TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B
Analysis Summary
Rocinante 12B is a community fine-tune from TheDrummer, built on a 12B base and positioned for creative writing and roleplay use cases. It supports tool use and function calling, which adds some utility for structured workflows, but the 32K context window is a constraint for longer documents or multi-turn sessions.
With no benchmark data available, it is difficult to assess its reasoning or instruction-following reliability in a business context. It may perform well for creative content generation, but teams requiring consistent, measurable output quality should treat it with caution.
At $0.17 input and $0.43 output per million tokens, pricing is low. It is best suited to experimental or creative use cases where output style matters more than factual precision, and where teams can validate quality manually.
Assessed June 6, 2026
Editorial notes
Rocinante 12B is a fine-tuned 12B model from TheDrummer with tool use support, aimed at creative and narrative tasks, but has no benchmark data and a limited 32K context window.
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Performance Profile
How TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B compares
Its 33K-token context window is larger than 31% of the models we list. At $0.17 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 54% of comparable models.
About TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B
Rocinante 12B is designed for engaging storytelling and rich prose. Early testers have reported: - Expanded vocabulary with unique and expressive word choices - Enhanced creativity for vivid narratives -..
Capabilities
Architecture Detail
| Instruct Type | chatml |
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
thedrummer/rocinante-12b
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| Provider | thedrummer |
| Release Date | September 30, 2024 |
| Context Length | 32,768 tokens |
| Max Completion | 32,768 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.17 | $0.000170 |
| Output | $0.43 | $0.000430 |
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Frequently asked questions about TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B
How much does TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B cost?
TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B costs $0.17 per million input tokens and $0.43 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B?
TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B has a context window of 32,768 tokens (33K).
What can TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B do?
TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B supports tool use and function calling.
Who created TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B?
TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B is developed by TheDrummer and was released on September 30, 2024.
