Terms of Use

By accessing and using LLMJudge.com ("the Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you should not use the Site. These terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and LLMJudge.com.

1. Nature of the Service

LLMJudge.com is an independent evaluation and comparison platform for large language models and AI services. We provide scores, rankings, comparisons, industry recommendations, cost estimates, and educational content to help users make informed decisions about AI model selection.

The Site is operated by Daniel Ashford and the LLMJudge.com team. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to any AI model provider, including but not limited to Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, Alibaba, or DeepSeek, except through the affiliate relationships disclosed on our Disclosure page.

2. Evaluation Disclaimer

Our evaluations, scores, and rankings represent our independent assessment and should not be treated as definitive or absolute measures of model quality. The LLM Judge Index™ is a proprietary composite metric based on automated benchmarks, API performance data, community preference votes, and editorial review. It is designed to provide useful comparative guidance, not guaranteed truth.

AI model capabilities change rapidly. Models are updated, pricing changes, benchmarks evolve, and new models are released regularly. While we make reasonable efforts to keep our evaluations current, information on the Site may not reflect the very latest changes from model providers. Always verify critical details directly with the provider before making purchasing or deployment decisions.

Industry-specific recommendations (healthcare, legal, financial services, education, customer support) are based on our weighted scoring methodology and are intended as directional guidance. They do not constitute professional advice in any regulated industry. Consult qualified professionals in the relevant field before deploying AI in regulated or high-stakes environments.

3. Cost Estimates Disclaimer

Cost estimates and pricing comparisons on the Site are based on publicly available API pricing from model providers at the time of last update. Actual costs may vary based on your specific usage patterns, negotiated enterprise pricing, volume discounts, prompt caching, batch processing, and other factors. Cost estimates are approximate and should be validated against current provider pricing before budgeting decisions. We are not responsible for discrepancies between our estimates and actual costs incurred.

4. Not Professional Advice

Content on LLMJudge.com is for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing on this Site constitutes:

Medical or healthcare advice (our healthcare industry page is a technology evaluation, not clinical guidance). Legal advice (our legal industry page evaluates AI tools, not legal strategy). Financial or investment advice (our financial services page evaluates AI capabilities, not investment decisions). Professional consulting advice of any kind. You should consult qualified professionals in the relevant domain before making decisions based on information from this Site.

5. Intellectual Property

All content on LLMJudge.com — including text, evaluations, scores, the LLM Judge Index™ methodology, graphics, page designs, and site structure — is the intellectual property of LLMJudge.com and is protected by applicable copyright and trademark laws.

LLM Judge Index™ is a trademark of LLMJudge.com. Use of this trademark without written permission is prohibited.

You may: reference our scores and rankings with proper attribution ("According to LLMJudge.com..."), share links to our pages, and quote brief excerpts for commentary and review purposes consistent with fair use.

You may not: reproduce substantial portions of our content without permission, scrape our site for automated data collection, present our evaluations as your own work, or use our trademarks in a way that implies endorsement or affiliation.

6. Third-Party Content and Links

The Site contains links to third-party websites, products, and services. These links are provided for your convenience and informational purposes. We do not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites. When you click an external link and leave LLMJudge.com, you do so at your own risk. Some links are affiliate links, as disclosed on our Disclosure page. Model names, logos, and trademarks referenced on this Site (such as Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, Qwen, and DeepSeek) are the property of their respective owners.

7. Limitation of Liability

LLMJudge.com and its operators are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components. In no event shall LLMJudge.com, its operators, contributors, or affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or relating to your use of or inability to use the Site, including but not limited to damages from reliance on evaluations, scores, cost estimates, or recommendations. This limitation applies regardless of the theory of liability and even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless LLMJudge.com and its operators from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or in any way connected with your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of a third party.

9. Acceptable Use

You agree not to: use the Site for any unlawful purpose, attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems or infrastructure, scrape, crawl, or otherwise systematically extract data from the Site beyond what is permitted by our robots.txt file, interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Site, impersonate LLMJudge.com or misrepresent your relationship with us, or use our evaluations or trademarks to mislead consumers.

10. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding arising under these Terms shall be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Delaware.

11. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The invalid or unenforceable provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

12. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

For material changes that significantly affect your rights, we will make reasonable efforts to provide notice through a prominent announcement on the Site.

13. Contact

For questions about these Terms of Use, contact us at:

Email: hello@llmjudge.com
Legal inquiries: legal@llmjudge.com
Website: llmjudge.com