Coding agents
How Much Does Cursor Cost per Month? Current Plans and API Costs
Compare Cursor’s monthly plan prices, annual billing, legacy plans, and how model usage and API charges can affect your budget.
AI model and infrastructure insights
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Model APIs
DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking: What It Means and Which API to Use
DeepSeek-V3.1’s “Thinking” was one of its two modes. Its original API mapping is now historical: current DeepSeek docs describe newer models and say legacy names point to V4 Flash, not V3.1.
Model APIs
GLM-5.1 Flash: Model Name, Capabilities, API, and Pricing
Looking for GLM-5.1 Flash? Z.AI documents GLM-5.1 and GLM-5.3-Flash as separate models. Compare their documented context, output limits, and API token pricing, then test the appropriate model through Z.AI’s standard API.
Model APIs
MiniMax M2 AI Model: Capabilities, API Access, and Production Fit
What MiniMax M2 is built for, what its published benchmarks show, and what to know about self-hosting, managed API access, hardware, and cost before choosing it.
Model APIs
Qwen Coder Plus: Capabilities, API Access, and Pricing
Identify Qwen3-Coder-Plus, review its documented capabilities and API pattern, and see what remains unconfirmed about regional tool support and route-specific pricing.
Model APIs
MiniMax Tool Use: Model Selection and API Support
Compare MiniMax models documented for tool calling, distinguish API support from self-hosting, and see which integration details to verify before choosing.
Model APIs
Kimi K2 Parameters: Model Size and K2.6 API Settings
Understand the difference between Kimi K2 model parameters, API request settings, and context length. See the documented K2.6 defaults and tool-calling constraints.
Pricing and plans
Grok 4 Heavy Free Trial: Availability, Price, and API Access
Find out what xAI’s documented Premium trial covers, why it doesn’t confirm a Grok 4 Heavy trial, and what public subscription and API pricing information says.
Model APIs
Can You Run a Grok Model Locally? Grok-1 vs. the Grok API
Yes—xAI has released open weights for Grok-1, but they are a raw base checkpoint, not a ready-made dialogue assistant. Compare local Grok-1 with the hosted Grok API and Grok-branded local setups.
Model APIs
DeepSeek-R1 AI Chat: Access, Model Fit, and API Options
Understand what “DeepSeek-R1 AI chat” means, when R1 may suit reasoning tasks, and which DeepSeek chat and API options are documented.
Model APIs
Qwen Coder API: Choose a Verified Access Route and Make a First Request
Connect to Alibaba Cloud Model Studio’s Qwen Coder API with a region-matched key and endpoint. Includes a Virginia cURL example and documented model limits.
Pricing and plans
Gemini 3 Pro API Cost: Historical Rates and Production Budgeting
Gemini 3 Pro Preview was shut down on March 9, 2026. See its reported historical API rates, why they are not a current production price, and how to estimate costs for a replacement model.
Model APIs
OpenAI GPT-5.2 API: Setup, Model ID, Limits, and Pricing
Set up a direct OpenAI GPT-5.2 API request in Python. Find documented model IDs, a Responses API example, capabilities, limits, pricing caveats, and how the direct API differs from OpenRouter.
Model APIs
Gemini 3 Pro model name: display name vs. API identifier
The original Gemini 3 Pro API model ID was gemini-3-pro-preview, but Google says it was shut down on March 9, 2026. For the documented Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, use gemini-3.1-pro-preview—subject to the API channel and preview status.
Pricing and plans
Is DeepSeek V3.1 Free? Chat, API Pricing, and What to Budget
DeepSeek advertises free chat with its latest model, but that does not mean V3.1 API access is free. See current API rates, billing conditions, and what to check before production use.
Model APIs
AI API Providers: How to Choose and Integrate One for Production
Shortlist AI API providers for text workloads, compare their integration interfaces and standard API rates, and add bounded timeout and retry handling to a first API request.
Model APIs
DeepSeek Think: What It Means and How to Use Thinking Mode in the API
“DeepSeek think” generally refers to Thinking Mode, not a separate API model. See the documented API controls, a Python example, and model pricing to guide a production evaluation.
Pricing and plans
Gemini 3 Pro Free Limits: API Status, App Access, and Costs
The original Gemini 3 Pro Preview API was shut down. Learn how that differs from Gemini app access, how to check available models and app limits, and where to verify a successor API’s pricing and quotas.
Video generation
Doubao Seedance: Which Model to Choose and How Its API Works
Compare Seedance 2.0 and 2.5 for video workflows, then review Volcano Ark’s documented Beijing API task flow and output-link retention conditions.
Inference economics
Qwen API Access and Deployment
Explore Qwen API access, model selection, usage costs, and when to consider managed access or private inference with Token Forge Cloud.
Inference economics
AI Infrastructure: A Practical Guide to LLM Inference
Explore AI infrastructure for LLM inference, including serving techniques, cost considerations, and Token Forge Cloud’s managed model APIs and private inference options.
Inference economics
AI APIs: A Practical Guide to Model Access and Inference Choices
Explore AI APIs, how they work, and what to weigh when choosing managed model access or private inference for your workload.
Inference economics
What Is an AI Model? An Enterprise Guide to Evaluation and Deployment
Learn what an AI model does, how to evaluate one for your business, and when to consider Token Forge Cloud Managed Model APIs or Private LLM Inference.
Inference economics
DeepSeek API: A Practical Evaluation Guide
Explore the DeepSeek API, from first-call testing and model fit to pricing, production operations, and deployment options with Token Forge Cloud.