Shared context ceiling, not 2048 input tokens plus an independent output allowance.
Maximum output
Not collected
Recorded model metadata reports 8192 completion tokens despite a 2048 context. SDK documentation requires prompt plus completion to fit context; the conflicting independent output limit is left unresolved.
Reasoning
Not collected
Tool calling
Not collected
Structured output
Not collected
Streaming
Not collected
Batch processing
Not collected
Fine-tuning
Not collected
Knowledge cutoff
Not collected
Release date
Not collected
Announcement dates and SDK selector suffixes do not establish exact checkpoint release dates.
Parameters
Not collected
Base-family size is known, but an exact parameter count for this Control revision was not separately established.
Languages
Not collected
Context caching
Not collected
SDK caches tokenizers and model metadata locally; this does not establish prompt-cache support or discounted cached input.
Documented selector; present availability and alias resolution not verified.
Access
Historically documented completion API/model selector. Current deployment and account entitlement require separate verification.
Regions
No model-specific current processing region verified
Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.
Data & enterprise terms
Current retention and training-use commitments not established for this historical model record.
Caching
Caching can reuse earlier input processing. Availability, lifetime and billing depend on the endpoint. A cache hit still generates a new response.
01 / INITIAL INPUTProcess & retain
The system processes eligible input and retains reusable state.
02 / LATER REQUESTCheck available state
Reuse depends on matching input, session state and the cache policy.
03 / CACHE HITReuse & generate
Reusing state can reduce repeated work. Any charges follow the billing rules below.
Aleph Alpha API (historical documentation)
luminous-base-control
Not verified
No provider-documented prompt cache verified for this exact model.
How it works
Not collected
Local SDK tokenizer/context-size memoization is not provider prompt caching.
Minimum reusable input
Not collected
Lifetime & refresh
Not collected
How to enable it
Not collected
Usage fields
Not collected
Billing rules
Not collected
No cached-input rate verified.
Limits & data boundaries
Not collected
No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.
Caching reviewed 14 Oct 2026
What the measurements say
No benchmark observations have been added for this model. We do not turn a vendor description into a performance score.
Latency and throughput depend on the host, request size, reasoning settings and load. There is no measured speed or global usage figure in this record.
The record behind the model
Why it is included
Provider documents this Luminous model as a hosted commercial model or research demonstration. No original Luminous weight release was found in reviewed official model/repository listings. This is a qualified review finding; public SDK code and other open-weight Aleph Alpha families do not release these weights.
