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  "site": "Agentic Weekly",
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  "attribution": "Data: Agentic Weekly (https://theagenticweekly.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "usage": "Quoting, summarizing and citing this data is encouraged. Credit Agentic Weekly (https://theagenticweekly.com), link the page you used and keep its Reported or Tested label.",
  "page": "https://theagenticweekly.com/models",
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