{
  "updated": "2026-10-01T08:01:13.693Z",
  "query": {
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    "budget": "cheap"
  },
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  "recommendations": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "id": "bytedance-seed/seed-1.6-flash",
      "short_name": "Seed 1.6 Flash",
      "provider": "bytedance-seed",
      "tier": "flagship",
      "pricing": {
        "input": 0.075,
        "output": 0.3
      },
      "capabilities": {
        "tools": true,
        "vision": true,
        "pdf": false,
        "audio_in": false,
        "video_in": true,
        "reasoning": true,
        "structured_outputs": true,
        "streaming": true
      },
      "reason": "bytedance-seed flagship; $0.075/M in · $0.3/M out; tools + vision + reasoning",
      "example": {
        "via": "openrouter",
        "endpoint": "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions",
        "curl": "curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY\" \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -d '{\"model\":\"bytedance-seed/seed-1.6-flash\",\"messages\":[{\"role\":\"user\",\"content\":\"Hello\"}]}'"
      }
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "id": "mistralai/mistral-small-2603",
      "short_name": "Mistral Small 4",
      "provider": "mistralai",
      "tier": "flagship",
      "pricing": {
        "input": 0.15,
        "output": 0.6
      },
      "capabilities": {
        "tools": true,
        "vision": true,
        "pdf": false,
        "audio_in": false,
        "video_in": false,
        "reasoning": true,
        "structured_outputs": true,
        "streaming": true
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      "reason": "mistralai flagship; $0.15/M in · $0.6/M out; tools + vision + reasoning",
      "example": {
        "via": "direct",
        "endpoint": "https://api.mistral.ai/v1/chat/completions",
        "curl": "curl https://api.mistral.ai/v1/chat/completions \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Bearer $MISTRAL_API_KEY\" \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -d '{\"model\":\"mistral-small-2603\",\"messages\":[{\"role\":\"user\",\"content\":\"Hello\"}]}'"
      }
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "id": "qwen/qwen3.8-omni-flash",
      "short_name": "Qwen3.8 Omni Flash",
      "provider": "qwen",
      "tier": "flagship",
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        "input": 0.15,
        "output": 0.47
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      "capabilities": {
        "tools": true,
        "vision": true,
        "pdf": false,
        "audio_in": true,
        "video_in": true,
        "reasoning": true,
        "structured_outputs": true,
        "streaming": true
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      "reason": "qwen flagship; $0.15/M in · $0.47/M out; tools + vision + reasoning",
      "example": {
        "via": "direct",
        "endpoint": "https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1/chat/completions",
        "curl": "curl https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1/chat/completions \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Bearer $DASHSCOPE_API_KEY\" \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -d '{\"model\":\"qwen3.8-omni-flash\",\"messages\":[{\"role\":\"user\",\"content\":\"Hello\"}]}'"
      }
    }
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  "help": "Params: ?task=code|chat|reasoning|vision|fast|generic · ?budget=cheap|standard|premium · ?needs=tools,vision,reasoning,pdf,structured_outputs · ?provider=anthropic"
}