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LFM3-1.7B vs Crouton Alpha: API price, context & features · api14

LiquidAI: LFM3-1.7B vs Crouton Alpha

A side-by-side comparison of LiquidAI: LFM3-1.7B ($0.28 / 1M tokens) and Crouton Alpha (Free) using current USD prices and capabilities from the api14 catalog. Both run through the same OpenAI-compatible API.

Specifications

	LiquidAI: LFM3-1.7B	Crouton Alpha
Provider	LiquidAI	Stealth
Input	$0.28 / 1M tokens	-
Output	$0.70 / 1M tokens	-
Cache read	$0.07 / 1M tokens	-
Context window	262,144	1,048,576
Max output	8,192	943,718
Input	text	text, image, video, file, audio
Output	text	text
Tool calling
Structured output
Reasoning control
Added	Nov 6, 2026	Nov 3, 2026

Key differences

Crouton Alpha reads 4.0× more context (1,048,576 tokens).

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Both models use the same endpoint and request shape. Change the model value from "liquid/lfm-3-1.7b" to "stealth/crouton-alpha" and prompts, streaming and tools keep working.

LiquidAI: LFM3-1.7B details & playground →Crouton Alpha details & playground →

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api14.com/api/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.API14_API_KEY,
});

const result = await client.chat.completions.create({
  "model": "stealth/crouton-alpha",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Explain vector databases in two sentences."
    }
  ]
});
console.log(result.choices[0].message.content);

LiquidAI: LFM3-1.7B vs Crouton Alpha

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