Evidence suggesting Quasar Alpha is OpenAI's new model
a year ago
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- Quasar Alpha is a mysterious new AI model announced by OpenRouter, designed to gather community feedback.
- Strong evidence suggests Quasar Alpha is owned by OpenAI, including matching tool call ID formats and API specifications.
- Quasar Alpha has become the #1 AI model on OpenRouter for computer programming usage.
- The model supports a 'name' field in the message object, a feature currently only available with xAI and OpenAI.
- Speculations suggest Quasar Alpha might be OpenAI's o4-mini-low model under a different name.
- Usage of Quasar Alpha is surging, especially in AI coding applications like Roo Code and Cline.
- The model ranks in the top 10 across five different categories on OpenRouter.
- Quasar Alpha is considered solid but not state-of-the-art, possibly aiming to be fast, cheap, and smart enough for the AI coding market.
- Quasar Alpha is now available for trial on Kilo Code.