Quickstart

Base URL

https://api.cheaperllm.com/v1

Authenticate with Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY. Get a key on the account page. Pick a MODEL_ID from the models list.

Example requests

curl

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

Python (OpenAI SDK)

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.cheaperllm.com/v1", api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="MODEL_ID",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

Node (OpenAI SDK)

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.cheaperllm.com/v1", apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "MODEL_ID",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);

Add "stream": true for server-sent-event streaming.

Other endpoints

Errors you may see