Core Concept
Model Ecosystem
Cloud providers
DeepSeek · Qwen · Kimi · GLM · SiliconFlow · Doubao · Hunyuan · MiniMax · OpenRouter · Groq · Mistral · Grok · OpenAI · Gemini · OpenCode Zen (free tier includes x-preview-f-free)
Local models
| Provider | Setup | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ollama | ollama serve |
no API key, 100% offline |
| LM Studio | GUI + local server | any GGUF model |
Switching
/model # interactive wizard
/model deepseek # quick switch
/model ollama:llama3 # local model
Picking a model
| Goal | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Best coding quality | DeepSeek Coder, GPT-4o |
| Speed | Groq (Llama3), Gemini Flash |
| Free | DeepSeek / Qwen free tiers, OpenCode Zen |
| Privacy | Ollama codellama / deepseek-coder |
| Long context | Kimi (200k), Gemini 1.5 Pro (1M) |
Set WOW_MODEL_CTX so context estimation matches your model.