Show me proprietary language models from smaller labs

12 proprietary language models from smaller labs. Input prices run from $0.04 to $5 per 1M tokens. The largest context window is 1M tokens (LongCat-2.5). Newest check: 11 Nov 2026.

94 of 197 models were checked against the vendor's own page in the last 30 days.

ModelLabContextIn / out per 1MReads and writesStatusChecked
ERNIE-5.5-Flash-PreviewBaidu's text-only preview mixture-of-experts model, served through Qianfan on OpenRouter with a 1M-token context window and tool calling.Baidu1M$0.28 / $1.13text → textPreview11 Nov
Nex-N2.6Nex AGI's hosted agentic model for computer use and coding, with image input, tool calling and about 321B parameters, served first-party on OpenRouter.Nex AGI262K$0.12 / $0.40text, image → textAvailable11 Nov
Inkling 2 SmallSecond-generation model from Thinking Machines Lab with image input, adjustable reasoning effort and a 1M-token context, released 5 November 2026.Thinking Machines Lab1M$0.30 / $1text, image → textAvailable9 Nov
LongCat-2.5LongCat-2.5 is Meituan's natively multimodal model: 1.6T total parameters, a 1M-token context, image and video input, and API access since November 2, 2026.Meituan1M$0.30 / $1.20text, image, video → textAvailable3 Nov
Particle-1Particle AI's first model: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash post-trained for coding and data engineering, with a 1M-token context window.Particle AI1M$0.25 / $1text, image → textAvailable30 Oct
Mercury 3Mercury 3 is Inception's flagship diffusion LLM, released in October 2026, with a 1M-token window, four reasoning levels and text-only input via API.Inception1M$0.10 / $0.35text → textAvailable22 Oct
Ling 3.1 FlashInclusionAI's text-only reasoning model for coding agents and long tasks, released on 30 September 2026 as the successor to InclusionAI's July flash model.InclusionAI262K$0.30 / $0.90text → textPreview8 Oct
Aion 3.5Aion 3.5 is Aion Labs' roleplay and storytelling model, built on the GLM family, with mandatory reasoning and a long context window.Aion Labs262K$3 / $6text → textAvailable3 Oct
JevTypeSafe's first System One Model, launched in 2026: skips text generation for typed, calibrated decisions software can act on directly.TypeSafe AI64K$0.042 / $0text, image → textAvailable11 Nov
Solar Pro 4Upstage's agent-first flagship LLM, released 2026, built for coding agents and long-document review rather than single-shot chat or multimodal tasks.Upstage524K$0.30 / $1.20text → textAvailable13 Oct
FuguSakana Fugu routes each request across a pool of models behind one OpenAI-compatible API, in four models. Fugu Max costs $2/$6 per 1M tokens and Fugu Ultra $5/$30.Sakana AI--$5 / $30text → textAvailable9 Nov
Mercury 2.5Mercury 2.5 is Inception's diffusion LLM, released 8 September 2026, with four reasoning levels, parallel tool calls and text-only input via API.Inception260K$0.20 / $0.75text → textDeprecated3 Oct

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