Model Tiers

Every model on ShuttleAI is assigned a tier that determines the minimum plan required to use it. Higher-tier models generally offer better reasoning, larger context windows, or are from frontier providers.

Tier breakdown

Free tier

Available to everyone — no plan required.

Model	Provider	Context	Notes
GPT-OSS 20B	OpenAI	131K	Lightweight open-source model
GPT-OSS 120B	OpenAI	131K	High-performance open-source model

Free-tier models are ideal for experimentation, prototyping, and lightweight tasks.

Basic tier

Requires the Basic plan ($10/mo) or higher.

Model	Provider	Context	Notes
ShuttleAI Auto	ShuttleAI	400K	Smart request router
GPT-5.2	OpenAI	400K	Latest GPT-5 series
Claude Haiku 4.5	Anthropic	200K	Fastest Anthropic model

Basic-tier models offer strong performance for everyday use at an affordable price.

Premium tier

Requires the Premium plan ($25/mo) or higher.

Model	Provider	Context	Notes
Claude Opus 4.6	Anthropic	200K	Most intelligent Anthropic model
Claude Sonnet 4.6	Anthropic	200K	Best speed/intelligence balance

Premium-tier models are frontier-level — the most capable models available.

The Scale plan ($75/mo) includes access to all models plus early access to beta models and higher rate limits. See Plans for details.

How tiers affect your usage

If your plan doesn’t include a model’s tier, the API returns a 403 error
You can always use models from lower tiers (e.g., Premium plans can use Free and Basic models)
Some models have a request multiplier that costs multiple requests per call

Checking model requirements

Use the verbose models endpoint to see tier requirements for each model:

curl https://api.shuttleai.com/v1/models/verbose \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer shuttle-xxx"

Each model includes a plan field indicating the minimum tier:

{
  "id": "claude-opus-4.6",
  "plan": "premium",
  "request_multiplier": 2.0,
  "permission": {
    "context_length": 200000,
    "max_output": 32000,
    "tool_calling": true
  }
}

View all models

See the complete, up-to-date model list with tiers at shuttleai.com/models.

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Tier breakdown

Free tier

Basic tier

Premium tier

How tiers affect your usage

Checking model requirements

View all models

​Tier breakdown

​Free tier

​Basic tier

​Premium tier

​How tiers affect your usage

​Checking model requirements

View all models

Tier breakdown

Free tier

Basic tier

Premium tier

How tiers affect your usage

Checking model requirements