Ox Alpha, a new reasoning model, has been made available. It is specifically designed for coding, sustained agentic work, and production workloads, excelling in long-horizon software engineering and complex reasoning tasks that integrate text and visual context.
The model is developed and operated by an anonymous third-party provider, with OpenRouter facilitating access. It was released on August 20, 2026, and is currently offered for free. The model provides a 1M context window.
Prompts and completions submitted to Ox Alpha are retained by the provider but are not used for training purposes. Performance metrics indicate a throughput of 57 tokens per second and a latency of 1.78 seconds. The model boasts high uptime and availability, with OpenRouter implementing load balancing to ensure continuous service.
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A new reasoning model named Ox Alpha, designed for coding and agentic work, has been released by an anonymous third-party provider through OpenRouter. The model is free, offers a 1M context window, and its prompts and completions are not used for training.