{"id":97,"date":"2026-05-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agentura.ro\/blog\/free-models-or-bring-your-own\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T10:33:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:33:26","slug":"free-models-or-bring-your-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agentura.ro\/blog\/free-models-or-bring-your-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Free models \u2014 or bring your own (even Claude)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"agx-lede\">The model behind your agent shouldn&#8217;t be a cage. On Agentura, it&#8217;s a dropdown.<\/p>\n<h2>Strong open models, included<\/h2>\n<p>Every agent you build can run on a high-quality open model at <strong>no per-token cost<\/strong>. We include capable families like <strong>Qwen<\/strong>, <strong>GLM<\/strong>, <strong>Kimi<\/strong> and <strong>MiniMax<\/strong> \u2014 the kind of models that handle real support conversations and real work, not toy demos. For most agents, that&#8217;s all you need, and there&#8217;s no per-message charge to run them.<\/p>\n<p>This matters because it changes the math. Instead of paying per token on every reply, included models draw on a generous monthly token allowance that comes with your plan \u2014 so you can run a whole team of agents on the same predictable bill.<\/p>\n<h2>Need a frontier model? Bring your own<\/h2>\n<p>Some jobs call for the absolute top of the line. When they do, you&#8217;re not stuck with our menu \u2014 you can <strong>bring your own provider<\/strong>. Plug in your own account and route an agent to a frontier model, including <strong>your own Claude subscription<\/strong>. Usage on a provider you bring runs on your own account, outside the included allowance.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Use an included open model where it&#8217;s good enough, and your own frontier provider where it counts. The choice stays yours, agent by agent.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>One dropdown per agent<\/h2>\n<p>Model selection happens exactly where you&#8217;d expect: each agent&#8217;s model is chosen <strong>from a dropdown<\/strong>. Want your front-line support agent on a fast included model and your analysis agent on something heavier you brought yourself? Set each one independently \u2014 the change hot-reloads, with no config files and no redeploys. Pick the model that fits the job.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Run most agents on included open models with no per-token cost, drawing on your plan&#8217;s monthly allowance.<\/li>\n<li>Point specific agents at your own frontier provider when the task demands it.<\/li>\n<li>Change your mind later \u2014 switch an agent&#8217;s model whenever you like.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>No lock-in, fully accounted for<\/h2>\n<p>All model traffic \u2014 included or your own \u2014 routes through a <strong>metering proxy<\/strong>, so usage is always visible and accounted for in one place. That&#8217;s the quiet benefit of this design: flexibility on the front end, consistency on the back end. You&#8217;re never trapped with a single vendor&#8217;s pricing, and you never lose sight of what&#8217;s actually being used.<\/p>\n<p>The principle is simple. Your agents, your models, <strong>no vendor lock-in<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/agentura.ro\/\">Choose the right model for every agent \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Run high-quality open models (Qwen, GLM, Kimi, MiniMax) at zero per-token cost, or bring your own provider \u2014 even your Claude subscription. 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