yi-lightning accepts text conversation and returns a written response. A concrete use is turning a supplied customer exchange and an approved product note into a concise reply, preserving the product terms and separating facts absent from the source.
The accepted entry does not publish a usable numeric context or output ceiling, so a zero in broader metadata should not be interpreted as an input allowance. Use the exact route’s request validation for the actual source pack. Chat Completions and Messages are listed, with max_tokens required for Messages. Lightning is the profile name rather than a measured latency promise, and image or audio input is not declared.
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The accepted entry does not publish a usable numeric context or output ceiling, so a zero in broader metadata should not be interpreted as an input allowance. Use the exact route’s request validation for the actual source pack. Chat Completions and Messages are listed, with max_tokens required for Messages. Lightning is the profile name rather than a measured latency promise, and image or audio input is not declared.
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Draft a supplier follow-up message\n\nDraft a concise supplier email using these facts: purchase order PO-611 requests 120 lids; 100 arrived; 20 are outstanding; the packing list also says 100. Ask when the remainder will ship and request a revised confirmation. Keep the tone neutral, preserve all quantities and avoid claiming that 20 lids were lost in transit.A short supplier message preserving the order identifier, received quantity and outstanding quantity.The message treats the 20 lids as outstanding rather than inventing a transit-loss cause.yi-lightningA Yi-named text conversation route for supplied passages and written results.
This description covers the model’s capabilities. Available in Ailoot inputs, outputs and options are listed for the selected method below.
yi-lightning accepts text conversation and returns a written response. A concrete use is turning a supplied customer exchange and an approved product note into a concise reply, preserving the product terms and separating facts absent from the source.
The accepted entry does not publish a usable numeric context or output ceiling, so a zero in broader metadata should not be interpreted as an input allowance. Use the exact route’s request validation for the actual source pack. Chat Completions and Messages are listed, with max_tokens required for Messages. Lightning is the profile name rather than a measured latency promise, and image or audio input is not declared.
POST /v1/chat/completionstexttext| Field | Type | Requirement | Values & limits | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fieldmodel | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits yi-lightning | Default— |
Fieldmessages | Typemessage[] | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Minimum items: 1 | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].role | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Examples: system, user, assistant, tool, function Conditions: These roles are explicitly represented by Source compatibility types; the exact model role set remains model-specific. Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].content | Typestring|content_part[]|null | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].tool_calls | Typetool_call[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].tool_call_id | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Applies when: role=tool; use actual returned ID | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].name | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].reasoning_content | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Applies when: Round-trip actual returned reasoning where this model uses it | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].reasoning_details | Typeobject|array | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldmax_tokens | Typeinteger | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Minimum: 1 Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldmax_completion_tokens | Typeinteger | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Minimum: 1 Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldstream | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Defaultfalse |
Fieldstream_options.include_usage | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtemperature | Typenumber | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtop_p | Typenumber | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldstop | Typestring|string[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtools | Typefunction_tool[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtools[].type | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits function Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtools[].function.name | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Applies when: function tool supplied | Default— |
Fieldtools[].function.description | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldtools[].function.parameters | TypeJSON_schema | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldtool_choice | Typestring|object | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldparallel_tool_calls | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldresponse_format | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldreasoning_effort | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldreasoning | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldservice_tier | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldinstructions | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Compatibility field | Default— |
Fieldfunctions | Typefunction[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldfunction_call | Typestring|object | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldprompt_cache_options | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldmodalities | Typestring[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits text | Default— |
Fieldprovider | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Conditions: provider.options is rejected on this Ultra text route | Default— |
Fieldcache_control.ttl | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Conditions: 1h is rejected in actual prompt-cache locations | Default— |
Text · UTF8 text
messages[].content
| Parameter | Contract |
|---|---|
Parametercontent_type | Contractapplication/json |
Parameterrequired | Contractmodel, messages |
Parametermaterial_types | Contracttext |
Parametermessages | Contractmessage array with role/content shape |
Parameterfile_material | Contractactual UTF-8 document inserted as literal text; no file ID inferred |
Parameteroptional_controls | Contractstream, temperature, top_p, stop, max_tokens, max_completion_tokens, reasoning, response_format, tools, tool_choice |
Parametercontrol_scope | Contractmodel-specific; user function tools differ from hosted tools |
Parameteroutput_modalities | Contracttext |
Parameterhosted_operations | Contractfalse |
Parametermultimodal_input_binding | Contractnull |
Lifecycle: synchronous_or_streamed
Send exact model ID with messages.
Context length is not an output cap.
A text file may supply literal text; image/audio/file-object inputs need exact binding.
Tariff references do not add request options. Supported parameters are listed for the selected method.
| Configuration | Rate schedule | Charge |
|---|---|---|
| ConfigurationBase token rates | Rate scheduleBase rate | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0003 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0003 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →
set -eu\n: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"\npython3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'\nimport json,os\nfrom pathlib import Path\np=json.loads('{"model": "yi-lightning", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Explain the difference between an observation and a hypothesis in three sentences."}]}')\n\nPath("request.json").write_text(json.dumps(p,ensure_ascii=False))\nPY_REQUEST\ncurl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/chat/completions \\\n -H "Authorization: Bearer $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json\npython3 - <<'PY_RESULT'\nimport json\nfrom pathlib import Path\nr=json.loads(Path("result.json").read_text())\nfor x in r.get("choices",[]):\n if x.get("message",{}).get("content"): print(x["message"]["content"])\nPY_RESULT\nfrom openai import OpenAI\nimport os\n\nif not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")\nclient=OpenAI(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],max_retries=0)\nresult=client.chat.completions.create(model='yi-lightning',messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Explain observations and hypotheses in three sentences."}])\nimport base64, json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndef save_result(data, stem="result"):\n # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.\n Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")\n print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\n def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):\n raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)\n ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\\x89PNG\\r\\n\\x1a\\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\\xff\\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix\n file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)\n file.write_bytes(raw)\n print("Saved", file)\n for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):\n print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))\n for choice in data.get("choices") or []:\n print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))\n for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):\n print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))\n if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):\n save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))\n for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):\n for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):\n print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))\n blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")\n if blob and blob.get("data"):\n mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")\n suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")\n save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))\n\nsave_result(result.to_dict(mode="json"))\nfrom openai import OpenAI\nimport os\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nif not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")\nclient=OpenAI(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],max_retries=0)\nimport base64, json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndef save_result(data, stem="result"):\n # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.\n Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")\n print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\n def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):\n raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)\n ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\\x89PNG\\r\\n\\x1a\\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\\xff\\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix\n file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)\n file.write_bytes(raw)\n print("Saved", file)\n for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):\n print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))\n for choice in data.get("choices") or []:\n print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))\n for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):\n print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))\n if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):\n save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))\n for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):\n for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):\n print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))\n blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")\n if blob and blob.get("data"):\n mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")\n suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")\n save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))\n\nwith client.chat.completions.stream(model='yi-lightning',messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Explain observations and hypotheses in three sentences."}]) as stream:\n with Path("stream-events.jsonl").open("w",encoding="utf-8") as log:\n for event in stream:\n payload=event.to_dict(mode="json")\n log.write(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False)+"\\n"); log.flush()\n print(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False))\n final=stream.get_final_completion()\n save_result(final.to_dict(mode="json"),"stream-result")\njson or SSE
Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.
Keep every choice and its content/tool calls/reasoning. In SSE assemble deltas by choice/tool index, retain the final finish reason and usage.
Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Fieldchoices[].index | Typeinteger |
Fieldchoices[].message.content | Typestring|null |
Fieldchoices[].message.tool_calls | Typetool_call[] |
Fieldchoices[].message.reasoning_content | Typestring |
Fieldchoices[].message.reasoning_details | Typeobject|array |
Fieldchoices[].finish_reason | Typestring|null |
Fieldusage | Typeobject |
| Response | Condition | Next step |
|---|---|---|
Response400 · invalid_request_error | ConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter value | Next stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request. |
Ailoot Ultra yi-lightning
Use the method paths shown above.
yi-lightningA Yi-named text conversation route for supplied passages and written results.
This description covers the model’s capabilities. Available in Ailoot inputs, outputs and options are listed for the selected method below.
yi-lightning accepts text conversation and returns a written response. A concrete use is turning a supplied customer exchange and an approved product note into a concise reply, preserving the product terms and separating facts absent from the source.
The accepted entry does not publish a usable numeric context or output ceiling, so a zero in broader metadata should not be interpreted as an input allowance. Use the exact route’s request validation for the actual source pack. Chat Completions and Messages are listed, with max_tokens required for Messages. Lightning is the profile name rather than a measured latency promise, and image or audio input is not declared.
POST /v1/messagestextjson, sse| Field | Type | Requirement | Values & limits | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fieldmodel | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits yi-lightning | Default— |
Fieldmessages | Typemessage[] | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].role | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits user, assistant | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].content | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmax_tokens | Typeinteger | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldstream | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Defaultfalse |
Text · UTF-8 text
messages[].content string
| Parameter | Contract |
|---|---|
Parametercontent_type | Contractapplication/json |
Parameterrequired | Contractmodel, messages, max_tokens |
Parameteroptional_controls | Contractstream |
Parametermaterial_types | Contracttext |
Parametertext_file_material | ContractRead the actual UTF-8 document and put its text in the indicated input or message content string. |
Lifecycle: synchronous_or_streamed
Tariff references do not add request options. Supported parameters are listed for the selected method.
| Configuration | Rate schedule | Charge |
|---|---|---|
| ConfigurationBase token rates | Rate scheduleBase rate | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0003 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0003 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →
{\n "model": "yi-lightning",\n "max_tokens": 128,\n "messages": [\n {\n "role": "user",\n "content": "Summarize the incident report."\n }\n ],\n "stream": false\n}set -eu\n: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"\n: "${AILOOT_TEXT_FILE:?Set your actual UTF-8 document}"\nexport AILOOT_TEXT_FILE\npython3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'\nimport json, os\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nsource_file = Path(os.environ['AILOOT_TEXT_FILE'])\nif not source_file.is_file():\n raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_TEXT_FILE to your actual UTF-8 document')\ntext = source_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')\nif not text.strip():\n raise SystemExit('Choose a document containing text')\npayload = {'model': 'yi-lightning', 'max_tokens': 128, 'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Summarize the incident report.'}]}\npayload['messages'][0]['content'] = 'Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\\n\\n' + text\nPath('request.json').write_text(json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False), encoding='utf-8')\nPY_REQUEST\ncurl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages \\\n -H "x-api-key: $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json\npython3 - <<'PY_RESULT'\nimport json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nresult = json.loads(Path('result.json').read_text(encoding='utf-8'))\nprint(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\nPY_RESULT\nimport json, os\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nsource_file = Path(os.environ['AILOOT_TEXT_FILE'])\nif not source_file.is_file():\n raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_TEXT_FILE to your actual UTF-8 document')\ntext = source_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')\nif not text.strip():\n raise SystemExit('Choose a document containing text')\npayload = {'model': 'yi-lightning', 'max_tokens': 128, 'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Summarize the incident report.'}]}\npayload['messages'][0]['content'] = 'Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\\n\\n' + text\nfrom urllib.request import Request, urlopen\nfrom urllib.error import HTTPError\n\napi_key = os.environ['AILOOT_API_KEY']\nif not api_key.strip():\n raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request')\nheaders = {'x-api-key': 'PLACEHOLDER_KEY', 'anthropic-version': '2023-06-01', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}\nheaders['x-api-key'] = api_key\nrequest = Request('https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages', data=json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8'), headers=headers, method='POST')\ntry:\n with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:\n raw = response.read()\n Path('response-headers.txt').write_text(str(response.headers), encoding='utf-8')\nexcept HTTPError as error:\n Path('result.json').write_bytes(error.read())\n Path('response-headers.txt').write_text(str(error.headers), encoding='utf-8')\n raise\nPath('result.json').write_bytes(raw)\nimport json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nresult = json.loads(Path('result.json').read_text(encoding='utf-8'))\nprint(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\nJSON or SSE
Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.
Keep all content blocks, thinking signatures and actual tool-use IDs. Assemble all SSE block deltas; a first text block is not the complete output.
Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Fieldid | Typestring |
Fieldmodel | Typestring |
Fieldcontent[] | Typetext|thinking|tool_use|other content block |
Fieldstop_reason | Typestring|null |
Fieldusage | Typeobject |
| Response | Condition | Next step |
|---|---|---|
Response400 · invalid_request_error | ConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter value | Next stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request. |
Ailoot Ultra yi-lightning
Use the method paths shown above.
Technical example in English
Draft a supplier follow-up message\n\nDraft a concise supplier email using these facts: purchase order PO-611 requests 120 lids; 100 arrived; 20 are outstanding; the packing list also says 100. Ask when the remainder will ship and request a revised confirmation. Keep the tone neutral, preserve all quantities and avoid claiming that 20 lids were lost in transit.A short supplier message preserving the order identifier, received quantity and outstanding quantity.The message treats the 20 lids as outstanding rather than inventing a transit-loss cause.