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title: "span-02 - Model Details & Comparison"
description: "span-02 from OpenRouter: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models."
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# span-02 - Model Details & Comparison

> span-02 from OpenRouter: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models.

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## About span-02

span-02 is a decisions model from OpenRouter, one of 31 decisions models they offer. It is priced at $0.01 per 1M input tokens and $0.0000 per 1M output tokens, ranking 5 out of 53 decisions models by cost and cheaper than 91% of models in this category. span-02 supports vision. Its 131K-token context window is in the top 30% among decisions models.

## Specifications

- **OpenRouter Provider.**
- **Decisions Mode.**
- **131,072 Max Input Tokens.**
- **117,964 Max Output Tokens.**
- **117,964 Max Tokens.**
- **$0.01 / 1M tokens Input Price.**
- **$0.0000 / 1M tokens Output Price.**

## Capabilities

span-02 supports: Vision.

## span-02 Pricing Overview

At $0.01 per 1M input tokens and $0.0000 per 1M output tokens, span-02 ranks 5 out of 53 decisions models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.04 for decisions models, and is cheaper than 91% of models in this category.

span-02 is one of 31 OpenRouter decisions models, with support for vision. its 131K-token context window places it in the top 30% of decisions models.

## Models to Compare

Alternatives to span-02 with comparable capabilities.

| Model | Provider | Input $/1M | Output $/1M |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| baseten-joey-2b-latest | Baseten | $0.01 | $0.0000 |
| pplx-decider-v1-27b | Perplexity | $0.02 | $0.0000 |
| pplx-decider-v1.1-27b | Perplexity | $0.02 | $0.0000 |
| clef-omni | Cloudflare | $0.15 | $0.0000 |
| clef | Cloudflare | $0.24 | $0.0000 |

- [Compare pplx-decider-v1-27b](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/perplexity/pplx-decider-v1-27b.md)
- [Compare pplx-decider-v1.1-27b](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/perplexity/pplx-decider-v1.1-27b.md)

## Related Resources

- [Calculate span-02 costs](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/openrouter/model/span-02.md)
- [Check OpenRouter status](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/provider-status/openrouter.md)
- [All OpenRouter pricing](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/openrouter.md)

## FAQ

### Is span-02 cheaper than baseten-joey-2b-latest?

No. span-02 costs $0.01 per 1M input tokens while baseten-joey-2b-latest costs $0.01 per 1M input tokens, making baseten-joey-2b-latest 0% more affordable for input. However, span-02 may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.

### How does span-02 pricing compare to the average decisions model?

span-02 input pricing is $0.01 per 1M tokens, which is 76% below the median of $0.04 for decisions models. It ranks 5 out of 53 decisions models by input cost, making it cheaper than 91% of models in this category.

### What makes span-02 different from other OpenRouter models?

Among OpenRouter's 31 decisions models, span-02 ranks 4 by input cost.

### What are the best alternatives to span-02?

The most comparable decisions models to span-02 are: baseten-joey-2b-latest from Baseten ($0.01/1M input tokens); pplx-decider-v1-27b from Perplexity ($0.02/1M input tokens); pplx-decider-v1.1-27b from Perplexity ($0.02/1M input tokens); clef-omni from Cloudflare ($0.15/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.

### How large is span-02's context window?

span-02 supports up to 131,072 input tokens, placing it in the top 30% of decisions models by context window size (rank 17 of 63). This makes it suitable for processing long documents, extensive code repositories, or maintaining detailed conversation histories.

### How do I check if OpenRouter is down?

You can monitor OpenRouter service health in real time on the Bifrost OpenRouter Status page. It tracks current component status, active incidents, and historical reliability data pulled from the official status page every 60 seconds.

### How do I calculate span-02 costs?

span-02 is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.01 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.0000.

## Related Resources

- [Model library](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library.md)
- [LLM cost calculator](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator.md)
- [Docs: Bifrost docs](https://docs.getbifrost.ai)
- [GitHub: maximhq/bifrost](https://github.com/maximhq/bifrost)
- [Pricing: Bifrost pricing](https://www.getmaxim.ai/pricing.md)
- [Enterprise: Bifrost enterprise](https://www.getmaxim.ai/enterprise)
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