Private by default, nothing to set up
Private AI,
below the lab's price.
Every request goes only to providers that keep nothing. One key for Claude, GPT, Gemini and 330+ more models, paid in ICHOR, the credit TLS stakers sell at 25% off.
- prompts stored
- 0
- models, one key
- 330+
The book is empty, so this mints new ICHOR at $1.06, about OpenRouter's price. The balance lands on your wallet's key as soon as it's mined.
- prompts stored
- 0
- models, one key
- 330+
Lethe
Your prompts go to Lethe.
Lethe is the river of forgetting in the myths around Elysium. Turn it on and what you ask is sealed, in your browser and inside the hardware that runs the model.
Nothing kept by default
We never store prompts or replies, and requests only go to providers that keep no data. The few models that can't are labelled, and stay off until you turn them on.
Sealed enclaves for open models
Lethe runs DeepSeek, Kimi and other open models inside hardware their host can't read. Anyone can check the attestation.
Sealed in your browser
In the chat, Lethe encrypts your messages before they leave the page. Not even Talos can read them.
Where your prompt goes
Cheap AI has to come from somewhere.
Here's where your prompt ends up, depending on who you buy it from.
Talos
Only to providers that keep nothing, or into a hardware enclave.
The gateway checks every request. There's nothing to set up.
Resold subscriptions
Through a stranger's personal account.
Routers that don't check
To any provider, including ones that keep your data or train on it.
What we keep
- Each request's model, cost and time, for 30 days. After that, only daily totals.
- A hash of your API key, never the key. You see the key once, when it's made.
What we never keep
- Your prompts and the replies
- Your chat history. It stays in your browser.
- Your IP address
- Your email address
Pricing
The price you see is the price you pay.
Per million output tokens, for a $20 purchase right now, every fee included.
| Model | The lab's price | OpenRouter | Talos, was labThrough Talos | Saving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GPT-6 Astraopenai/gpt-6-astra | $50.00 | $52.75 | $53.00$50.00 | None |
Claude Opus 5anthropic/claude-opus-5 | $25.00 | $26.38 | $26.50$25.00 | None |
Gemini 3.8 Flashgoogle/gemini-3.8-flash | $4.13 | $4.35 | $4.37$4.13 | None |
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813Lethedeepseek/deepseek-v4-pro-0813 Lethe | $4.44 | $4.68 | $4.71$4.44 | None |
Claude Fable 5.1Keeps dataanthropic/claude-fable-5.1 Keeps data | $50.00 | $52.75 | $53.00$50.00 | None |
Grok 4.6x-ai/grok-4.6 | $6.00 | $6.33 | $6.36$6.00 | None |
Claude Sonnet 5anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 | $10.00 | $10.55 | $10.60$10.00 | None |
Kimi K3Lethemoonshotai/kimi-k3 Lethe | $16.00 | $16.88 | $16.96$16.00 | None |
- LetheCan run sealed in an enclave
- Keeps dataOff until you turn it on
- Every other model keeps no data
Lab prices live from OpenRouter. The book is empty right now, so new ICHOR costs about the same as OpenRouter.
All 330+ models →- LetheCan run sealed in an enclave
- Keeps dataOff until you turn it on
- Every other model keeps no data
Lab prices live from OpenRouter. The book is empty right now, so new ICHOR costs about the same as OpenRouter.
See all 330+ models →Where the discount comes from
Stakers sell their spare credit. You buy it cheaper.
Stakers earn ICHOR
Every hour, TLS trading fees mint ICHOR for stakers. 1 ICHOR is $1 of usage at the lab's list price.
They list what they don't use
Spare ICHOR goes on the book at 25% off by default. Checkout always buys the cheapest first.
You spend it on any model
Your purchase becomes API balance in the same step, charged at the lab's list price with no markup.
0 ICHOR
$0 of usage on offer right now
$1.06
No purchases yet.
Switch in two lines
Keep your tools. Change two lines.
Talos speaks the OpenAI and Anthropic formats. Point your base URL at Talos, paste your key, and your agent keeps working on any model.
- Claude CodeCursorCodex
- OpenAI SDKAnthropic SDK
# ~/.zshrcexport ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://api.gettalos.xyz"export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="sk-talos-…"export ANTHROPIC_MODEL="anthropic/claude-opus-5" claude~/.zshrc. Model names are examples. Any OpenRouter model id works.
2 lines changed
For TLS holders
Every TLS trade pays stakers.Every ICHOR sold burns TLS.
Buybacks every hour
Trading fees buy TLS for the staking vault every hour, so each sTLS is worth more TLS over time, never less.
ICHOR every hour
While ICHOR is in demand, stakers earn it too. Use it for your own AI, or sell it. Sell and restake is on by default.
Usage burns TLS
Every ICHOR sale pays a 5% fee from the seller, or 2.5% when restaked. The fee buys TLS and burns it.
Unstaking takes 7 days. Leaving at once costs 10%: half is burned, half stays with the stakers who remain.
- TLS bought for stakers
- 0
- TLS burned
- 0
- ICHOR minted for stakers
- 0
- ICHOR spent on AI
- 0
Why it holds up
Cheaper, without the catch.
Cheap AI often runs on shared subscriptions that get cut off. Talos buys every request at the API price and keeps none of your prompts.
Private by default
We never store prompts or replies, and only use providers that keep no data. Models that can't are labelled, and off until you turn them on.
Can't be cut off
No pooled subscriptions. Every request is bought at the API price, so there's no shared account to get banned.
Backed and public
Each ICHOR is backed by $1.06 of USDC in an on-chain reserve. The reserve, the book and every burn are public.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Everything else is in the docs.
Can anyone read what I ask?
We never store prompts or replies, and requests only go to providers that keep no data. With Lethe on, the chat encrypts each message in your browser for a sealed enclave, so not even Talos can read it. Your chat history stays in your browser, and anyone can check the enclave's attestation.
Which models can my key reach?
By default, only models whose providers keep no data. In the dashboard you can switch a key to Lethe only, for models sealed in enclaves, or to All models, which adds the few labelled Keeps data.
Do I need TLS to use Talos?
No. Anyone can buy ICHOR at checkout with USDC or HYPE and get a key straight away. TLS is for people who want to earn ICHOR by staking.
What is 1 ICHOR worth?
$1 of usage on any model, at the lab's list price: the price OpenRouter shows. Every ICHOR is backed by $1.06 of USDC in the reserve, enough to buy that usage after OpenRouter's fee.
Why is it cheaper than buying from the lab?
Stakers earn ICHOR every hour from TLS trading fees and list what they don't use, at 25% off by default. Checkout buys the cheapest first, so TLS trading pays for your discount. No subscriptions are pooled.
What if there's no ICHOR on the book?
Checkout mints new ICHOR for $1.06: $1 of usage plus OpenRouter's credit fee, about what OpenRouter costs. The price table shows the real price at every moment, and stops claiming a discount when there isn't one.
Can I cash ICHOR out?
Not at the reserve: ICHOR is prepaid AI usage. If you'd rather have USDC, list it on the marketplace and sell it to someone who'll use it. A 5% fee comes out of the sale.
Is TLS an investment?
No. Staking TLS earns a share of what TLS trading pays for: buybacks and ICHOR. That depends on people trading TLS and buying AI through Talos, and it can shrink or stop. Crypto prices move, and you can lose what you put in.
Start with a key.
Private by default, below the lab's price. Pay with USDC or HYPE.