by Prime Intellect

Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3.

text open weights 131K ctx
Cheapest input
$0.2/M
on OpenRouter
Cheapest output
$1.1/M
on OpenRouter
Fastest
118 tok/s
on OpenRouter
Hosted equiv.
~$0.4/hr
@ 100 tok/s on OpenRouter

INTELLECT-3 is a 106B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model (12B active) post-trained from GLM-4.5-Air-Base using supervised fine-tuning (SFT) followed by large-scale reinforcement learning (RL). It offers state-of-the-art

Where to use it

Cheapest hosted endpoints.

Provider Access $/M in $/M out
OpenRouter api aggregator $0.2 $1.1 Launch ↗
Performance

Speed across providers.

Tokens/sec and time-to-first-token measured against the same prompt template on each provider's API.

Provider Tokens/sec TTFT Total
OpenRouter 117.9 2357 ms 3256 ms
FAQ

Frequently asked.

How do I run Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3?
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 is open-weight, so you can self-host on rented GPUs. See the Run It Yourself tab for GPU configurations + cost estimates, or use one of the hosted inference providers listed on this page.
Where can I access Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3?
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 is available via OpenRouter. Each access option lists its own pricing (per million tokens or hourly hosting).
How much does it cost to run Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3?
API pricing starts at $0.2/M input tokens and $1.1/M output tokens. Self-hosting cost depends on the GPU you rent — see the Run It Yourself tab.
Is Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 open-source or proprietary?
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 is open-weight under the license. You can download and self-host it.