How much does Perceptron Mk1 cost?

Perceptron Mk1 is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.17 per 1M input tokens and $1.65 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.

What can Perceptron Mk1 do?

Perceptron Mk1 supports Vision.

Is Perceptron Mk1 free to use?

Perceptron Mk1 is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.

How do I use Perceptron Mk1 via the API?

Perceptron Mk1 is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID perceptron-mk1 with your Api.Airforce API key.

Who makes Perceptron Mk1?

Perceptron Mk1 is Perceptron's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Perceptron Mk1

API model name: perceptron-mk1

Perceptron Mk1 is Perceptron's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Capabilities include Vision. It is priced at $0.17 per million input tokens and $1.65 per million output tokens. That is below the provider's $0.15 official input rate. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$0.17

Output / 1M tokens

$1.65

Official input rate

$0.15

Official output rate

$1.50

Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.

Specifications

Provider: Perceptron
Type: chat model

Capabilities

Vision

What is Perceptron Mk1 used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
Image understanding — analyze photos, screenshots, charts and scanned documents.

Perceptron Mk1 vs. similar models

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
Perceptron Mk1	—	—	$0.17	$1.65
Perceptron Mk1.5	—	—	$0.17	$1.65
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite	22.2	—	$0.25	$2.06
Gemini 3.6 Flash	34.0	—	$1.23	$6.17

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

Perceptron Mk1 — frequently asked questions

How much does Perceptron Mk1 cost?: Perceptron Mk1 is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.17 per 1M input tokens and $1.65 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can Perceptron Mk1 do?: Perceptron Mk1 supports Vision.
Is Perceptron Mk1 free to use?: Perceptron Mk1 is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Perceptron Mk1 via the API?: Perceptron Mk1 is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID perceptron-mk1 with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Perceptron Mk1?: Perceptron Mk1 is Perceptron's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use Perceptron Mk1 via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass perceptron-mk1 as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "perceptron-mk1",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="perceptron-mk1",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "perceptron-mk1",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);