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Phonellm-Mini-Alpha-2

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PhoneLLM is an open model tuned for voice agents. The model is based on Nemotron Nano 30B base capabilities and excels at typical voice agent tasks with thinking disabled.

MODALITIES
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INPUT
$0.100 /1M
OUTPUT
$0.200 /1M
CONTEXT
262K tok
MAX OUTPUT
33K tok
RELEASED
2026-10-13

Phonellm-Mini-Alpha-2 (daily-co/phonellm-mini-alpha-2) is a text model from Daily-co, released 2026-10-13. Context window: 262,140 tokens; max output 32,768. Pricing via AIgateway: input $0.100/M tokens, output $0.200/M tokens. Capabilities: tools, streaming, json. Call it via https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/chat/completions with the OpenAI SDK — set model="daily-co/phonellm-mini-alpha-2".

model · daily-co/phonellm-mini-alpha-2

Use this model

model: daily-co/phonellm-mini-alpha-2
curl https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIGATEWAY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"daily-co/phonellm-mini-alpha-2","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],"stream":true}'

Capabilities

Tool callingStreamingJSON mode
CONTEXT
262,140 tok
MAX OUTPUT
32,768 tok

Pricing

Input$0.100 / 1M tokens
Output$0.200 / 1M tokens
You pay pass-through pricing.
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API schema

Call Phonellm-Mini-Alpha-2 from any OpenAI SDK

POST https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/chat/completions·Content-Type: application/json·Auth: Bearer sk-aig-...

Request body

json
{
  "model": "daily-co/phonellm-mini-alpha-2",
  "messages": [
    { "role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant." },
    { "role": "user",   "content": "Hello!" }
  ],
  "temperature": 0.7,
  "top_p": 0.95,
  "max_tokens": 1024,
  "stream": false,
  "tools": [
    {
      "type": "function",
      "function": {
        "name": "get_weather",
        "description": "Get current weather for a city",
        "parameters": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "city": { "type": "string" }
          },
          "required": ["city"]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "tool_choice": "auto",
  "parallel_tool_calls": true,
  "response_format": { "type": "json_object" }

}

Response

json
{
  "id": "chatcmpl-abc123",
  "object": "chat.completion",
  "created": 1776947082,
  "model": "daily-co/phonellm-mini-alpha-2",
  "choices": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "message": {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "Hello! How can I help you today?",
        "tool_calls": [
          {
            "id": "call_abc123",
            "type": "function",
            "function": {
              "name": "get_weather",
              "arguments": "{\"city\":\"Tokyo\"}"
            }
          }
        ]
      },
      "finish_reason": "stop"   // or "tool_calls" when calling a function
    }
  ],
  "usage": {
    "prompt_tokens": 24,
    "completion_tokens": 12,
    "total_tokens": 36
  }
}

Streaming (SSE) — set "stream": true

// 1. Role announcement (first chunk):
data: {"choices":[{"index":0,"delta":{"role":"assistant"},"finish_reason":null}]}

// 2. Content chunks (final answer):
data: {"choices":[{"index":0,"delta":{"content":"Hello"},"finish_reason":null}]}
data: {"choices":[{"index":0,"delta":{"content":"!"},"finish_reason":null}]}

// Tool-call chunks (when the assistant calls a function):
data: {"choices":[{"index":0,"delta":{"tool_calls":[
  {"index":0,"id":"call_abc","type":"function",
   "function":{"name":"get_weather","arguments":""}}]},"finish_reason":null}]}
data: {"choices":[{"index":0,"delta":{"tool_calls":[
  {"index":0,"function":{"arguments":"{\"city\":"}}]},"finish_reason":null}]}
data: {"choices":[{"index":0,"delta":{"tool_calls":[
  {"index":0,"function":{"arguments":"\"Tokyo\"}"}}]},"finish_reason":null}]}
// Concat arguments fragments by index → {"city":"Tokyo"}

// Finish chunk:
data: {"choices":[{"index":0,"delta":{},"finish_reason":"stop"}]}

// Terminator:
data: [DONE]

Quickstart

# pip install aigateway-py openai
# aigateway-py adds sub-accounts, evals, replays, jobs, webhook verify.
# openai SDK covers chat — drop-in per our SDK's own guidance.
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

stream = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="daily-co/phonellm-mini-alpha-2",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
    stream=True,
)
for chunk in stream:
    print(chunk.choices[0].delta.content or "", end="", flush=True)

Errors

401authentication_errorInvalid or missing API key
402insufficient_creditsWallet empty (PAYG only)
404not_foundUnknown model or endpoint
429rate_limit_errorOver per-minute limit — see Retry-After header
500server_errorUpstream provider failed (retryable)
503service_unavailableUpstream saturated (retryable)
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Frequently asked questions

What is Phonellm-Mini-Alpha-2?
PhoneLLM is an open model tuned for voice agents. The model is based on Nemotron Nano 30B base capabilities and excels at typical voice agent tasks with thinking disabled. It is a text model from Daily-co, accessible via AIgateway's OpenAI-compatible API at slug daily-co/phonellm-mini-alpha-2.
How much does Phonellm-Mini-Alpha-2 cost via AIgateway?
Input costs $0.100 per 1M tokens; output costs $0.200 per 1M tokens, billed pass-through.
What is the context window of Phonellm-Mini-Alpha-2?
262,140 tokens. Maximum output is 32,768 tokens.
How do I call Phonellm-Mini-Alpha-2 from my code?
Point the OpenAI SDK at https://api.aigateway.sh/v1 with your AIgateway key and set model to "daily-co/phonellm-mini-alpha-2". The request and response shapes match OpenAI exactly.
Does Phonellm-Mini-Alpha-2 support streaming, tool calling, vision, and JSON mode?
Streaming — yes. Tool calling — yes. Vision — no. JSON mode — yes. Prompt caching — no.
Can I bring my own Daily-co API key (BYOK)?
Yes. Attach a Daily-co key in your AIgateway dashboard and this model flips to pass-through — you pay Daily-co directly and AIgateway adds no platform fee on those calls.