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Featherless

Featherless is an Inference API (open-weight) in the 2026 agents.dancingteeth catalog. Hosted open-weight inference API when you want a large OSS model catalog (40k+ vendor claim) and need the Developer tier for coding-agent API access.

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Hosted open-weight inference API when you want a large OSS model catalog (40k+ vendor claim) and need the Developer tier for coding-agent API access.

Skip if

You only want interactive chat (Chat tier bans agents/API), need frontier Claude/GPT proper, or want closed-weight frontier labs.

Who it fits

  • Hosted open-weight inference API when you want a large OSS model catalog (40k+ vendor claim) and need the Developer tier for coding-agent API access.
  • Builders who start in the browser without a local IDE setup

Pros

Hosted open-weight model inference API — vendor claims 40,000+ models to browse and test; Developer tier targets coding-agent API workloads.

Cons

Chat plan (~$25/mo) is interactive-only and bans coding agents/API — need Developer for agents; open-weight only; capacity/quality risk on shared hosting; catalog has not hands-on verified latency/quality.

Facts

Locality:
Cloud-native
Surfaces:
Web
Maturity:
General availability
Verified:
Sep 2026

Agent standards & memory

AGENTS.md: N/ASKILL.md: N/ARules / memory: Featherless API key in agent config.Chat ~$25/mo (interactive only — bans coding agents/API); Developer ~$50 credits/mo (agents/API, up to 256K); Business custom.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Featherless?

Featherless is an Inference API (open-weight) covered in the agents.dancingteeth 2026 catalog. Hosted open-weight model inference API — vendor claims 40,000+ models to browse and test; Developer tier targets coding-agent API workloads.

Who is Featherless best for?

Hosted open-weight inference API when you want a large OSS model catalog (40k+ vendor claim) and need the Developer tier for coding-agent API access.

When should I skip Featherless?

You only want interactive chat (Chat tier bans agents/API), need frontier Claude/GPT proper, or want closed-weight frontier labs.

What are the main trade-offs of Featherless?

Pros: Hosted open-weight model inference API — vendor claims 40,000+ models to browse and test; Developer tier targets coding-agent API workloads. Cons: Chat plan (~$25/mo) is interactive-only and bans coding agents/API — need Developer for agents; open-weight only; capacity/quality risk on shared hosting; catalog has not hands-on verified latency/quality.

Does Featherless support AGENTS.md, SKILL.md, or MCP?

This card lists AGENTS.md as N/A, SKILL.md as N/A, and rules/memory as Featherless API key in agent config.. Free options: Chat ~$25/mo (interactive only — bans coding agents/API); Developer ~$50 credits/mo (agents/API, up to 256K); Business custom..

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