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Intelligencewithoutunnecessarylimits.

Access powerful abliterated AI models through a single, developer-friendly inference API. Built for agents, automation, security research, and businesses that need greater control.

Live as a limited private beta. Applications are reviewed and access is granted in batches.

Your applicationclient.chat.completions.create()
HummingRelayauth · model selection · billing
partner inferencebeta
additional providersroadmap
dedicated GPUsroadmap

One key and one endpoint in front of external inference partners. Multi-provider routing, automatic failover and dedicated capacity are on the roadmap — not available at beta launch.

01 / Model catalog

Abliterated models. One string to switch.

Three abliterated models with refusal behaviour removed, served behind the same API: fast reasoning for agent loops and volume, efficient general-purpose inference, and a larger model for advanced reasoning. Every endpoint is one model parameter away from the next.

Fast reasoningPrivate beta

Model Zero

model: "model-zero"

Fast, low-cost reasoning tuned for agent loops, tool calls and high-volume pipelines.

  • Agentic workflows
  • Tool use
  • High-volume automation
Input · 1M tokens
$0.50
Cached input · 1M tokens
$0.10
Output · 1M tokens
$1.00
Bonus credits
Apply
Context window
TBA
Throughput
Not yet measured
Time to first token
Not yet measured
General purposePrivate beta

Model One Flash

model: "model-one-flash"

Efficient general-purpose inference for everyday production traffic.

  • Chat & assistants
  • Extraction
  • Classification
Input · 1M tokens
$0.40
Cached input · 1M tokens
$0.10
Output · 1M tokens
$1.00
Bonus credits
Apply
Context window
TBA
Throughput
Not yet measured
Time to first token
Not yet measured
Advanced reasoningPrivate beta

Model One

model: "model-one"

Our larger model for advanced reasoning and long, complex tasks.

  • Multi-step reasoning
  • Code analysis
  • Research
Input · 1M tokens
$1.50
Cached input · 1M tokens
$0.30
Output · 1M tokens
$3.00
Bonus credits
Paid credits only
Context window
TBA
Throughput
Not yet measured
Time to first token
Not yet measured

Rates are launch prices in USD per 1M tokens, paid from prepaid credits. Cached input is prompt tokens served from cache. Context windows and speed are published per model only after they're measured on production infrastructure — no numbers until then.

02 / Developer experience

Keep your SDK. Change three lines.

HummingRelay speaks the OpenAI Chat Completions format. If your stack already talks to OpenAI, migration is a base URL, a key and a model name.

  1. Point the base URL

    Set base_url to the HummingRelay endpoint. Your existing OpenAI client library does the rest.

  2. Authenticate with one key

    A single API key covers every model in the catalog. Keys are issued to approved beta accounts.

  3. Pick a model

    Swap model between Model Zero, Model One Flash and Model One without touching anything else.

  4. Get a standard response

    Same response object, same usage fields — so your parsing, logging and cost tracking keep working.

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.hmbrd.dev/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["HUMMINGRELAY_API_KEY"],  # hr_live_...
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="model-zero",
    messages=[
        {"role": "system", "content": "You are a security analyst on an authorized engagement."},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Review this nginx config for misconfigurations: ..."},
    ],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)
Response shape · OpenAI format
{
  "id": "chatcmpl-…",
  "object": "chat.completion",
  "model": "model-zero",
  "choices": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "message": { "role": "assistant", "content": "1. server_tokens is on …" },
      "finish_reason": "stop"
    }
  ],
  "usage": { "prompt_tokens": …, "completion_tokens": …, "total_tokens": … }
}

Parameters, streaming, billing and every error code are in the API documentation →

03 / Why HummingRelay

Infrastructure, not another chatbot.

HummingRelay is the layer between your code and the models: auth, model selection, billing and — over time — routing and privacy controls. Here is exactly what the beta has today and what comes after.

In the beta today

Beta
  • Abliterated model access

    Specialised models with refusal behaviour removed at the weights level — for workloads where blanket refusals break the job.

  • One OpenAI-compatible API

    One base URL, one key, one request format. Point your existing OpenAI SDK at HummingRelay and change the model string.

  • Prepaid, pay-per-token billing

    Top up credits and pay only for the tokens you use, at published per-model rates — one balance instead of one bill per upstream.

  • Private B2B onboarding

    Direct onboarding for companies: custom volume, procurement questions and dedicated deployment discussions.

On the roadmap

Planned
  • Multi-provider routing

    Requests are routed across partner inference providers by availability, performance and cost, so you are not tied to one upstream.

  • Automatic failover

    Transparent fallback to another provider when an upstream degrades — no retry logic in your code.

  • PII detection & redaction

    Optional middleware that detects, redacts or tokenises personal data before a request leaves HummingRelay for an external provider.

  • Dedicated GPU capacity

    Self-hosted inference on dedicated hardware for customers who need isolation or guaranteed throughput.

Acceptable use

Unrestricted inference is not unrestricted usage.

Abliterated models remove blanket refusals so legitimate work stops getting blocked. Accounts are still bound by our Acceptable Use Policy: no illegal activity, no attacks on systems you are not authorised to test, no abuse of third parties. Access is reviewed, and keys are revoked for violations.

Read the policy
04 / Use cases

Built for work that keeps getting refused.

Agents

AI agents & automation

Build autonomous workflows that need consistent model behaviour — without a tool-calling loop stalling on an unnecessary refusal halfway through a run.

  • Tool use
  • Long-running pipelines
  • Batch jobs
Security

Security research

Support authorised penetration testing, defensive research and security automation, where mainstream models routinely refuse to discuss the very thing you are defending against.

  • Authorised pentesting
  • Detection engineering
  • Triage automation
Enterprise

Enterprise AI

Integrate specialised models into internal systems behind one vendor relationship, with configurable access and privacy controls as they roll out.

  • Internal tooling
  • Private onboarding
  • One prepaid balance
Research

Research & experimentation

Evaluate model behaviour, study alignment and refusal mechanics, and compare abliterated models side by side through one interface.

  • Alignment studies
  • Evals
  • Red-teaming
05 / Pricing

Prepaid credits. Pay per token.

No subscription and no monthly fee. Pick a one-off top-up pack — the bigger the pack, the bigger the bonus — and every request is deducted at the published per-model rates. During the beta, top-ups are applied by our team; there is no self-serve checkout.

Just Try

Once per account — a small first top-up to try the API.

$2one-off
  • $3 lands on your balance
  • +$1 bonus credit (50%)
  • Once per account
Apply for access →

Prime

One-off top-up, no subscription.

$20one-off
  • $23 lands on your balance
  • +$3 bonus credit (15%)
Apply for access →

Ultima

One-off top-up, no subscription.

$100one-off
  • $120 lands on your balance
  • +$20 bonus credit (20%)
Apply for access →

Scale

One-off top-up, no subscription.

$500one-off
  • $650 lands on your balance
  • +$150 bonus credit (30%)
  • Direct line to the team on Telegram
  • Early access to new models
  • 5× request rate limit (600 per minute per key)
Apply for access →

Any other amount from $1 works too: +15% bonus from $20, +20% from $100, +30% from $500; no bonus below $20.

The bonus part is bonus credit: spent first, valid on Model Zero and Model One Flash, not on Model One. Top-ups are final: no refunds, no withdrawals. Credits do not expire monthly.

01 · Top up

Pick a pack or any amount

Message our team on Telegram and it lands on your balance. Credits stay there until you use them.

02 · Call any model

Pay only for tokens

Every request is metered in input, cached input and output tokens and deducted at that model's rate. Bonus credit is spent first, except on paid-only models.

03 · One balance

No upstream accounts

You pay HummingRelay only — never a separate bill per inference provider.

06 / Private beta

Apply for early access.

HummingRelay launches as a limited-access service. Every application is reviewed, and access is provided gradually as capacity comes online.

Applying as
Workload, team, and why current models fall short.
Interested in · optional

We only use these details to review your application and contact you about the beta. See the Privacy Policy.

07 / FAQ

Straight answers. Plainly put.

01What are abliterated models?

Abliteration is a technique that identifies the internal direction a model uses to represent refusal and removes it from the weights. The result keeps the base model's knowledge and capabilities but stops issuing reflexive, blanket refusals.

It is not a jailbreak or a prompt trick — the change is in the model itself, so behaviour is consistent.

02How is HummingRelay different from traditional AI APIs?

Mainstream APIs serve aligned models that refuse whole categories of legitimate work — security research, red-teaming, frank analysis. HummingRelay serves abliterated variants behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, with a single key and a single prepaid balance across models and providers.

03Is the API OpenAI-compatible?

Yes — it follows the OpenAI Chat Completions format, so the official OpenAI SDKs work by changing the base URL, API key and model name. Streaming, tool calls and the supported parameters are covered in the API documentation.

04Which models are supported?

We're starting with three abliterated models: Model Zero, fast reasoning for agent loops and high-volume work; Model One Flash, efficient general-purpose inference; and Model One, a larger model for advanced reasoning. Per-token rates are listed in the model catalog; context windows and speed are published once measured on production infrastructure.

05How does billing work?

There is no subscription. You top up prepaid credits with a one-off pack — Just Try, Prime, Ultima or Scale — or any other amount, and each request is metered in tokens and deducted from your balance at the published per-model rates for input, cached input and output. Larger top-ups carry a larger bonus; see Pricing. During the beta, access is by application and top-ups are applied by our team on Telegram rather than through self-serve checkout.

Bonus credit — from a top-up bonus, an invite or our team — is spent before paid credit on every model except Model One, which is billed to paid credits only. Top-ups are final — we do not refund or pay out credit, paid or bonus — and credits do not expire monthly. The full rules are in the Terms of Service.

06Can businesses request private inference?

Yes. Select “Company” in the application and describe your requirements — volume, compliance questions, deployment constraints. Dedicated deployments on reserved capacity are on our roadmap and we're actively talking to companies about them.

07How is customer data handled?

During the beta, requests are forwarded to external inference partners to be processed. We collect what we need to authenticate, bill and operate the service, and we don't sell customer data.

We're not making zero-logging or isolation claims we can't yet back up. Optional PII detection and redaction before requests reach providers is on the roadmap. The details are in the Privacy Policy.

08When will the private beta become available?

It is open now, by invitation. Applications are reviewed in order and access is granted in small batches, so there is no fixed waiting time. Apply below and we'll contact you through the channel you provide.

Be in the first cohort.

Private beta access is granted in small batches. Tell us what you're building — it takes two minutes.