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Why use Pythia 12B on Fireworks AI?
Fireworks AI offers Pythia 12B with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.20/1M input tokens. Fireworks AI offers a generative AI platform as a service, focusing on rapid product iteration and cost-efficient AI deployment.
Input / 1M
$0.20
Output / 1M
$0.20
Cache
Not sourced
Batch
Not sourced
Setup recipe
Python + curlInstall
pip install openaiAuth
export FIREWORKS_API_KEY=...Call
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["FIREWORKS_API_KEY"],Model ID
pythia-12bRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["FIREWORKS_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://api.fireworks.ai/inference/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="pythia-12b",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Fireworks model IDs use "accounts/fireworks/models/{model-name}" format, e.g. "accounts/fireworks/models/llama4-scout-instruct-basic" or "accounts/fireworks/models/deepseek-r1".
- The examples expect FIREWORKS_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.20 |
| Output tokens | $0.20 |
Capabilities
No model capability flags are currently sourced.
About Pythia 12B
Pythia 12B is EleutherAI's Pythia model. Its knowledge cutoff is 2020-03.
FAQ
What does Pythia 12B cost on Fireworks AI?
On Fireworks AI, Pythia 12B costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Pythia 12B on Fireworks AI?
Pythia 12B supports a 2k token context window on Fireworks AI.
Who created Pythia 12B?
Pythia 12B was created by EleutherAI as part of the Pythia model family.
Is Pythia 12B open source?
Pythia 12B is open source under Apache 2.0 according to the seed data.
Model Specs
Released2023-05-31
Parameters12B
Context2k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2020-03