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layahost compared with XCrap
Detaillayahost logo layahostXCrap logo XCrap
What it doesJev-compatible API for text classification and moderation, hosted in the EU Free API to read X posts, threads and profiles as Markdown or JSON without login or API key
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given 2023
Based inFI FR
Pricing modelFreemium Free
PricingFree: $1 credit (66.7K decisions) on sign-up. Starter: $9/month for 1M decisions, then $10/million. Pro: $49/month for 10M decisions, then $5/million. Pay as you go: $15/million decisions from prepaid credit ($10 minimum). Clef-flash: $0.10/million tokens. Clef: $0.50/million tokens. Bonus credit: + No charge. Funded by donations. Rate limits are applied per IP address and per endpoint: 45 requests per minute for single posts and profiles, 15 per minute for threads and timelines, 20 per minute for media, 4 history exports and 6 bulk requests every five minutes, 10 searches every fifteen minutes
Key features
  • Decision flows: chain decisions on a canvas for multi-step classification
  • Test sets: measure accuracy on your own labelled data before deployment
  • Compare models side-by-side: test Laya, Clef-flash and Clef on the same data
  • Custom models: fine-tune Laya on your own labelled examples
  • Jev API compatibility: same endpoints, request and response formats as Jev
  • Perspective API replacement: drop-in replacement for Google's deprecated moderation API
  • Multiple model options: Laya (fast, cheap, EU-hosted), Clef-flash (9B model) and Clef (27B model)
  • Single posts with full metrics: likes, reposts, replies, quotes, bookmarks and views
  • Thread unrolling by stitching timeline with conversation ID
  • Direct media downloads at every bitrate X encoded
  • Bulk processing: up to fifty posts in one request
  • Five output formats: JSON, Markdown, YAML, CSV, HTML
  • MCP server integration for Claude and Cursor
  • Full-text search with X search operators
  • Markdown token counting via x-markdown-tokens header
  • No authentication required: works with bare post IDs or x.com and twitter.com links
  • Multiple integrations: SDK, OpenAPI spec, skill file, MCP server
What makes it different
  • EU-hosted Laya model: text never leaves the EU and is not used for training
  • No lock-in: API compatible with Jev, uses open-weights models you can run yourself
  • Completely free with no sign-up, API key generation or credit card required
  • Works with any AI agent without needing credentials to store or rotate
  • No data storage: posts cached five days only, media streamed through disk
  • Works even when X's official API is unavailable via four fallback sources behind each endpoint
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)34 +1 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)70
Citation Flow (Majestic)2714
Referring domains (Majestic)904

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