> AionLabs
Aion Labs provides specialized fine-tuned models for immersive roleplay and storytelling. Its API is OpenAI-compatible and features a long-term daily free allowance for developers, with higher tiers available upon account top-up.
// pros
- Permanent (not time-limited trial) daily free allowance; get a key and call it programmatically with no credit card
- OpenAI-compatible API (base URL https://api.aionlabs.ai/v1), easy to integrate
- Own roleplay/narrative models, 131K context and ~32K output; existence cross-verifiable on OpenRouter, not a wrapper
- Aion-RP 1.0 8B ranks highly in the RPBench-Auto character evaluation
// cons
- Free allowance is small (~20K tokens/day, 15 RPM), enough only for light trials
- Models focus on roleplay/creative writing, not general reasoning/coding strengths
- Exact free-tier caps not fully published officially; relies on third-party summaries
- Relatively niche vendor with little independent Chinese-community reputation
A good fit for developers building roleplay/narrative apps who want a persistent small free API; the quota is small and models are vertical, so look elsewhere for general use.
community_reputation
Aion Labs is a legitimate small vendor in the roleplay niche; its models are cross-verifiable on OpenRouter and similar channels. The free tier is real, with no runaway/key-theft complaints.
imported analysis — independent third party, not Uprouter editorial · verify before relying on it
How we estimated this: the free allowance is converted to a dollar value using the provider’s own pay-as-you-go rates for the models a typical developer would reach for. When the allowance is metered in requests, tokens or minutes rather than dollars, we assume median usage of the cheapest capable model. Because assumptions are involved, the figure carries the est. flag — treat it as an order of magnitude, not a quote.
note: Daily allowance of ~20K tokens equates to ~$0.50/mo in nominal value.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier (source-reported) | free | — | — | — | Permanent free tier, no credit card: a daily allowance of roughly 15 RPM and 20,000 tokens/day for agent jobs, the API and browser chat. |
| Free Tier | free | — | Free | Free | 15 RPM, 20K tokens per day; no credit card required. |
| Prepaid | payg | — | — | — | Unlocks higher limits; minimum $5 top-up. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| aion-2.5 | — | — | — |
| aion-1.0 | — | — | — |
| aion-1.0-mini | — | — | — |
| Aion-RP 1.0 8B | — | — | — |
| aion-2.0 | — | — | 131k |
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$ Does AionLabs have a free tier?
Yes — AionLabs offers a free tier that we value at roughly $0.50 in free credits (estimate — derived from rate-limited usage at pay-as-you-go prices). Always confirm current limits on AionLabs's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does AionLabs cost per 1M tokens?
AionLabs does not publish simple per-1M-token pricing (it may bill per request, per output, or via a subscription plan). Check their official pricing page for exact figures.
$ Is AionLabs safe to use?
Uprouter rates AionLabs as low risk. Rated low risk. a product exposing a free model endpoint with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
$ Can I use AionLabs through Uprouter Connect?
Yes — AionLabs is Connect-compatible. Add your AionLabs API key in Uprouter Connect (encrypted at rest) and route requests to it through one OpenAI- and Claude-compatible API, optionally behind failover aliases. Uprouter meters the traffic in compute at the provider's listed rate.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
price_history
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live_status
full history →best-effort probes · not a guarantee · last 13h ago
| Checked | Status | Latency |
|---|---|---|
| 13h ago | up | 190ms |
| 14h ago | up | 447ms |
| 1d ago | up | 454ms |
| 2d ago | up | 330ms |
| 3d ago | up | 170ms |
| 4d ago | up | 302ms |
| 12d ago | up | 983ms |
Uprouter runs its own probes; best-effort, not a guarantee. Probe results depend on our network location and cadence — for production, always use the provider’s own status page.
risk_&_confidence
Rated low risk. a product exposing a free model endpoint with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
curl https://uprouter.online/api/connect/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer upr_live_YOUR_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{
"model": "aion-2-5",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello via AionLabs" }]
}'Metered in Uprouter compute — the usage log shows which upstream served each request and its exact cost.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, Connect compatibility, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.