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Crouton Alpha is a lightweight model built for scalable coding, agentic, and multimodal workflows. It's ideal for executing agentic sub-tasks, tool use, and document analysis in high-volume, repeated work. Developers...
This model is free to use - no API costs
40
Score Trend
40/100
14-day history
API Pricing
Free
Context Window
1.0M
943.7K max output
#178range #156-#200Top 41%
#1#436
Signal Overview
Score Breakdown
| Signal | Strength | Weight | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilitiesjust now | 83 | 30% | +25.0 |
| Pricingjust now | 100 | 25% | +25.0 |
| Recencyjust now | 100 | 15% | +15.0 |
| Context Windowjust now | 96 | 15% | +14.3 |
| Output Capacityjust now | 96 | 15% | +14.3 |
Capabilities
Reasoning
Vision
Function Calling
JSON Mode
Streaming
Web Search
Image Output
Modalities
Input
text
image
video
file
audio
Output
text
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Frequently Asked Questions
Crouton Alpha by stealth excels in the Coding category, where it ranks #178 with a composite score of 40/100. Crouton Alpha is a lightweight model built for scalable coding, agentic, and multimodal workflows. It's ideal for executing agentic sub-tasks, tool use, and document analysis in high-volume, repeated work. Developers... It is particularly strong in areas highlighted by its top benchmark performance and adoption metrics, making it suitable for both individual developers and enterprise teams looking for a reliable coding solution.
Crouton Alpha is priced at $0.00 per million input tokens and $0.00 per million output tokens (USD). Contact the provider for volume discounts and enterprise pricing. Pricing is competitive within the coding category and reflects the model's quality-to-cost ratio.
In the Coding category, Crouton Alpha holds rank #178 out of 436 models tracked. Its quality rank is #178 and adoption rank is #178. You can use our comparison tool at /compare to see detailed side-by-side metrics with specific alternatives. Key differentiators include its composite scoring across benchmarks, community sentiment, and real-world adoption rates.
Crouton Alpha has been evaluated across 5 different signals. Its strongest areas include Capabilities (83/100), Pricing (100/100), Context Window (96/100). These scores are derived from industry-standard benchmarks, community ratings, and real-world performance metrics. The composite score of 40/100 reflects a weighted combination of all tracked signals.
Crouton Alpha is available as a free, open-source model. You can run it locally or use it through various hosting providers. Some API providers may charge for hosted inference, so check individual provider pricing.
Crouton Alpha supports a 1,049K token context window (1,048,576 tokens total). That translates to roughly 786,432 words in a single prompt. This is large enough to process entire codebases, research papers, or long conversation histories in one shot.
Crouton Alpha can generate up to 944K output tokens (943,718 tokens) per response. That is roughly 707,789 words. This is enough for generating complete code files, detailed reports, or long-form content in a single response.
Crouton Alpha supports image understanding (vision), function/tool calling, structured JSON output, extended reasoning/chain-of-thought, streaming responses. Function calling lets you integrate it with external APIs and tools programmatically. Vision support means it can analyze images, screenshots, and diagrams alongside text. These capabilities determine which workflows and integrations the model can handle natively.
Crouton Alpha was developed by stealth. It was released on November 3, 2026. You can access it through stealth's API. Check our provider page for all models from stealth and how they compare against each other.
Pick Crouton Alpha when you need a budget-friendly option for high-volume, simpler tasks where you prioritize cost over peak performance. If your task is straightforward text completion or classification, a cheaper model might give you 90% of the quality at a fraction of the price. Run a quick benchmark on your actual use case before committing.
You can access Crouton Alpha through stealth's API using standard HTTP requests or their official SDK. Most providers support OpenAI-compatible endpoints, so switching between models often requires changing just the model name in your API call. Streaming is supported for real-time token-by-token output. For production use, implement proper error handling, rate limiting, and cost monitoring.
Key Info
Data updated: Nov 3, 2026
Pricing Tools
Access & Availability
Hosted APIAvailable
PlaygroundAvailable
Open weightsNo
Hugging FaceNot listed
Pricing
Free
Why This Rank
+Capabilities
+Pricing
+Recency
+Context Window