> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://lava.so/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Parasail

> Parasail provides dedicated LLM inference endpoints for open-source models with an OpenAI-compatible API, focusing on reliable production performance.

Parasail offers 7 models through Lava's AI Gateway, supporting Chat Completions. Authentication uses `Authorization: Bearer`. See the [Parasail API docs](https://docs.parasail.io) for provider-specific parameters.

<Info>Supports both **managed** (Lava's API keys) and **unmanaged** (bring your own credentials) mode.</Info>

## Quick Start

```typescript theme={null}
const response = await fetch('https://api.lava.so/v1/forward?u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.parasail.io%2Fv1%2Fchat%2Fcompletions', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Authorization: `Bearer ${forwardToken}`,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    model: 'parasail-gemma3-27b-it',
    messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
  }),
});
```

## Chat Completions

**Target URL:** `https://api.parasail.io/v1/chat/completions`

|                  |                                          |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| **Content Type** | `application/json`                       |
| **Streaming**    | Yes (set `stream: true` in request body) |

| Model                                  | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens |
| -------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ------------------ |
| parasail-qwen25-vl-72b-instruct        | \$0.70            | \$0.70             |
| parasail-skyfall-36b-v2-fp8            | \$0.50            | \$0.80             |
| parasail-llama-33-70b-fp8              | \$0.28            | \$0.78             |
| parasail-llama-4-maverick-instruct-fp8 | \$0.15            | \$0.85             |
| parasail-gemma3-27b-it                 | \$0.10            | \$0.40             |
| parasail-ui-tars-1p5-7b                | \$0.10            | \$0.20             |
| parasail-mistral-small-32-24b          | \$0.09            | \$0.30             |

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="All Providers" icon="grid" href="/gateway/supported-providers">
    Browse all supported AI providers
  </Card>

  <Card title="Forward Proxy" icon="route" href="/gateway/forward-proxy">
    Learn how to construct proxy URLs and authenticate requests
  </Card>
</CardGroup>