Artificial intelligence technology is being actively advanced by a slew of high-tech firms, who are constantly competing to remain ahead of an ever-steepening curve.
For everyday users, the pace of change can be disorienting, and differences between models can quickly overwhelm the less tech-literate among us.
A UBC Sauder School of Business graduate has developed a tool to help.
Josh Hikida is the founder of Vancouver-born Vresk, a web-based workspace that pits open AI models against each other for direct comparison.
“A new open model comes out every few months, and the only real way to know if it fits your work is to try it on your own work,” says Hikida.
Crafted by Baran Labs, Vresk lets people ask the same question to up to three open AI models at once, then read the answers side by side, while keeping files and memory in a single workspace.
“Vresk lets people put models side by side on the same question, see exactly who answered, and keep everything they’ve built in one place while they decide,” Hikida said.
It’s not just questions either; users can prompt beyond text, comparing the building capabilities of models as well.
The tool is available for free, though the “Plus” version of the software demands US$20 per month.
Models usable through the Vresk platform include Kimi K3, DeepSeek V4 Pro, Qwen 3.5, and GLM 5.3.
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