The AI code editor that shows you the price first.
Albion routes your prompts through the fastest open frontier models, tracks every token in real-time, and enforces hard caps — so you're always in control of your code and your wallet. Built in Nigeria for developers everywhere.
Albion IDE: The fully-featured agentic editor.
Complete with a native agent manager, persistent project memory, and codebase understanding via local Language Server Protocol (LSP). Albion coordinates parallel sub-agents to read files, search symbols, and execute tests without manual intervention.
- Multi-step autonomous task execution with sub-agents
- Deep codebase AST indexing without cloud telemetry
- Artifact rendering for plan reviews and code diffs
tokenManager.ts and verify zero regressions with unit tests.”Autonomous, multi-step reasoning. Albion doesn't just guess; it reads, tests, and verifies.
Know the exact price on every keystroke.
No opaque tokens or surprise invoices. Albion calculates pre-flight token volume and dollar costs in real-time. Drop a screenshot, and it automatically engages native vision routing to multimodal models.
Changes stage in isolation. Green shield only when tests pass.
AI code generators frequently write plausible code that breaks at runtime. Albion stages every edit in .albion-shadow/ and executes your automated test suite in an isolated sandbox. Only passing suites earn the Verified badge.
- Zero uncommitted filesystem damage during code refactors
- Explicit Unverified warnings when test coverage is absent
- Single-click atomic rollback if test suites fail
Changes stage in .albion-shadow/ before touching your real working tree.
Albion only awards the green Verified shield when your local automated test suite executes cleanly and passes. No artificial claims.
Hard proxy caps and real shell access.
Caps are strictly enforced on the proxy, not in cosmetic client UI. When you reach your monthly allocation, Albion instantly pivots to the multi-key free failover chain rather than locking your editor or charging credit card overdrafts.
Close to the frontier. Nowhere near the frontier's price.
Every model Albion routes to, what it's for, what it costs, and how it scores. We focus on coding-specific benchmarks where open-weight models punch directly above their weight class.
| Model | Best For | SWE-bench Verified | Cost / 1M Output | Value vs. Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Claude Opus 4Closed Baseline Anthropic Direct | Frontier Reasoning | 88.6% | ~$25.00 | 1x (Baseline) |
DeepSeek V4 ProPremium Toggle Albion Premium Toggle | Hard Refactoring | 80.6% | ~$0.87 | 29x Cheaper |
GLM-5.2Premium Toggle Albion Premium Toggle | UI/Frontend Gen | 62.1% (SWE-bench Pro) | ~$4.40 | 5.6x Cheaper |
DeepSeek V4 FlashDefault Router Albion Auto-Router | Routine Edits | ~73.0% | ~$0.28 | 89x Cheaper |
Qwen3.6-35B-A3BNative Multimodal Albion Vision Router | Multimodal/Screenshots | 73.4% | Provider Dep. | Best Open-Weight Vision |
Benchmarks don't predict every task. On the hardest problems, top closed models still lead. That's why Albion keeps Pro and GLM-5.2 behind a premium toggle and shows you the cost first. Data sourced from official model reports and SWE-bench Verified leaderboards (as of Oct 2026).
Predictable plans. Zero surprise overages.
Hard caps enforced on the proxy. When your monthly allocation runs out, Albion routes to our free resilience chain rather than charging credit card overdrafts.
Essential coding assistance powered by our resilient free-tier chain.
Reliable fast model access for active students and independent developers.
The complete toolkit for daily engineering: reasoning, vision, and frontend generation.
High-volume quota for professional engineers shipping multiple production apps.
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Direct standalone binary downloads for Windows, macOS & Linux. Free tier requires no payment card.
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The sovereign AI editor that shows you the price first. No credit card required to start coding with open frontier intelligence.