What changed
- Crouton Alpha (stealth/crouton-alpha) is listed on OpenRouter with zero prompt, completion and request pricing (detected 2026-11-03T20:45:33.128Z).
What users must still check
- Free availability depends on the official catalog and can change without notice; recheck before production use.
What to do next
- Open the model page to review access paths and evidence.
- Follow the model on the Watchlist to catch access changes.
Why the evidence gate passed
Deterministic record: prompt, completion and request pricing are all zero in the official OpenRouter models API.
New free model observed in an official source catalog; published as a low-risk evidence update.