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Recursive: Flint (free) — pricing & benchmarks

By recursive · Updated 2026-11-08 · Open weights · apache-2.0cheap high-volumestep-by-step reasoningopen weights / self-hostable

Recursive: Flint (free) costs $0 per 1M input tokens and $0 per 1M output tokens, with a 262K context window. It is best suited for cheap high-volume, step-by-step reasoning, open weights / self-hostable, and is available through one OpenAI-compatible Appmo API key.
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What Recursive: Flint (free) is used for

Recursive: Flint (free) is best suited for cheap high-volume, step-by-step reasoning, open weights / self-hostable. Access it through one Appmo API key alongside 452 other models — Appmo's optimizer can route to it automatically when it is the best value for a request. Weights: huggingface.co/RecursiveSI/flint.

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Use it via the Appmo API (OpenAI-compatible)

curl https://appmo.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APPMO_KEY" \
  -d '{"model":"recursive/flint-v1.0:free","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'

FAQ

How much does Recursive: Flint (free) cost?
Recursive: Flint (free) costs $0 per 1M input tokens and $0 per 1M output tokens ($0 blended), as of 2026-11-08. Prices are expected to fall as competition increases.

What is Recursive: Flint (free) best for?
Recursive: Flint (free) is best suited for cheap high-volume, step-by-step reasoning, open weights / self-hostable.

How do I use Recursive: Flint (free)?
Send requests to Appmo's OpenAI-compatible endpoint with model id "recursive/flint-v1.0:free" and one API key — no separate provider account needed.

Is Recursive: Flint (free) open source?
Yes — its weights are public on Hugging Face (RecursiveSI/flint) under the apache-2.0 license; check the license terms before commercial use.

Can Recursive: Flint (free) create images?
No, Recursive: Flint (free) works with text.