Leaving Baseten? Uncensored AI models instead
Baseten is a fast host for mainstream open models, per token or on dedicated GPUs. The alternatives below are the hosts it is usually compared with, and Wild West API for the case Baseten's per-token list does not cover: uncensored builds, per token, with a hard cap on every key.
What Baseten is, and where it stops
Baseten sells per-token Model APIs over a short list of mainstream open models (GLM-5.3 at $1.40 in and $4.40 out per million tokens, GLM-5.3-Flash, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Kimi K3, Nemotron 3 Ultra, GPT OSS 120B), and dedicated deployments billed by the minute for anything else (checked 2 October 2026). The per-token models are the standard aligned releases, so an uncensored build means a dedicated deployment you run yourself.
Other options people compare with Baseten
| Option | What it is |
|---|---|
| Fireworks AI | Fast serverless inference for mainstream open models, plus dedicated deployments and fine-tuning. |
| Together AI | Large catalogue of mainstream open-weight models, per token on serverless or on dedicated endpoints, plus fine-tuning. |
| DeepInfra | One of the cheaper per-token hosts for open-weight models, with a wide catalogue that changes as models are added and retired. |
| Cerebras | Very fast inference on wafer-scale hardware, over two shared models (GPT OSS 120B and Qwen 3.8 27B) plus dedicated capacity. |
| Groq | Very fast inference on its own LPU hardware, over a short list of models compiled for it. |
| OpenRouter | A router over many providers: one key and one bill for hundreds of models, each served under its provider's policy. |
What Wild West API carries instead
Wild West API sells 5 uncensored models on one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, every one able to call tools. Ordered for this particular job rather than by a single ranking: Outlaw 1 Xploded leads because it is the cheapest of the set on output at $1.00 per million tokens.
| Model | Context | In | Out | Tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlaw 1 Xploded outlaw-1-xploded |
1.05M | $0.300 | $1.00 | Yes |
| GLM 5.3 Flash Xploded glm-5.3-flash-xploded |
1.05M | $0.400 | $1.60 | Yes |
| Qwen3.8 27B Xploded qwen3.8-27b-xploded |
524k | $0.300 | $2.40 | Yes |
| MiMo V2.6 Flash Xploded mimo-v2.6-flash-xploded |
1.05M | $1.00 | $3.00 | Yes |
Switching takes one base URL
Anything that speaks the OpenAI chat completions format works unchanged. Point it here, use a Wild West API key, and name the model from the table.
curl https://wildwestapi.com/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-ww-..." \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "model": "outlaw-1-xploded", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}] }'
FAQ
Is Wild West API actually uncensored, or does it just say so?
Wild West API does not moderate requests. It prices the call, holds the money against your key cap and passes the request to the model. What comes back is whatever that model does: an uncensored build refuses far less than a frontier model but can still decline, and only an abliterated build has the refusal direction removed outright. Neither tag is a promise that any given answer will arrive.
What does it cost compared with Baseten?
You pay per token at the rates in the table above, with no subscription. $0.300 in and $1.00 out per million tokens for Outlaw 1 Xploded.
Can I cap what a key is allowed to spend?
Yes, and the cap is enforced before the request goes upstream rather than reconciled afterwards. The reply cannot physically cost more than the hold placed before it was sent.
Will it work with my existing client?
If the client takes an OpenAI-compatible base URL, yes: point it at https://wildwestapi.com/v1 with a Wild West API key. Claude Code and the Anthropic SDKs use the Anthropic format, which is served too.