Stealth model 'Union Alpha' on OpenRouter and OpenCode was revealed as Paro 26.9, a system routing among several models with a checking harness. In the creator's Bucky bench it used under a third of GPT6 Astra's tokens and finished faster with a similar result.
Paro 26.9
by Unbiased
Routing system from Unbiased that dispatches requests across several models with a checking harness; stealth name Union Alpha.
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Paro 26.9 at a glance
- What is Paro 26.9?
- Paro 26.9 is a model from Unbiased. Routing system from Unbiased that dispatches requests across several models with a checking harness; stealth name Union Alpha.
- Who makes Paro 26.9?
- Paro 26.9 is made by Unbiased.
- Does Paro 26.9 work in the EU?
- Unverified. No explicit evidence found. Last verified 14 Nov 2026.
- How much does Paro 26.9 cost?
- Pricing unknown. No pricing information found.
- Where was Paro 26.9 shown?
- In 1 creator video by Matt Wolfe. Most recently by Matt Wolfe on 18 Sept 2026, at 17:45 in “AI News: The AI Slowdown: What You Need to Know”.
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Paro 26.9 is a model offering from Unbiased, previously tested anonymously as the stealth model "Union Alpha" on OpenRouter and OpenCode. According to a creator report (Matt Wolfe), it was later revealed to be a system that routes among several underlying models and uses a checking harness to verify outputs, rather than a single standalone model.
In one creator's own "Bucky bench", Paro 26.9 reportedly used under a third of the tokens of GPT6 Astra and finished faster with a similar result. This is a single informal benchmark and has not been independently verified here.
No official website, documentation, pricing, or licensing pages could be fetched. Details such as the underlying models, context window, supported modalities and exact release date are unconfirmed. Access has so far been reported via OpenRouter and OpenCode, which suggests API and coding-agent use.
- Routes requests among several underlying models
- Includes a checking harness to verify outputs
- Previously available as stealth model 'Union Alpha' on OpenRouter and OpenCode
- Reported lower token use than GPT6 Astra in one informal benchmark
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