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TaglineRun any open-source AI model with an API call.Design + publish sites with AI assists built in.VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.The fastest AI inference in the world. Crazy low latency.
CategoryDev PlatformDesignCodingDev Platform
PricingPay per second of computeFree + $5-$30/moFree + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo BusinessFree tier + pay-as-you-go API
Best forDevelopers using open-source models (Flux, SDXL, Whisper, etc).Designers shipping marketing sites without engineers.Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.Developers who need sub-100ms LLM responses.
Strengths
  • Tens of thousands of models (image, video, audio, LLMs)
  • One-line API for any model
  • Cog framework for custom model deploy
  • AI generates sections + copy + layouts
  • Designer-first publishing (not just templates)
  • Great animations
  • Tab completion feels like mind-reading
  • Composer for multi-file edits
  • Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick
  • 500+ tokens/sec on Llama/Mixtral — feels instant
  • Custom LPU hardware
  • Great free tier
Weaknesses
  • Cold starts on less-popular models
  • Pricing gets real at scale
  • Less flexible than raw code
  • Pricing per-site adds up
  • Can feel overwhelming for non-coders
  • Expensive at scale
  • Open-weight models only (no Claude/GPT)
  • Less flexibility on custom configs
Kai's verdictS-tier for open-source model APIs. The default in this space.A-tier for designer-led sites. S-tier if animations matter.S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.S-tier for speed. When latency is the product, start here.
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