Model provider4 modelsUS

Arcee AI

Small language models and model merging.

StatusOperational Live status
LLMAPI discountUp to −25%
Models on LLMAPI4
From$3.47 / 1M blended
RegionsUS
Fastest model446 tok/s

Verdict

Arcee AI specializes in training efficient small language models and offers tooling for model merging and continual pre-training. Through LLMAPI you reach 4 Arcee AI models on the same OpenAI-compatible endpoint as every other provider, so switching between them is a one-string change.

Good fit for

  • Text Generation
  • Open-Weight Models
  • Best for Local Deployment
  • Self-Hosted / On-Premise
  • Fine-Tunable Models
  • Most Transparent

Consider another provider for

  • No code generation models in this catalog
  • No image generation models in this catalog
  • No vision models in this catalog
  • No video generation models in this catalog

Key facts

Where a provider does not document something we say so rather than guess. Everything LLMAPI records about Arcee AI, in one table.

Overview

ProviderArcee AI
Websitearcee.ai
Best forSmall, fine-tuned models and continual pre-training
Models on LLMAPI4
Popular modelsArcee Maestro, Arcee Blitz, Arcee Spotlight, Arcee Trinity

Access & routing

API compatibilityOpenAI-compatible — /v1/chat/completions
Model ID prefixarcee-ai/<model>
RegionsUS
FallbackConfigurable — on 429 or 5xx the router switches to any other model or provider on your list
BillingOne invoice across every provider, with per-key spend limits
Volume discountEligible

Performance (median across listed models)

Blended price / 1M$6.07

Modality

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Privacy & data

Inference locationUS
Data residencyNot documented by the provider
Default retentionNot documented by the provider
Zero-data retentionNot documented by the provider
Training on API dataNot documented by the provider
Human reviewNot documented by the provider

Compliance & lifecycle

CertificationsNot documented by the provider
Deprecation noticeNot documented by the provider
Operational statusOperational Live status

Prices and context from the OpenRouter public catalogue; uptime and output speed from OpenRouter provider endpoints; quality scores from LiveBench. Refreshed nightly — last updated 2026-09-29. — means no figure is published for that model.

Best Arcee AI models

A quick view of how Arcee AI 's 4 models compare on intelligence, output speed and price — so you can pick the right one for your use case.

Most intelligent

#1Arcee Blitz40
#2Arcee Spotlight35
#3Arcee Trinity30
#4Arcee Maestro24

Intelligence index · 4 models

Fastest

#1Arcee Trinity446 t/s
#2Arcee Maestro439 t/s
#3Arcee Blitz300 t/s
#4Arcee Spotlight209 t/s

Output tokens / second · 4 models

Lowest price

#1Arcee Trinity$3.47
#2Arcee Maestro$3.81
#3Arcee Blitz$8.33
#4Arcee Spotlight$11.49

Blended price per 1M tokens · 4 models

Compared with other hosts

How Arcee AI sits against the rest of the catalog, using the same measurements shown on every provider page.

  • Price. Median blended price of $6.07 per 1M tokens — 1% below the $6.13 median across all 50 providers in the catalog.
  • Throughput. Median output speed of 370 tokens/s, 6% faster than the 348 tok/s catalog median.
  • Catalog depth. 4 models listed, against a catalog average of 5 per provider.
  • Integration. Identical to every other provider here — same endpoint, same SDK, same keys, so a switch costs one string change.

Median blended price per 1M tokens

lower is better
Arcee AI$6.07
SambaNova$6.20
Wafer$6.22
Alibaba Cloud$6.23
Google$6.31
Baseten$5.75

Median output speed

higher is better
Arcee AI369 tok/s
SambaNova954 tok/s
Wafer303 tok/s
Alibaba Cloud150 tok/s
Google239 tok/s
Baseten556 tok/s

Figures are medians across the models listed on each provider page and are refreshed with the catalog.

Models & pricing

Every Arcee AI model reachable with your LLMAPI key. Click a column heading to sort.

ModelAPI model name
Arcee Maestroarcee-ai/arcee-maestro
Arcee Blitzarcee-ai/arcee-blitz
Arcee Spotlightarcee-ai/arcee-spotlight
Arcee Trinityarcee-ai/arcee-trinity

Price is a blended per-1M-token figure; latency is time to first token and throughput is output tokens per second, measured on the LLMAPI edge.

Cost calculator

Pick a model, enter your traffic, and see the monthly bill at LLMAPI rates.

Estimates use the blended per-1M-token price shown in the table above. Word counts differ by language — Cyrillic and CJK text uses 2–3× more tokens per word.

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Arcee AI via LLMAPI

Same models, same features, one key. Prefix the model ID with arcee-ai/ and point your OpenAI client at our base URL.

# Python · OpenAI SDK
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.llmapi.ai/v1",
    api_key="LLMAPI_KEY",
)

r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="arcee-ai/arcee-maestro",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
PricingEligible for LLMAPI volume discounts; billed on one invoice with every other provider.
FeaturesFull pass-through — tool calling, JSON schema, streaming, vision and reasoning behave exactly as on Arcee AI’s own API.
FallbackConfigurable. On 429 or 5xx the router switches to any model or provider on your fallback list.
RegionsUS
Your dataLLMAPI stores request metadata only — model, token counts, latency and status. No prompt or completion content.

Capabilities & use cases

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Developer resources

Where to go next.

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Questions

How do I call Arcee AI models through LLMAPI?

Point any OpenAI-compatible client at https://api.llmapi.ai/v1 and use the model ID arcee-ai/arcee-maestro. No other change is needed.

Does Arcee AI cost more through LLMAPI?

No. This provider is eligible for LLMAPI volume discounts, so heavy usage lands below list price.

Which regions are used?

US

What happens if the provider returns an error?

On 429 or 5xx responses the router falls back to any other model or provider on your configured list, so requests keep succeeding.

How many Arcee AI models are available?

4 at the moment, all listed in the models table above and updated as the provider ships new ones.