argus
Released by phanerozoic in 2026, argus is an chat model. argus is an open-weights chat model.
by phanerozoic
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Ways to use argus in osFoundry
Connect with your own key (BYOK)
Open the key dialog and paste your phanerozoic API key. osFoundry discovers argus automatically — assign it to a Maestro role (router, direct, orchestrator, or fallback) in the Pipeline tab and it is live in every chat. Your key, your provider account — no token markup.
Deploy a dedicated endpoint
argus is open-weights — run it locally for free, or deploy a dedicated GPU endpoint in your workspace for reserved capacity with no rate limits.
Use it in a Room App
Room Apps declare AI features in their manifest, then call them with invokeAI:
import { invokeAI } from '@osfoundry/app-sdk'
// 'summarize' is an AI feature declared in your app manifest.
const result = await invokeAI('summarize', userText)
Call it from your own apps
Once a model is wired into your workspace you can host it as an API and reach it from your own services, scripts, or CI — outside osFoundry.
argus vs similar models
Licence
Unspecified — Licence terms not specified — verify the upstream model card before commercial use.
Check upstream documentation.
Frequently asked about argus
Is argus free to use?
argus is free to run locally on your own hardware. Hosted access through osFoundry is metered (input Free (local), output Free (local)). You can switch between local and hosted at any time.
Can I use argus commercially?
Commercial use is allowed with conditions. Licence terms not specified — verify the upstream model card before commercial use. Check upstream documentation.
Can I run argus locally?
Yes. argus is open-weights and runs locally on a workstation GPU. osFoundry's local runtime handles model loading, quantisation, and routing.
What is argus best at?
argus is well-suited to depth estimation.
How do I use argus in osFoundry?
Paste your phanerozoic API key in the key dialog (or deploy the open weights for self-hostable models), assign argus to a Maestro role in the Pipeline tab, then use it in chat, Room Apps via invokeAI, or your own apps.
Published by phanerozoic on April 7, 2026. Source: https://huggingface.co/phanerozoic/argus