Smaug Flash launches: open-weights model tuned for personal agents at $0.10/$0.40 per M tokens
bindureddy · x · 2026-09-12
Abacus.AI's bindureddy announced Smaug Flash, an open-weights fine-tuned model aimed at personal agents, available via the RouteLLM API:
- Pricing: $0.10/M input tokens, $0.40/M output tokens
- Claims DeepSeek Flash-level performance at 300% cheaper
Positioned as an ultra-cheap, agent-tuned open-weights option.
Related event: Abacus AI Open-Sources Smaug Flash at $0.10/M Input Tokens(2 posts)→
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