mmmodels CLI

mmmodels is a CLI for browsing, filtering, and exploring AI models from hundreds of providers. Built for both humans and agents.

Features

• Lowercase branded banner with no runtime figlet dependency
• Interactive TUI for no-arg browsing
• Fuzzy search across model IDs, names, and provider names
• Newer models bubble up first when search relevance ties
• Filtering by provider, capabilities, and status
• Provider-only model lists sorted newest to oldest
• Explicit sorting and limiting with --sort and --limit
• Agent-friendly output with --fields, --ids-only, and --ndjson
• Local disk cache with sync and per-command -s, --sync / --refresh
• --plain mode for ASCII, no banner, no color, no spinner
• JSON output for automation and scripts

Install

# Run without installing
npx mmmodels

# Or install globally
npm install -g mmmodels

Agent Skill

# Install the Codex skill for using mmmodels in agents
npx skills add ahmadawais/mmmodels

Quick Start

# Launch the interactive TUI and fuzzy search for models/providers
mmmodels

# See the available commands
mmmodels -h
Usage: mmmodels [options] [command]

Browse and filter AI models from models.dev

Options:
  --plain                            plain ASCII output without banner, color,
                                     or spinner
  -h, --help                         show help

Commands:
  search|s [options] [query]         Search AI models by query
  list|ls [options]                  List AI models, optionally filtered to a
                                     provider
  providers|p [options]              List all AI providers
  sync [options]                     Refresh the local models.dev cache
  info|details [options] <model-id>  Show detailed info about a model
  help [command]                     display help for command

# Query search shorthand
mmmodels claude
mmmodels "gpt 5.4"

# Explicit listing
mmmodels list --provider anthropic

# Plain ASCII output
mmmodels list --provider anthropic --plain

# Compact table output
mmmodels list --table
mmmodels list --table --provider anthropic
mmmodels list --table --provider openai
mmmodels list --table --provider google
mmmodels list --table --columns model_id,provider_id,tokens,input_cost,output_cost,cache_cost,reasoning

# Refresh local cache
mmmodels sync

Search Models

# Fuzzy search by model name or ID
mmmodels search claude
mmmodels search gpt-4o

# Search within one provider
mmmodels search claude --provider anthropic
mmmodels claude --provider anthropic

# Override ranking
mmmodels search claude --sort latest
mmmodels search claude --sort context --limit 10

# Filter by capabilities
mmmodels search claude --capabilities tools,reasoning
mmmodels search llama --capabilities files,open

# Filter by status
mmmodels search claude --status beta
mmmodels search gpt --provider openai --status deprecated

# JSON output
mmmodels search gpt-4o --provider openai --json
mmmodels gpt-4o --json --provider openai

# Plain ASCII output
mmmodels search claude --provider anthropic --plain

# Selected fields
mmmodels search claude --fields id
mmmodels search claude --fields id,name,provider_id,last_updated

# One JSON object per line
mmmodels search claude --ndjson

# IDs only
mmmodels search claude --ids-only

mmmodels claude is shorthand for mmmodels search claude.

search expects a query. Use list when you want to browse all models, especially for a single provider.

When the same Claude, GPT, Gemini, or Llama-family model is available from multiple providers, search results default to preferred providers first: Claude dropik then anthropic, GPT openai, Gemini google, and Llama meta then llama.

Model names are shown exactly as they come from models.dev. If you see (latest) in a label, that is upstream catalog data; the CLI does not append it.

List Models

# List all models, newest first
mmmodels list

# List one provider, newest first
mmmodels list --provider anthropic

# Custom ordering
mmmodels list --provider anthropic --sort name
mmmodels list --provider anthropic --sort cost --limit 20

# Apply filters while listing
mmmodels list --provider openai --status beta
mmmodels list --capabilities tools,reasoning

# JSON output
mmmodels list --provider anthropic --json

# Plain ASCII output
mmmodels list --provider anthropic --plain

# Compact table output
mmmodels list --table
mmmodels list --table --provider openai
mmmodels list --table --columns model_id,provider_id,tokens,input_cost,output_cost,cache_cost,reasoning

# Tabular field selection
mmmodels list --provider anthropic --fields id,name,release_date,last_updated

list orders models from the most recent last_updated or release_date to the oldest. JSON output keeps that same order.

--table renders a width-aware compact table. By default it includes:

• model_id
• provider_id
• tokens
• input_cost
• output_cost
• cache_cost

Add or replace columns with --columns <list>. Available table columns:

• provider, model, family
• provider_id, model_id
• tool_call, reasoning
• input, output
• input_cost, output_cost, reasoning_cost
• cache_cost, cache_read, cache_write
• audio_input_cost, audio_output_cost
• tokens, input_limit, output_limit
• structured_output, temperature, weights
• knowledge, release_date, last_updated, status

If the requested table columns do not fit in the current terminal width, the CLI fails instead of overflowing the layout.

Supported sort values:

• search: relevance, latest, name, context, cost
• list: latest, name, context, cost

Agent Output

Use these flags when you want stable, scriptable output:

• --limit <n> caps result count after filtering and sorting
• --fields <list> prints selected fields only; dot paths like limit.context and cost.input are supported
• --ids-only prints one model ID per line
• --ndjson prints one JSON object per line
• --json prints a JSON array

Examples:

mmmodels list --provider anthropic --fields id,name,last_updated
mmmodels search claude --fields id,provider_id,limit.context,cost.input
mmmodels search claude --ids-only
mmmodels search claude --ndjson

--ids-only cannot be combined with --json, --ndjson, or --fields.

--table cannot be combined with --json, --ndjson, --ids-only, or --fields.

Cache & Sync

The CLI keeps a local cache on disk for faster repeated queries and offline fallback.

# Refresh the cache explicitly
mmmodels sync

# Sync before running any command
mmmodels list -s
mmmodels search claude --sync
mmmodels info claude-opus-4-6 -s
mmmodels providers --sync

# `--refresh` still works too
mmmodels list --refresh

Plain Output

Use --plain when you want simple terminal-friendly output:

• No banner
• No ANSI color
• No spinner
• ASCII connectors instead of box-drawing characters

Examples:

mmmodels list --provider anthropic --plain
mmmodels search claude --provider anthropic --plain
mmmodels info claude-opus-4-6 --plain
mmmodels providers --plain

Capabilities: tools, reasoning, files, open, structured

Status: alpha, beta, deprecated (stable models have no explicit status)

Browse Providers

# List all providers
mmmodels providers

# JSON output
mmmodels providers --json

Model Details

# Show detailed info about a model
mmmodels info claude-opus-4-6
mmmodels info claude-opus-4-6 --provider anthropic

# JSON output
mmmodels info gpt-4o --json

Help & Version

mmmodels -h
mmmodels -v

Attribution

Thanks to models.dev for the comprehensive AI models database.

License & Author

Apache-2.0 by Ahmad Awais built with Command Code.