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Listed but refused

Why does a model I can see in the catalog return an error?

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The upstream catalog lists some ids whose provider is not actually serving them: they answer with an error, or with nothing, or need a route we do not have. Rather than let you find that out with a failed request, askr keeps a list of those ids and refuses them up front.

On the API
Those ids are left out of GET /v1/models and return 404 The model 'x' does not exist.
In the workspace
Not offered in the picker. If one is requested anyway: That model is listed but its provider is not serving it. Pick another. Nothing was charged.
On the catalog page
Not shown.

Why they are on the list

  • The model answers 200 with no content and no cost.
  • The provider returns an error for every request.
  • No provider will serve the id at all.
  • The id does not exist upstream any more.
  • The model needs a private-mode proxy we do not route through.
  • The model is blocked by the provider's data-policy guardrails.

The list is a measured snapshot, re-checked when the catalog changes. If a model you want is missing and you believe it works, tell us and we re-test it.