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Shannon 3.1

Shannon 3.1

The launch release: Shannon 3.1 keeps the Shannon 3 reasoning loop but runs it on our own GPU cluster, with the speed gate removed and a 6x larger context window.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 16 min read
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Shannon 3

Shannon 3 Uncensored AI Model

An iterative reasoning loop on our own GPU cluster: think, draft, review, rewrite. Lite runs one pass. Pro runs up to ten and harvests the facts it knows it is missing.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 17 min read
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Image Generation

Uncensored AI Image Generator

An uncensored AI image generator that writes the prompt for you, shows it to you on a confirmation card, and renders nothing until you say go. Five aspect ratios. No video.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 20 min read
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Image Editing

Uncensored AI Image Editor

Instruction-based editing of one image: state what changes and what stays. Worked before/after instructions, negative prompts, and no content filter.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 20 min read
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Multi-Image

AI Outfit Transfer Uncensored

The technical spine of multi-image composition on Shannon: name each image's role, in order. Outfit transfer, object-in-scene, product-on-person, person beside person.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 21 min read
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Prompt Guide

AI Image Prompt Guide

Shannon's Image Model reads prompts like a language model. Prose beats tags. Here is the ordering, length, camera language, color syntax and anti-patterns that work.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 20 min read
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Comparison

Uncensored vs Filtered AI Image Generator

Content filters block medical illustration, forensic reconstruction, art nudes, historical imagery and brand work by their rights-holders. Here is the evidence, and what an unfiltered generator changes.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 19 min read
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3BIT-REAP

Uncensored DeepSeek API

A 1.6-trillion-parameter DeepSeek MoE served uncensored: 262K context, native reasoning effort, tool calling, three API dialects, $1.95 in / $3.90 out per 1M tokens.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 14 min read
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3BIT-REAP

Uncensored GLM API

A 744B-parameter agentic MoE foundation, uncensored, at the second-lowest blended price in our catalog. 262K context, tool calling, JSON Schema, three API dialects.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 15 min read
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3BIT-REAP

Uncensored Kimi K3 API

Kimi-K3 · 3BIT-REAP on Shannon AI: 2.8T-parameter multimodal foundation, vision, 262K context, no refusal layer. The most expensive model we serve — and when it earns it.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 15 min read
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3BIT-REAP

Uncensored Nemotron API

NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Ultra — 550B hybrid Mamba-Attention MoE, published openly under OpenMDW — served uncensored on our own GPU cluster with a 262,144-token context.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 14 min read
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3BIT-REAP

Uncensored MiniMax API

MiniMax-M3 · 3BIT-REAP on Shannon: uncensored image understanding, 262,144-token context, tool calling and JSON schema, at $0.50 / $2.00 per million tokens.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 17 min read
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W4A16-AUTOROUND

Uncensored DeepSeek Flash API

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 at 4-bit AutoRound: floor pricing, 262K context, no refusal layer. The high-volume counterpart to DeepSeek-V4-Pro.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 18 min read
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W4A16-AUTOROUND

Uncensored Kimi K2 API

Kimi-K2.6 with vision, native tool calling and a 262K window, uncensored, at $0.78 in / $3.67 out per million tokens. An honest K2.6-vs-K3 comparison.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 16 min read
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W4A16-AUTOROUND

Uncensored Laguna API

Poolside's Laguna S 2.1 (118B MoE, 8B active) served uncensored at floor price. Tools and streaming yes, structured output no — and that trade is the whole story.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 12 min read
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W4A16-AUTOROUND

Uncensored Inkling Model API

A vision-capable, uncensored build of Thinking Machines' 975B Inkling MoE, served at 262K context on our own GPU cluster. $1.42 in / $6.07 out per million tokens.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 15 min read
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W8A16

Uncensored MiMo API

Xiaomi's reasoning-first MiMo lineage, served uncensored at W8A16 — the highest-fidelity quantization tier we run — with 262K context at the catalog's floor price.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 15 min read
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W8A16

Uncensored MiMo Vision API

MiMo-V2.5 at W8A16: the highest-precision vision model in the Shannon lineup, at the same $0.50 / $2.00 the text-only floor models cost. 262K context, no refusal layer.

Updated 2026-09-05 · 14 min read
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W8A16

Uncensored Hy3 Model API

Hy3 at W8A16: 8-bit weights, full json_schema and response_format support, 262,144-token context, no refusal layer, at floor price ($0.50 / $2.00 per 1M tokens).

Updated 2026-09-05 · 15 min read
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Ethics & Safety

Responsible Use Policy

Our pledge for responsible access to constraints-relaxed models, including disclosure expectations and safe handling guidance.

Updated 2025-12-03 · 3 min read
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Legal

Terms of Service

Plain-language terms that cover access, acceptable use, data handling commitments, and how we respond to authority requirements.

Updated 2025-12-03 · 4 min read
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V1 Balanced

Shannon V1 Balanced

Model card for V1 Balanced, including training recipe, safety posture, and recommended research scenarios.

Updated 2025-12-03 · 3 min read
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V1 Deep

Shannon V1 Deep

Model card for V1 Deep with evaluation stats, deployment notes, and how we keep high-capacity testing accountable.

Updated 2025-12-03 · 3 min read
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Shannon 2 Lite

Shannon 2 Lite

The cost-efficient build of Shannon 2: FP8-quantized Kimi K2.7 with the same distilled behaviour as Pro, at ~6x lower output cost. Built for high-volume, agentic, production workloads.

Updated 2026-07-03 · 5 min read
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Shannon 2 Pro

Shannon 2 Pro

The maximum-capability build of Shannon 2: full-precision Kimi K2.7 with native, visible chain-of-thought and Skills. Beats Claude Opus 4.8 on MCPMark agentic tasks at ~6x lower output cost.

Updated 2026-07-03 · 4 min read
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V1.6 Lite

Shannon Lite 1.6

Cost-effective 675B parameter AI with NVFP4 quantization. Post-trained on Claude Opus 4.5 outputs for enterprise deployment on H100/A100 GPUs.

Updated 2025-01-07 · 5 min read
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V1.6 Pro

Shannon Pro 1.6

Maximum capability 675B AI at full BF16 precision. KIMI K2 Thinking Trace with GRPO post-training for transparent chain-of-thought reasoning and native Skills support.

Updated 2025-01-07 · 5 min read
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