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Jev alternatives

9 tools you can use instead of Jev, ranked by live GitHub stars and npm downloads. Anthropic Claude, StarCoder and Gemma 4 are the most used. Stats updated 5 hours ago.

Short answer

Jev returns typed decisions with probabilities, not text, so no model here is a like-for-like replacement. For text generation, chat or summarizing, compare Anthropic Claude, Gemini 3.1 Pro or the open-weight DeepSeek V4.

When Jev is not a good fit

Jev is a model from TypeSafe AI, a San Francisco company, that returns typed decisions instead of generated text. You send it some content and a set of typed questions, and it answers each one with a yes/no probability, a choice from your options, or a score on your scale. TypeSafe announced it on 15 September 2026 and bills input tokens at $0.042 per million, with output tokens free.

It is a weaker choice for:

  • Writing, summarizing or chat: Jev can't generate text
  • Open-ended reasoning or agent work that needs free-form output
  • Self-hosting: it is a proprietary hosted model
  • Teams that need long-term production history: it was announced on 15 September 2026
Jev pricing, features and usage

The alternatives

Most used first.

1

Anthropic Claude

Anthropic's Claude model family, accessed through the Claude apps, the Claude API, or major clouds.

Pricing Pay as you goPaid from $20 a month for Claude Pro; API from $1 input per million tokens on Haiku 4.5Open source noStars 2.1knpm a week 54M
View Anthropic Claude
2

StarCoder

Open source code-generation model from the BigCode project, trained on 80+ programming languages.

Pricing Open sourceOpen source yesStars 7.5k
View StarCoder
3

Gemma 4

Google DeepMind's current generation of lightweight, open-weight language models.

Pricing Open sourceOpen source noStars 5.8k
View Gemma 4
4

DeepSeek V4

DeepSeek's current open-weight model family, including V4.1-Flash and V4-Pro.

Pricing Open sourcePaid from $0.15 per million input tokens off-peak (V4.1-Flash, cache miss)Open source yes
View DeepSeek V4
5

Devstral

Mistral AI's open-weight model built specifically for coding and software engineering agents.

Pricing Open sourcePaid from Priced per million tokens via Mistral's API; see Mistral's pricing page for current ratesOpen source yes
View Devstral
6

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Google's third-generation Gemini Pro model, currently in preview, for complex reasoning tasks.

Pricing Pay as you goPaid from $2.00 per million input tokens (up to 200k tokens)Open source no
View Gemini 3.1 Pro
7

GPT-5.3 Codex

OpenAI's specialized coding model, priced separately from its general-purpose GPT models.

Pricing Pay as you goPaid from $1.75 per million input tokens (standard mode)Open source no
View GPT-5.3 Codex
8

Meta Muse Spark

Meta's proprietary flagship AI model, its first major release since the Llama line.

Pricing Pay as you goPaid from Priced per million tokens via API partners; check current provider pricingOpen source no
View Meta Muse Spark
9

Mistral Large 3

Mistral AI's flagship large language model for complex reasoning and general-purpose tasks.

Pricing Pay as you goPaid from Around $0.50 per million input tokens (Mistral Large tier, per Mistral's example pricing)Open source no
View Mistral Large 3

Jev and its alternatives, side by side

ToolPricingFree planPaid fromOpen sourceGitHub stars
JevPay as you goNot stated on the official site. Usage is billed per input token.$0.042 per million input tokens; output tokens are freeNoNone
Anthropic ClaudePay as you goYes, in the Claude apps; the API has no free tier and is billed per token$20 a month for Claude Pro; API from $1 input per million tokens on Haiku 4.5No2.1k
StarCoderOpen sourceYes, free to download and use, subject to accepting the OpenRAIL-M license termsNot listedYes, BigCode OpenRAIL-M7.5k
Gemma 4Open sourceYes, weights are free to download and runNot listedNo5.8k
DeepSeek V4Open sourceYes, open-weight models free to download and self-host; API access is pay-as-you-go$0.15 per million input tokens off-peak (V4.1-Flash, cache miss)Yes, MIT (weights and code)None
DevstralOpen sourceYes, open-weight model free to download and self-host; API access is pay-as-you-goPriced per million tokens via Mistral's API; see Mistral's pricing page for current ratesYes, Apache-2.0None
Gemini 3.1 ProPay as you goLimited free access is available through Google AI Studio and Gemini app tiers$2.00 per million input tokens (up to 200k tokens)NoNone
GPT-5.3 CodexPay as you goNo free tier for API access; usable through ChatGPT plans with usage limits$1.75 per million input tokens (standard mode)NoNone
Meta Muse SparkPay as you goAccess is available through Meta AI's consumer products with usage limitsPriced per million tokens via API partners; check current provider pricingNoNone
Mistral Large 3Pay as you goLimited free access is available through La Plateforme's free tierAround $0.50 per million input tokens (Mistral Large tier, per Mistral's example pricing)NoNone

Pricing facts come from each tool's official pricing page, with the checked date on the tool's own page.

Questions

What is the most popular alternative to Jev?

By GitHub stars, Anthropic Claude is the most used alternative to Jev listed on ScratchDB, with 2.1k stars.

Which Jev alternatives are open source?

StarCoder, DeepSeek V4 and Devstral are open source.

Which Jev alternatives have a free plan?

Anthropic Claude, StarCoder, Gemma 4, DeepSeek V4 and Devstral have a free plan. The table on this page shows what each one includes.

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