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Pythia 12B on Fireworks AI

Pythia · EleutherAI

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Last refreshed 2026-04-19. Next refresh: weekly.

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 + curl
Install
pip install openai
Auth
export FIREWORKS_API_KEY=...
Call
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["FIREWORKS_API_KEY"],
Model ID
pythia-12b

Request 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

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$0.20
Output tokens$0.20

Capabilities

No model capability flags are currently sourced.

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.

Who created Pythia 12B?

Pythia 12B was created by EleutherAI as part of the Pythia model family.

Is Pythia 12B open source?

Pythia 12B's open source status is unknown in the seed data.

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Model Specs

Released2023-05-31
Parameters12B
ArchitectureDecoder Only