Perceptron Mk1
Perceptron · released May 12, 2026
- Type
- Closed
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $1.50
- Cached
- None held
List price · per 1M tokens · Perceptron at 33K context · source ↗
Our take
Written Sep 2, 2026Perceptron Mk1 is a hosted-only text generator that accepts images and video alongside text, handling up to 32,768 tokens in a single request. With only two tracked offers and no benchmark scores, it suits teams who need multimodal input but can tolerate unverified quality.
Pick this for multimodal text, image and video inputs with moderate context needs, or when you want consistent pricing across providers. Skip it if you need measured quality data, price competition between hosts, or the ability to run locally.
The case for it
- Direct-host option discloses throughput at 30 tokens per second.
- Consistent pricing across both tracked offers.
The case against it
- No benchmark scores in our data, so quality is unverified.
- Closed ecosystem with no price competition between the two identical offers.
- Throughput undisclosed for the OpenRouter option.
How good is it?
We hold no score for this model.
So there is no figure here for everyday use, coding, agent work or writing. That is a gap in our data, not a low score.
Where to rent it
Prices checked 4 hours ago — each listing carries its own date.
Perceptron, through OpenRouter
The lab is also the cheapest we hold. The strip above and this offer are the same one, so nothing on this page undercuts Perceptron on 33K of context.
- per 1M tokens
- $0.15 in / $1.50 out
- Context served
- 33K
- Throughput
- ~8 tok/s
| Provider | In / out per 1M tokens | Context | Throughput | Trains on prompts | Logs prompts | Zero retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouterOpenRouter's own listing | $0.15 / $1.50checked 4 hours ago | 33K | not measured | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| PerceptronThrough OpenRouter | $0.15 / $1.50checked 4 hours ago | 33K8K max reply | 8 tok/s | No | No | Confirmed |
OpenRouterAcross the 2 listings we hold: 1 says it does not train on prompts, 0 say they do and 1 does not say. 1 appears in the zero-retention registry we check; the rest are unknown to us.
What each host's API supports
From the parameter list each endpoint publishes. Streaming is omitted: nothing we hold reports it, for any model.
| Provider | Tool calling | JSON output | Strict schema |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouterOpenRouter's own listing | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| PerceptronThrough OpenRouter | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Tool calling: 0 of 2 listings say yes, 2 say no. JSON output: 0 of 2 listings say yes, 2 say no. Strict schema: 2 of 2 listings say yes.
Models people weigh against Perceptron Mk1
When we formed this view
Recent changes
What moved
first indexed by our pipelineEach date is the day we first saw the change, or the day the maker announced it.
What we do not know about this model yet
- No independent board has scored it, so we hold no quality figures at all.
- Nothing we hold says whether an endpoint streams, so we do not show it either way.
- 1 of 2 listings does not say whether it trains on prompts.
- We hold no cached-input rate for any of its listings.
- We hold no batch or off-peak rate for any of its listings.
Licence and identifiers
What the licence allowsWe hold no licence record for this model. Inside are the identifiers you need to pull it — its Hugging Face repo where we have one, our slug and a machine-readable card.
Licence
We hold no licence record for this model, and no record of published weights either — so we can neither summarise its terms nor point you at the weights.
Identifiers
- Takes in, gives back
- Text, images and video in, text out
- Catalogue slug
- perceptron-perceptron-mk1