Swiss AI Initiative (EPFL, ETH Zurich, CSCS) · API pricing
Apertus API pricing
Apertus v1.5 70B, by Swiss AI Initiative (EPFL, ETH Zurich, CSCS), on one OpenAI-compatible API, billed per token from a prepaid balance — no subscription. From €0.1294 per 100k input tokens and €0.462 per 100k output tokens, margin and VAT included. It runs on EU-sovereign infrastructure.
- Models live
- 1
- Input from
- €0.1294
- per 100k tokens
- Output from
- €0.462
- per 100k tokens
- Largest context
- 100K
- Apertus v1.5 70B
Apertus API pricing per model
per 100k tokens · margin and VAT included · from our live catalog when this page is built
| Model | Input | Output | Cached in | Context | Max output | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apertus v1.5 70Bapertus-v1.5-70btoolsvision | €0.1294 | €0.4620 | — | 100K | 32K | EU sovereign |
Input, output and cached input are the prices debited from your prepaid balance per 100,000 tokens, margin and VAT included. Context is the window as served on Frontière AI; max output is the provider's cap on max_tokens (— when it sets none we know of). Tool calling is measured with a real call per model.
Apertus API cost calculator
Pick a model and a workload, or type your own token counts: the estimate uses the prices in the table above, margin and VAT included.
Example workload
Roughly 1,000 tokens ≈ 750 English words.
No discounted cache rate on this model: every input token is billed at the input rate.
Per request
€0.0036
Per day
€3.56
Per month
€106.72
30 days
A €10 top-up covers about 2,811 requests · Apertus v1.5 70B
Where the money goes
- Input€58.21 · 55%
- Output€48.51 · 45%
Estimate, margin and VAT included, from the prices on this page. You are billed on the tokens the provider reports for each call, debited from a prepaid balance — no subscription.
Call Apertus models
The API is OpenAI-compatible: keep your SDK, change base_url and the key, and pass the model id. One key covers the whole catalog.
curl https://getfrontiereai.eu/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FRONTIERE_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "apertus-v1.5-70b",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Bonjour"}]
}'import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://getfrontiereai.eu/api/v1",
api_key=os.environ["FRONTIERE_KEY"],
)
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
model="apertus-v1.5-70b",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Bonjour"}],
)
print(reply.choices[0].message.content)import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://getfrontiereai.eu/api/v1",
apiKey: process.env.FRONTIERE_KEY,
});
const reply = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "apertus-v1.5-70b",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Bonjour" }],
});
console.log(reply.choices[0].message.content);Frequently asked
How much does the Apertus API cost?
Apertus v1.5 70B costs €0.1294 per 100,000 input tokens and €0.462 per 100,000 output tokens on Frontière AI — margin and VAT included, that is the amount debited from your prepaid balance. The calculator on this page turns it into a monthly cost for your workload.
Which Apertus model has the largest context window?
Apertus v1.5 70B, with 100K tokens of context as served on Frontière AI.
Is the Apertus API hosted in Europe on Frontière AI?
Yes: the live model is labeled EU sovereign — Infomaniak (Switzerland) for Apertus v1.5 70B. Your prompts transit through our gateway, hosted by Vercel in Paris (a US company), without being stored.
Is there a subscription or a minimum spend?
No subscription. You top up a prepaid balance from €10 and each call is debited at the per-token price. Calls are refused once the balance reaches zero; a call already running can take it slightly below — deducted from your next top-up.
Do I need to change my code to call Apertus models?
No, if your code already uses an OpenAI SDK: point base_url at https://getfrontiereai.eu/api/v1, use a Frontière AI key and pass the model id, for example “apertus-v1.5-70b”. Streaming and tool calling are relayed as-is.
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Create an account, top up €10, change two lines of code.