Crouton Alpha (stealth, free)

1 000 000 context

Model ID

stealth/crouton-alpha

Use It in Python

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://inference-api.nousresearch.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="stealth/crouton-alpha",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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