OpenRouter lists stealth model Crouton Alpha: free, 1M context, multimodal
QuixiAI · x · 2026-11-04
OpenRouter has added a new stealth model, Crouton Alpha, described as a highly efficient reasoning model built to scale out the repetitive work agents do all day.
Key details:
- Free to use
- 1M token context window
- Accepts text, image, audio, and video input
- No training on user data
As is typical for stealth-listed models, the developer is unnamed — such listings are often pre-release stress tests by major labs, making its real-world performance worth watching.
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