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Crouton Alpha vs Xing4.0 29B A4B (free): API price, context & features · api14

Crouton Alpha vs XingChen: Xing4.0 29B A4B (free)

A side-by-side comparison of Crouton Alpha (Free) and XingChen: Xing4.0 29B A4B (free) (Free) using current USD prices and capabilities from the api14 catalog. Both run through the same OpenAI-compatible API.

Specifications

	Crouton Alpha	XingChen: Xing4.0 29B A4B (free)
Provider	Stealth	XingChen
Context window	1,048,576	262,144
Max output	943,718	235,929
Input	text, image, video, file, audio	text
Output	text	text
Tool calling
Structured output
Reasoning control
Added	Nov 3, 2026	Oct 16, 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 "stealth/crouton-alpha" to "xingchen-agi/xing4.0-29b-a4b:free" and prompts, streaming and tools keep working.

Crouton Alpha details & playground →XingChen: Xing4.0 29B A4B (free) 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": "xingchen-agi/xing4.0-29b-a4b:free",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Explain vector databases in two sentences."
    }
  ]
});
console.log(result.choices[0].message.content);

Crouton Alpha vs XingChen: Xing4.0 29B A4B (free)

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