One API key for top models
Access OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, multimodal generators, and specialized inference APIs through a single OpenAI-compatible interface.
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All-in-one API access for leading and cost-effective AI models
Cheap Model gives teams one OpenAI-compatible entry point for text, image, video, audio, and speech APIs with transparent billing, routing, and fallback built in.
- FreeZero-cost models for prototyping, research, and early product validation
- DiscountPromotional and time-limited provider pricing when available
- Cost-Eff.Frontier-class capability without forcing every workload onto premium pricing
- FunctionalTool calling, search, scraping, and multimodal APIs in one platform
Supported models and providers
Cheap Model capabilities
- automatic fallback and health checks
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Reliable model routing
Automatically retry and reroute traffic when a provider slows down, errors, or rate limits your workload.
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Transparent cost control
Understand spend by model, provider, and workload with cleaner usage logs, budget visibility, and fewer billing surprises.
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Apply routing preferences and safer provider rules so production traffic only hits the vendors and models you actually want.
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Free model providers
Start building at zero cost. These models are useful for prototyping, evaluation, and lightweight production flows.
Qwen3 235B
by Qwen
- Best for
- Advanced reasoning, multilingual chat, and code generation
- Why teams use it
- A strong open model for teams that want high capability without immediate model spend.
Gemini 2.5 Flash
by Google
- Best for
- Fast multimodal tasks such as vision, audio, and structured output
- Why teams use it
- Useful when you need speed, modality coverage, and generous free access for iteration.
DeepSeek R1
by DeepSeek
- Best for
- Complex reasoning, math, and multi-step problem solving
- Why teams use it
- A practical option when deep reasoning quality matters but you still want low operating cost.
Llama 3.3 70B
by Meta
- Best for
- General-purpose instruction following and agentic workflows
- Why teams use it
- A reliable open-weight default for high-volume usage, testing, and internal tooling.
Featured model providers
Route the right workload to the right provider from one billing, logging, and control layer.
OpenAI APIs
by OpenAI
- Best for
- General reasoning, assistants, and coding-heavy workflows
- Why teams use it
- A dependable baseline when quality, tooling, and ecosystem compatibility matter.
Claude APIs
by Anthropic
- Best for
- Long-context analysis, writing, and tool-rich agent tasks
- Why teams use it
- Useful when depth, instruction-following, and context discipline are top priorities.
Gemini APIs
by Google
- Best for
- Multimodal understanding and broad enterprise workflows
- Why teams use it
- Helpful for teams balancing speed, modality coverage, and large-scale production usage.
Image generation models
Generate photorealistic visuals, design assets, and creative concepts through one unified image API layer.
GPT-Image-1.5
by OpenAI
- Best for
- Precise instruction-following, product visuals, and brand assets
- Why teams use it
- A strong choice when prompt accuracy, text rendering, and production polish are important.
Grok Image
by xAI
- Best for
- Photorealistic scenes, creative concepts, and detailed compositions
- Why teams use it
- Useful for teams exploring realism and richer multi-element prompts in one flow.
Nano Banana 2
by Black Forest Labs
- Best for
- Fast batch generation, prototyping, and style exploration
- Why teams use it
- Designed for low-latency or higher-volume pipelines where iteration speed really matters.
Wan Image 2.7
by Alibaba
- Best for
- High-resolution commercial art, product shots, and multilingual prompt workflows
- Why teams use it
- Helpful when your team needs more detail fidelity and regional prompt flexibility.
Video generation models
Create cinematic clips, animation, and motion content from text or image prompts in the same platform.
Seedance 2.0
by ByteDance
- Best for
- High-motion scenes, choreography, and character animation
- Why teams use it
- Well suited for motion-heavy outputs where temporal smoothness is the main concern.
Kling 3.0
by Kuaishou
- Best for
- Cinematic product showcases and story-driven video
- Why teams use it
- A useful option when teams want longer-form motion, scene continuity, and more premium output.
PixVerse V4
by PixVerse
- Best for
- Short-form creative video, social content, and rapid concept testing
- Why teams use it
- Good for fast turnaround and more visually stylized campaign experimentation.
Veo 3
by Google DeepMind
- Best for
- Photorealistic video with native audio and dialogue
- Why teams use it
- Strong when realism, spoken content, and high-end output quality matter most.
Audio and speech models
Transcribe, synthesize, and generate audio, from speech recognition to AI-native music and voice workflows.
MiniMax Speech
by MiniMax
- Best for
- Expressive TTS, voice cloning, and multilingual narration
- Why teams use it
- Helpful for teams building voice products that need flexible tone and natural delivery.
Suno v4.5
by Suno
- Best for
- Full AI music generation with vocals, lyrics, and production
- Why teams use it
- Useful when you need fast music ideation, rough production, or creative soundtrack generation.
Lyria 3
by Google DeepMind
- Best for
- Instrumental composition and cinematic soundtrack work
- Why teams use it
- A strong fit for teams exploring polished music workflows inside broader AI products.
ElevenLabs TTS
by ElevenLabs
- Best for
- Voice cloning, audiobooks, and real-time speech experiences
- Why teams use it
- Often the practical default for lifelike voice output and rapid voice-enabled product iteration.
Functional data APIs
Bring real-world data into your AI stack with search, crawling, social, and commerce APIs from one control surface.
Google Search Scraper
by Apify
- Best for
- Extracting structured search results, ads, and featured snippets
- Why teams use it
- Useful for research, SEO workflows, and agents that need fresher web context.
Web Content Crawler
by Apify
- Best for
- Full-site crawling, extraction, and knowledge base building
- Why teams use it
- A practical option when you need structured site content instead of raw HTML noise.
Instagram Scraper
by Apify
- Best for
- Profiles, posts, hashtags, reels, and engagement collection
- Why teams use it
- Helpful for monitoring, market research, and social data ingestion workflows.
Amazon Product Scraper
by Apify
- Best for
- Product pricing, reviews, and availability data at scale
- Why teams use it
- Useful when your workflows need commerce intelligence or near-real-time catalog visibility.
API categories teams actually ship
Cheap Model is built for text, image, video, audio, speech, and functional APIs rather than a text-only gateway.
- Nano Banana · Seedream · GPT-imageImage generation APIsIMG
Unify image endpoints like Nano Banana, Seedream, GPT-image, and Grok image behind one control layer.
- Seedance · Veo · KlingVideo generation APIsVID
Route video workloads for Seedance, Veo, Kling, and similar providers with the same key and billing surface.
- Suno · Lyria · Transcribe · ASRAudio and speech APIsAUD
Handle Suno, Lyria, transcription, ASR, and speech-related requests alongside text and multimodal APIs in one place.
Get started with Cheap Model
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Create your account to start testing models and APIs. You can organize your workspace later.
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Buy credits
Credits can be used across supported models and providers from the same billing balance.
- 3
Get your API key
Create an API key and start making requests. Fully OpenAI compatible.
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Transparent billing, automatic fallback, and unified access across text, image, video, audio, speech, and functional APIs.
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Keep one OpenAI-compatible integration while adding routing rules, observability, and provider-level control.
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