API Keys

Use these keys to call MY CHEAP AI from any OpenAI-compatible SDK. Set OPENAI_API_KEY to the token below and OPENAI_BASE_URL to https://api.mycheapai.com/v1.

Create new key

Give it a label to remember which app uses it.

Your keys

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Tip: IDE-style agents (Cursor, Continue.dev, Cline) issue many background calls per chat message. For these, set rate limit to at least 120 req/min. Leave empty for no per-key limit.

Use it from your code

All major OpenAI SDKs work — just override the base URL.

Python (openai SDK)

python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    base_url="https://api.mycheapai.com/v1",
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="auto",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

Node / TypeScript

typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  baseURL: 'https://api.mycheapai.com/v1',
});

const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: 'auto',
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Hello!' }],
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);

curl

bash
curl https://api.mycheapai.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "auto",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

LangChain

python
from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI

llm = ChatOpenAI(
    model="auto",
    openai_api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    openai_api_base="https://api.mycheapai.com/v1",
)
print(llm.invoke("Hello!").content)