submodel

Access 9 submodel models through Mastra's model router. Authentication is handled automatically using the SUBMODEL_INSTAGEN_ACCESS_KEY environment variable.

Learn more in the submodel documentation.

SUBMODEL_INSTAGEN_ACCESS_KEY=your-api-key

import { Agent } from "@mastra/core";

const agent = new Agent({
  name: "my-agent",
  instructions: "You are a helpful assistant",
  model: "submodel/Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507"
});

// Generate a response
const response = await agent.generate("Hello!");

// Stream a response
const stream = await agent.stream("Tell me a story");
for await (const chunk of stream) {
  console.log(chunk);
}

info

Mastra uses the OpenAI-compatible /chat/completions endpoint. Some provider-specific features may not be available. Check the submodel documentation for details.

Models

Model	Image	Audio	Video	Tools	Streaming	Context Window
submodel/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-0528	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	75,000
submodel/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3-0324	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	75,000
submodel/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.1	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	75,000
submodel/openai/gpt-oss-120b	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	131,072
submodel/Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	262,144
submodel/Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	262,144
submodel/Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct-FP8	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	262,144
submodel/zai-org/GLM-4.5-Air	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	131,072
submodel/zai-org/GLM-4.5-FP8	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	131,072

Advanced Configuration

Custom Headers

const agent = new Agent({
  name: "custom-agent",
  model: {
    url: "https://llm.submodel.ai/v1",
    id: "submodel/Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507",
    apiKey: process.env.SUBMODEL_INSTAGEN_ACCESS_KEY,
    headers: {
      "X-Custom-Header": "value"
    }
  }
});

Dynamic Model Selection

const agent = new Agent({
  name: "dynamic-agent",
  model: ({ runtimeContext }) => {
    const useAdvanced = runtimeContext.task === "complex";
    return useAdvanced
      ? "submodel/zai-org/GLM-4.5-FP8"
      : "submodel/Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507";
  }
});