MagmaRouter vs Featherless
Featherless is a subscription host for open Hugging Face models, running them itself. For a huge open and uncensored catalogue at a predictable monthly price it is the better tool. MagmaRouter is pay-as-you-go, sells a short line of uncensored models that all call tools, and caps hard.
Facts checked September 2026 against Featherless’s own site, docs and policies.
| MagmaRouter | Featherless | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Hosted gateway for one uncensored, tool capable model line (Xploded). | A serverless host that runs open Hugging Face models itself (plus dedicated GPUs). |
| Pricing | Pay as you go, $5 minimum top-up, no subscription required. | Subscription, not pure pay as you go. Chat $25/month flat (human chat only, no API/app/resale). Developer from $50/month of per-token credits (API and agents allowed, resale No). Business is custom. |
| OpenAI-compatible | Yes | Yes |
| Anthropic-compatible | Yes, /v1/messages (verified with Claude Code) | None documented |
| Uncensored / abliterated | Seven uncensored models, the Xploded line: GLM 5.3, GLM 5.3 Flash, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Lite 1017, MiMo V2.6 Flash, Qwen3.8 27B and Qwen3.8 27B Ultrafast. Every one calls tools. | Tens of thousands of open models, ~727 abliterated / uncensored / heretic variants, self-hosted |
| Prompt retention | No prompt or completion stored; model, tokens and cost kept 90 days; signed prompt-hash receipt | States prompts and completions are not logged or stored; collects usage counts; "Prompts stored: Never" on all plans |
| Per-key spend caps | Lifetime and monthly per-key caps, enforced by reserving the worst case and clamping max_tokens | Org credit-balance blocking and concurrency limits; no per-key dollar cap documented |
Where Featherless is the better choice
- Catalogue for open and uncensored models: tens of thousands of Hugging Face models including hundreds of abliterated and uncensored variants, versus MagmaRouter’s short Xploded line. Featherless hosts them all itself.
- Predictable cost for heavy use: $25/month flat with unlimited tokens for human chat, and Developer per-token rates with credits that never expire.
Where MagmaRouter is different
- No subscription on MagmaRouter: a $5 top-up and pay per token, and every model on the line calls tools, so it can drive Claude Code and other agents through the Anthropic endpoint, which Featherless does not document. MagmaRouter’s keys can also be built into apps, which the Featherless Chat plan forbids.
- MagmaRouter has per-key lifetime and monthly dollar caps with worst-case reservation and signed receipts; Featherless has org-level balance blocking and concurrency limits only.
The uncensored models MagmaRouter sells
If you are comparing Featherless because you want an uncensored or abliterated model API, these are the models on MagmaRouter: GLM 5.3 uncensored, GLM 5.3 Flash uncensored, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 abliterated, DeepSeek Flash Lite abliterated, MiMo V2.6 Flash abliterated, Qwen3.8 27B uncensored and Qwen3.8 27B Ultrafast uncensored. Every one calls tools, works in Claude Code through the Anthropic endpoint, and is priced per million tokens as listed on its model page.
| Model | What it is | Context | Price in / out | Supports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Xploded glm-5.3-xploded | GLM 5.3 uncensored API | 1M | $2.00 / $5.00 | tools, reasoning |
| GLM 5.3 Flash Xploded glm-5.3-flash-xploded | GLM 5.3 Flash uncensored API | 1M | $0.30 / $1.00 | tools, vision, reasoning |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Xploded deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017-xploded | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 abliterated API | 1M | $1.25 / $2.50 | tools, vision, reasoning |
| DeepSeek Flash Lite Xploded deepseek-v4.1-flash-lite-1017-xploded | DeepSeek Flash Lite abliterated API | 512K | $0.36 / $1.44 | tools, vision, reasoning |
| MiMo V2.6 Flash Xploded mimo-v2.6-flash-xploded | MiMo V2.6 Flash abliterated API | 1M | $1.00 / $2.00 | tools, vision, reasoning |
| Qwen3.8 27B Xploded qwen3.8-27b-xploded | Qwen3.8 27B uncensored API | 1M | $1.50 / $5.00 | tools, vision, reasoning |
| Qwen3.8 27B Ultrafast Xploded qwen3.8-27b-fast-xploded | Qwen3.8 27B Ultrafast uncensored API | 524K | $1.75 / $5.50 | tools, vision, reasoning |
FAQ
Which uncensored models does MagmaRouter sell?
MagmaRouter sells GLM 5.3 Xploded, GLM 5.3 Flash Xploded, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Xploded, DeepSeek Flash Lite Xploded, MiMo V2.6 Flash Xploded, Qwen3.8 27B Xploded, Qwen3.8 27B Ultrafast Xploded. The table above has the price and context for each.
Are these models abliterated or uncensored?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Xploded and DeepSeek Flash Lite Xploded and MiMo V2.6 Flash Xploded are abliterated: the refusal direction was removed from the weights. GLM 5.3 Xploded, GLM 5.3 Flash Xploded, Qwen3.8 27B Xploded, Qwen3.8 27B Ultrafast Xploded are uncensored: the refusal was trained back out. The abliterated vs uncensored page explains the difference.
Which one answers fastest?
MiMo V2.6 Flash Xploded usually starts answering in one to two seconds. The GLM 5.3 Flash model thinks before it answers, so its first word can take much longer.