> AI21 Labs
AI21 Labs is an established LLM vendor known for its Jamba model family. The developer platform (api.ai21.com) offers OpenAI-style endpoints for its high-performance models, with a trial credit for new accounts to explore its capabilities.
// pros
- First-party vendor, not a relay: models are authentic, no key-theft or model-downgrade risk
- Trial needs no credit card and offers generous rate limits (~200 RPM)
- 256K long context, reasonable OpenAI compatibility (native /studio/v1, also reachable via OpenRouter/GitHub Models)
// cons
- Essentially a paid cloud with a time/volume-limited trial: once the $10 or 3 months are gone you must pay; not long-term free
- Jamba clearly trails GPT-4/Claude on reasoning, coding and agentic benchmarks; not a primary thinking model
- Paid pricing is on the expensive side (~$2 in / $8 out per 1M tokens)
- Community notes occasionally inconsistent responses with stray paragraphs
Good for developers who want to briefly test Jamba's long context for free; it is only a short trial, cannot serve as a persistent free API, and paid use is average value.
community_reputation
AI21 is a well-known legitimate vendor; reputation is 'legit but weaker/pricier models'. The trial credit is real and usable, with no runaway/key-theft complaints.
imported analysis — independent third party, not Uprouter editorial · verify before relying on it
Value taken from the provider’s own published free-tier terms, expressed in USD.
note: $10 trial credit valid for 3 months for new accounts.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier (source-reported) | free | — | — | — | New accounts receive a $10 trial credit valid for 3 months; once exhausted or expired you must add billing info to continue. Trial rate limits are generous (~200 RPM / 10 RPS), no credit card required. |
| Jamba 1.5 Mini | payg | — | $0.050 | $0.200 | High-efficiency SSM-Transformer hybrid model. |
| Jamba 1.5 Large | payg | — | $2.00 | $8.00 | — |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamba Large (1.7) | — | — | — |
| Jamba Mini (1.7) | — | — | — |
| Jamba 1.6 Large | — | — | — |
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$ Does AI21 Labs have a free tier?
Yes — AI21 Labs offers a free tier that we value at roughly $10.00 in free credits. Always confirm current limits on AI21 Labs's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does AI21 Labs cost per 1M tokens?
AI21 Labs does not publish simple per-1M-token pricing (it may bill per request, per output, or via a subscription plan). Check their official pricing page for exact figures.
$ Is AI21 Labs safe to use?
Uprouter rates AI21 Labs as low risk. Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
$ Can I use AI21 Labs through Uprouter Connect?
Yes — AI21 Labs is Connect-compatible. Add your AI21 Labs API key in Uprouter Connect (encrypted at rest) and route requests to it through one OpenAI- and Claude-compatible API, optionally behind failover aliases. Uprouter meters the traffic in compute at the provider's listed rate.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
price_history
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live_status
full history →best-effort probes · not a guarantee · last 13h ago
| Checked | Status | Latency |
|---|---|---|
| 13h ago | up | 89ms |
| 14h ago | up | 105ms |
| 1d ago | up | 81ms |
| 2d ago | up | 110ms |
| 3d ago | up | 95ms |
| 4d ago | up | 83ms |
| 12d ago | up | 1636ms |
Uprouter runs its own probes; best-effort, not a guarantee. Probe results depend on our network location and cadence — for production, always use the provider’s own status page.
risk_&_confidence
Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
curl https://uprouter.online/api/connect/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer upr_live_YOUR_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{
"model": "jamba-large-1-7",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello via AI21 Labs" }]
}'Metered in Uprouter compute — the usage log shows which upstream served each request and its exact cost.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, Connect compatibility, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.