July 31 post-train of V4-Flash. MIT 284B/13B MoE at $0.14/$0.28, Intelligence ~52. Artificial Analysis's cheapest $ per index task among current models.
“The August 2026 price-performance pick.”
Best default for Indian bootstrapped backends if China-hosted API is acceptable, else self-host.
Training data policy: N/A — open weights. Self-host for full control.
DPDP Act (India): Self-host in India for full DPDP compliance.
Data residency: Self-hosted
Self-host in India