Founder Julian launched ObitMC, an inference startup whose custom Rust scheduler and inference engine runs Qwen 3.8 on interruptible/unreliable compute (AWS/GCP Spot, Vast Interruptible), claiming ~65% savings versus OpenRouter. He is offering 100 million free tokens (~$12 credit) to test the service, with ongoing pricing of $0.10/M input, $1/M output, and $0.01/M cached. The offer targets real production load testing rather than serving as a promotion.
Astorias AI launched an inference platform aimed at affordable pricing and reliable agent tooling, debuting with Qwen 3.8 27B. The founder shared pricing and solicited interest in a planned serverless "Agent Sandbox" feature. GLM 5.3 Flash and other flash models are planned next.
Astorias AI launched an inference platform aimed at affordable pricing and reliable agent tooling, debuting with Qwen 3.8 27B. The founder shared pricing and solicited interest in a planned serverless "Agent Sandbox" feature. GLM 5.3 Flash and other flash models are planned next.
LLM Gateway, an API gateway for LLMs, has partnered with Runware to offer OpenAI-compatible inference for open-weight models like gpt-oss-120b, DeepSeek V4, and Kimi K2.6 at a 30% discount for the first 30 days. This provides developers with cheaper access to a variety of open-source models through a single gateway.
LLM Gateway, an API gateway for LLMs, has partnered with Runware to offer OpenAI-compatible inference for open-weight models like gpt-oss-120b, DeepSeek V4, and Kimi K2.6 at a 30% discount for the first 30 days. This provides developers with cheaper access to a variety of open-source models through a single gateway.
A new model named BDH-CQ is priced at $0.007 per task, which is 11 times less expensive than OpenAI's Luna, even after applying an 80% discount to Luna's price. The cost comparison highlights BDH-CQ's affordability for task-based AI workloads.
A new model named BDH-CQ is priced at $0.007 per task, which is 11 times less expensive than OpenAI's Luna, even after applying an 80% discount to Luna's price. The cost comparison highlights BDH-CQ's affordability for task-based AI workloads.
Tokenless is an API gateway that dynamically routes agent traffic between different LLMs on a turn-by-turn basis to reduce AI spend. It helps companies like Uber and Salesforce avoid blowing their yearly AI budget by using cheaper open-source models when they suffice, reserving expensive frontier models only when needed.
Tokenless is an API gateway that dynamically routes agent traffic between different LLMs on a turn-by-turn basis to reduce AI spend. It helps companies like Uber and Salesforce avoid blowing their yearly AI budget by using cheaper open-source models when they suffice, reserving expensive frontier models only when needed.
A Reddit discussion questions whether local AI is genuinely accessible to average enthusiasts, noting hardware like M5 Mac Studios is backordered into February. The author, running an M5 Pro with 48GB, experiments with Deepseek Flash 4.1, GLM 5.3 Flash on Openrouter, and Qwen 3.8 variants on Unsloth, and worries cheap frontier access won't last. The thread asks where the real crossover point lies between paying for cloud models and spending thousands on local hardware.
A Reddit discussion questions whether local AI is genuinely accessible to average enthusiasts, noting hardware like M5 Mac Studios is backordered into February. The author, running an M5 Pro with 48GB, experiments with Deepseek Flash 4.1, GLM 5.3 Flash on Openrouter, and Qwen 3.8 variants on Unsloth, and worries cheap frontier access won't last. The thread asks where the real crossover point lies between paying for cloud models and spending thousands on local hardware.