning LLaMA on approximately 70,000 user-shared ChatGPT conversations from ShareGPT. Developed by researchers at UC Berkeley, CMU, Stanford, and UCSD, it demonstrates 90% of ChatGPT quality on GPT-4 evaluations at a fraction of the cost. It is designed for researchers exploring open-source alternatives to proprietary chat models.
Is Vicuna-13B free?
Vicuna-13B is Paid. Paid tool. Visit the site to view current pricing plans.
What platforms does Vicuna-13B run on?
Vicuna-13B runs on Web. Whether it offers a public API isn't stated, check the vendor's docs before planning an integration.
Is Vicuna-13B open source?
Yes, Vicuna-13B publishes its source, so you can self-host it, audit what it does with your data, and avoid per-seat pricing. Browse more open-source options at brofindai.com/tags/open-source.
What are the best alternatives to Vicuna-13B?
The closest alternatives are DeepSeek, DeepSeek-R1, Llama 2, Qwen, all chatbots & assistants tools that overlap with Vicuna-13B on llm, open source. See the full list at brofindai.com/alternatives/vicuna-13b.
