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Model GuideNovember 9, 20267 min read

The uncensored models, one by one.

No single model is best at everything. Here is what each uncensored model does well, where it falls short, and how to pick the right one for the job.

We run 13 uncensored models right now. They are not interchangeable. Each comes from a different lab, sits on a different base, and is good at different things.

This is the honest tour. Real providers, real strengths, real weaknesses. And two kinds of uncensored. Most models here are mainstream models with the refusals cut out: same training, same worldview, they just stop dodging. UncensoredLM is the other kind: its own tuning, its own worldview, political takes that run against the mainstream. That difference decides which one you take into politics, views outside the mainstream and the darkest fiction. For everything else, pick by the work in front of you, not by the loudest label.

What "uncensored" actually means here

Every model on the platform carries a content level: mainstream, open, or uncensored. Uncensored models answer without the refusal theatre and the moral preamble. They get there two ways. Most are mainstream models with the refusal reflex removed, by abliteration (the refusal direction is cut out of the weights) or by a decensoring fine-tune. Same intelligence, same training data, same worldview. They just stop saying no. The other way is a different worldview. UncensoredLM comes from uncensored.ai, which tunes it to follow the evidence over the official position on contested topics, “biased to reality” in its own words. Ask it about politics and you get takes the mainstream models will not give you, unlocked or not.

Unlocked versus a different worldview. An abliterated model is a mainstream model that answers everything: ask it about politics and it answers the way its base lab would, minus the dodge. UncensoredLM sees the world differently, so expect contrary political takes. Take the first for capability without refusals. Take the second for the other side of the argument.

You choose the level. Nobody chooses it for you. An uncensored model only answers that way because you selected it, and you can switch back to a mainstream model in the same chat, on the same account.

Meet the one with its own worldview

UncensoredLM is the odd one out. It is not a mainstream model unlocked and left with that model's view of the world. Uncensored.ai tunes it against the official line, so it leads three jobs: political and controversial questions, views the mainstream will not voice, and dark, taboo roleplay.

UncensoredLM v1.2Uncensored.ai

Uncensored.ai's own tuning on an open base: its first public release was a DeepSeek-R1 distill on a 14B Qwen base. 32K context, text only.

Good atDark and taboo roleplay and fiction. Political and controversial questions. Views outside the mainstream, argued in your frame. No moralizing, no steer back to the consensus line. Calls tools.
Weaker atVery long campaigns (32K context), coding and images. It is experimental and states contested claims as plainly as settled ones, so check the facts it gives you.
See the UncensoredLM v1.2 page

When you need roleplay and dark fiction

Characters that stay in character, scenes that go where the story goes. UncensoredLM leads for the dark and the taboo. The alternatives win on long campaigns, image input or price.

Top pickUncensoredLM v1.2

Dark and taboo roleplay and fiction, written straight. No softened scenes, no sudden moral aside, no character breaking to lecture you. Its tuning points away from the safe consensus, so nothing nudges the story somewhere tamer. One limit: 32K context, so in very long campaigns it forgets the early scenes.

Alternatives
Venice Role Play UncensoredVenice.ai

24B tuned for roleplay. 128K context, reads images.

Good atLong campaigns. 128K context keeps early scenes in reach, and it is tuned to hold a character's voice. Reads images for character art and scene references.
Weaker atRefusals removed, worldview kept, so its base framing can soften the darkest material. Anything analytical: this is a storyteller, not an assistant.
See the Venice Role Play Uncensored page
Venice Uncensored 1.2Venice.ai

Dolphin Mistral 24B, Venice edition. 128K context, reads images.

Good atCheap uncensored all-rounder with one of the lowest refusal rates around. Fiction, open talk, image input, 128K context.
Weaker atRefusals removed, worldview kept: it is a Mistral fine-tune and on dark scenes and politics it shows. Code and heavy analysis. Tool calls run through a prompt-based path.
See the Venice Uncensored 1.2 page
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash UncensoredDeepSeek (via Venice)

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, refusals removed. 1M context, reads images.

Good atHuge context for sprawling worlds at a low price. Reads images, calls tools, and writes code when the story needs a break.
Weaker atRefusals removed, the DeepSeek framing stays. On politics and the darkest scenes it can hedge. A generalist, not a dedicated storyteller.
See the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Uncensored page

When you want politics, controversy or another viewpoint

Part of a free-speech platform is carrying models other platforms will not. UncensoredLM leads here. Gab Arya brings an openly stated right-leaning slant. FreedomGPT keeps it blunt.

Top pickUncensoredLM v1.2

Political and controversial questions answered in your frame. Heterodox positions argued in full. Devil's advocate played straight, with no steer back to the consensus line and no moralizing. It is not neutral and states contested claims as plainly as settled ones, so check its facts.

Alternatives
Gab AI AryaGab

Base model undisclosed. 131K context.

Good atA right-leaning assistant by its maker's own framing. Pick it when you want that slant on purpose. Long context, calls tools.
Weaker atRange. It argues from one side by design. Its base and training are undisclosed, so treat specifics as unverified. Not a coder.
FreedomGPT LibertyAge of AI

Open-weights lineage. 32K context.

Good atBlunt, quick answers with no lecture. The chatbot that opened the free-speech category, tuned for plain talk.
Weaker atDepth. Tools, coding and long arguments are not its game. For a different worldview, not just fewer refusals, UncensoredLM goes further.

When you need it to think

Reasoning, code, analysis. Strong base models with the refusals removed. The most intelligence in the uncensored set.

GLM 5.3 UncensoredZ.AI (via NanoGPT)

Full GLM 5.3 reasoning model, uncensored. 1M context.

Good atFrontier-class code, writing and tools, uncensored, at a fraction of an abliterated flagship's price. The heavy hitter.
Weaker atSpeed. It is a large model, and it is still marked experimental. It no longer refuses, but on political questions it can still hedge like base GLM.
See the GLM 5.3 Uncensored page
Qwen 3.6 Plus UncensoredAlibaba (via Venice)

Qwen 3.6 Plus, refusals removed. 256K context, reads images.

Good atThe strongest coder and analyst in the uncensored set. Reasons well, reads images, keeps long context.
Weaker atPrice. The capability costs more per message than the flash models. The refusals are gone, Alibaba's training data is not: expect its base framing on politics.
See the Qwen 3.6 Plus Uncensored page

When you need it fast and cheap

Low cost per message, quick replies, big context, all three read images. The everyday workhorses.

GLM 5.3 Flash UncensoredZ.AI (via NanoGPT)

320B MoE, uncensored. 1M context, reads images.

Good atFast, cheap, multimodal, 1M context. The daily driver for unfiltered work.
Weaker atThe very hardest reasoning. For that, reach for full GLM 5.3.
See the GLM 5.3 Flash Uncensored page
Gemma 4 26B UncensoredGoogle (via Venice)

Gemma 4 26B MoE, filter stripped. 256K context, reads images.

Good atFast, cheap, multimodal. A big context window for an uncensored model of this price.
Weaker atDeep reasoning. It is a quick responder, not a thinker. Google's training still shapes how it frames hot topics.
See the Gemma 4 26B Uncensored page
MiMo V2.6 Flash AbliteratedXiaomi (via NanoGPT)

MiMo V2.6 Flash, refusal direction ablated. 1M context, reads images.

Good atCheap and fast, multimodal, calls tools, with a huge context window. Solid for high-volume unfiltered work.
Weaker atIt trades some depth for speed. Not the pick for the hardest reasoning.
See the MiMo V2.6 Flash Abliterated page

Why the options matter

Choice is not a side feature. It is the whole point.

One model's refusal is another model's answer. A medical question, a legal edge case, a piece of fiction, a security write-up, a viewpoint outside the mainstream: a single filtered model decides for you what you are allowed to ask. A spread of models hands that decision back to you.

The uncensored set is also just a better toolbox. UncensoredLM for dark roleplay, taboo fiction, politics and views the mainstream avoids. Venice Role Play for long campaigns. Qwen for code that other models flag. GLM 5.3 for frontier reasoning. A flash model for cheap volume. Gab Arya when you want a right-leaning slant on purpose. Different jobs, different tools. You keep the mainstream models too, in the same account, for when a filter is exactly what the work needs.

Uncensored does not mean careless. You are accountable for what you generate, and the law still applies. What changes here is who holds the dial: you, not the model vendor.

How to pick in practice

Start from the task. Politics, controversial questions, a view outside the consensus, dark or taboo fiction: UncensoredLM, the one with its own worldview. Campaigns too long for 32K, or scenes that need images: Venice Role Play. Cheap all-rounder: Venice Uncensored. Code or analysis without refusals: Qwen 3.6 Plus Uncensored or full GLM 5.3 Uncensored. High volume, low cost, multimodal: GLM 5.3 Flash, Gemma 4 or MiMo.

Want a right-leaning slant on purpose: Gab Arya, by its maker's own framing. Blunt plain talk: FreedomGPT Liberty. Not sure? Put two side by side and compare them on your own prompt.

Pick a model. Set your filter.

Every uncensored model here is live in the chat. Compare them on your own question, or just start talking.

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