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  "manifest_version": 0,
  "note": "Format v0, approved 2026-08-27 (design discussion: https://github.com/curtisgalloway/oxbox/issues/10). ox resolves venue against its own table; base_url is documentation and is never honored. cost 'unknown' or omitted behaves as paid. No entry carries params.max_tokens this issue: every class-A completion cap is at or above the 100,000 default, and class-B venues publish no caps.",
  "survey": "The Oxbox Survey",
  "issue_date": "2026-08-27",
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    {
      "rank": 1,
      "venue": "openrouter",
      "base_url": "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
      "model": "z-ai/glm-5.3-flash",
      "cost": "paid",
      "pricing_usd_per_mtok": {"input": 0.075, "output": 0.25},
      "why": "The revealed Ox Alpha: run-backed confirmed findings in issue 0.2, plus a real credential leak found in oxbox itself. Served behavior on the paid route is untested."
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "venue": "openrouter",
      "base_url": "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
      "model": "minimax/minimax-m3:free",
      "cost": "free",
      "why": "New this week: 1M context, response_format, 944K completion budget, the largest in the tier. Not yet reviewed on anything."
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "venue": "opencode",
      "base_url": "https://opencode.ai/zen/v1",
      "model": "nemotron-3-ultra-free",
      "cost": "free",
      "why": "Confirmed free and reachable. Not yet reviewed on anything."
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "venue": "opencode",
      "base_url": "https://opencode.ai/zen/v1",
      "model": "mimo-v2.5-free",
      "cost": "free",
      "why": "Confirmed free and reachable. Not yet reviewed on anything."
    }
  ]
}