essentialai/rnj-1-instructOpen WeightsOpen 8B Essential AI model for code, STEM reasoning, and agentic tool use
Benchmark Pricing$0.15 / 1M in$0.15 / 1M out
Context: 32,768 tokens•Max Output: 32,768 tokens•Released: 2025-12-04
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Context Window32,76832.8K tokens
Max Output32,76832.8K tokens
LicenseApache 2.0Self-hostable
Input Modalities
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Function / Tool CallingSupported (MCP Ready)
Structured OutputsGuaranteed Schema
MODEL CONTEXT PROTOCOL (MCP) READINESS
✓ Rnj-1 Instruct natively supports OpenAI / Anthropic format tool calling and is fully compatible with MCP servers and agent loops.
MCP Context Window Recommendations
With a context capacity of 32,768 tokens, this model can handle compact tool sets. Consider keeping MCP server tool manifests minimal to preserve headroom.
API CALL INVOCATION EXAMPLE
// Example: Calling Rnj-1 Instruct via OpenAI SDK
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.ESSENTIALAI_API_KEY,
});
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "essentialai/rnj-1-instruct",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello! Can you inspect MCP tools?" }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);PRICING BY PROVIDER
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