Lowest-Latency EssentialAI Models

Quick answer · Updated June 2026

Rnj 1 Instruct has the lowest latency of any EssentialAI model, responding in about 316ms to first token.

316msLatency

34 t/sSpeed

$0.150Input /M

33KContext

AI models ranked by time-to-first-token (p50). The most responsive large language models for real-time and interactive use cases.

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ToolsJSON$0.150/M · 34 t/s · 33K ctx
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Which EssentialAI model has the lowest latency?

Rnj 1 Instruct has the lowest latency of any EssentialAI model, responding in about 316ms to first token.

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