Union Alpha, revealed as Pareto 26.9 from The Unbiased Co., is a stealth-launched model available on OpenRouter, OpenCode, and Cloudflare that uses a multi-model system architecture rather than single weights. The model experienced extreme demand causing performance issues, prompting AWS capacity expansion and introduction of paid access at competitive pricing starting at $2.50 per million input tokens.
Litespeed is a local coding agent for terminal and browser that supports multi-model workflows, allowing users to combine faster cheaper models with stronger planning models. It connects through LiteLLM, OpenAI-compatible APIs, or native Anthropic, keeping projects local while sending prompts to chosen providers. The macOS package includes runtimes and can be installed via curl, with a web interface accessible at localhost:3210.