ScaleDown: Summarize vs Crouton Alpha
A side-by-side comparison of ScaleDown: Summarize ($0.14 / 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
| ScaleDown: Summarize | Crouton Alpha | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ScaleDown | Stealth |
| Input | $0.14 / 1M tokens | - |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 1,048,576 |
| Max output | 4,000 | 943,718 |
| Input | text, image, file | text, image, video, file, audio |
| Output | text | text |
| Tool calling | ||
| Structured output | ||
| Reasoning control | ||
| Added | Oct 13, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
Key differences
- Only Crouton Alpha supports tool calling.
- Only Crouton Alpha supports structured JSON output.
- Only Crouton Alpha supports reasoning effort control.
Switch with one string
Both models use the same endpoint and request shape. Change the model value from "scaledown/summarize" to "stealth/crouton-alpha" and prompts, streaming and tools keep working.
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);
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