Overview
Venice Uncensored Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition is a fine-tuned variant of Mistral-Small-24B-Instruct-2501, developed by dphn.ai in collaboration with Venice.ai. This model is designed as an “uncensored” instruct-tuned LLM, preserving...
Our take
For those engaged in extensive textual analysis, such as summarising lengthy legal documents or academic papers, Venice Uncensored offers a specific utility. Unlike alternatives such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini, which are generally presented as broader-purpose conversational AI, this model positions itself on its "uncensored" nature, derived from a fine-tuned variant of Mistral-Small-24B-Instruct-2501. The model supports a 128,000-token context window and its knowledge cutoff is 2024-04-30. However, this context window is notably smaller than that of most current models, which may limit its application for truly vast datasets. It is also text-only, meaning it cannot process image inputs, and carries no free tier, billing at $0.20 per million tokens. This makes it suitable for users with specific research or writing needs who prioritise an "uncensored" output and are prepared to pay for usage, rather than those seeking a versatile, multimodal, or free-to-use general-purpose AI assistant.
How Venice: Uncensored stacks up
Among the 354 chatbots & llms tools in our directory, it ranks #317 of 343 on quality (6.7/10), 15% below the 343-tool average of 7.9, and its $0.2/1M input-token rate is in the budget end — 91% cheaper than the 333-model average of $2.14/1M.
Weighing quality against cost, Venice: Uncensored's cost-per-quality-point of $0.03 places it in the top 31% for value among chatbots & llms tools.
Venice: Uncensored in depth
Venice: Uncensored, built by Cognitivecomputations, sits in the chatbots & llms space and is a paid tool starting at $0.20/1M tokens. Our editors rate it 6.7 out of 10 based on capability, ecosystem and value. It handles a context window of 128,000 tokens.
On the feature side, Venice: Uncensored brings 128,000-token context window and knowledge cutoff 2024-04-30. These are the capabilities that most shape day-to-day use and separate it from thinner alternatives.
the main trade-off to weigh is that no free tier — usage is billed per token. Keep both in mind when deciding whether it fits your workflow.
Venice: Uncensored is most often chosen for research and writing. If that matches your goals, it's a strong candidate to shortlist.
Key features
- ✓128,000-token context window
- ✓Knowledge cutoff 2024-04-30
Pricing
Pros
Cons
- −No free tier — usage is billed per token
- −Context window of 128,000 tokens is smaller than most current models
- −Text-only: does not accept image input
Who should use Venice: Uncensored
- →Anyone looking for a chatbots & llms tool from Cognitivecomputations.
- →Teams and individuals focused on research and writing.
- →Workflows that need a 128,000 tokens context window.
Who should look elsewhere
- →Anyone who needs a free tier — this tool is paid only.
- →Those for whom no free tier — usage is billed per token is a dealbreaker.
- →Users who can't accept that context window of 128,000 tokens is smaller than most current models.
Best for
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Venice: Uncensored vs top alternatives
A side-by-side look at how Venice: Uncensored stacks up against its closest rivals.
| Feature | Venice: UncensoredCognitivecomputations | ClaudeAnthropic | ChatGPTOpenAI | GeminiGoogle DeepMind |
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| Quality score | 6.7 / 10 | 9.6 / 10 | 9.5 / 10 | 9.2 / 10 |
| Starting price | $0.20/1M tokens | $20/mo | $20/mo | $20/mo |
| Free tier | No | Yes — Free tier available | Yes — Free tier available | Yes — Free tier available |
| API input price | $0.2 / 1M tokens | $10 / 1M tokens | $0.5 / 1M tokens | $0.75 / 1M tokens |
| API output price | $0.9 / 1M tokens | $50 / 1M tokens | $3 / 1M tokens | $3.75 / 1M tokens |
| Speed | — | Fast | Fast | Fast |
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 200K tokens | 128K tokens | 1M-2M tokens |
| Categories | Chatbots & LLMs | Chatbots & LLMs, Coding, Writing | Chatbots & LLMs, Coding, Writing | Chatbots & LLMs, Coding, Writing |
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Frequently asked questions
Q. Is Venice: Uncensored free?
No — Venice: Uncensored is a paid tool, starting at $0.20/1M tokens.
Q. How much does Venice: Uncensored cost?
Venice: Uncensored starts at $0.20/1M tokens. API usage is around $0.2 per 1M input tokens and $0.9 per 1M output tokens.
Q. What is Venice: Uncensored best for?
Venice: Uncensored is best suited to research and writing, within the chatbots & llms category.
Q. What are the best Venice: Uncensored alternatives?
Popular alternatives to Venice: Uncensored include Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Qwen: Qwen3.7 Flash. Each trades off price, quality and ecosystem differently.
Q. Is there a free alternative to Venice: Uncensored?
Yes. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini offer a free tier, making them good starting points if you want to avoid an upfront subscription.
Q. Why switch from Venice: Uncensored?
Common reasons include pricing, specific feature gaps (No free tier — usage is billed per token; Context window of 128,000 tokens is smaller than most current models; Text-only: does not accept image input), data-privacy requirements, or simply wanting a tool that fits your stack better.
How we rate AI tools
Our quality score weighs capability on real tasks, breadth of features and integrations, pricing and value, and how actively the tool is maintained. Scores are editorial guidance, not benchmarks — always trial a tool on your own workflow before committing. Pricing and features change frequently, so verify current details on the official site.
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