Affordable OpenAI-compatible gateway
cheapmodel
Low-cost, practical access to strong text and image models through one familiar API. Built for developers who want stable routing, simple keys, and model choices without ceremony.
https://cheapmodel.ai/v1$ curl https://cheapmodel.ai/v1/chat/completions
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
-d {"model":"gpt-5.5","messages":[...]}
OK OpenAI-compatible request shape
OK Text and image model routing
OK One key, multiple providers
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
-d {"model":"gpt-5.5","messages":[...]}
OK OpenAI-compatible request shape
OK Text and image model routing
OK One key, multiple providers
Available models
Start with the models already connected today. More model families, including future happy horse and Seedance options, can be added without changing your client integration.
gpt-5.5-proPremium text model for higher quality reasoning and generation.
gpt-5.5General-purpose text model for everyday API workloads.
gpt-5.4Balanced model option for compatible chat completions.
gpt-5.4-miniLower-cost option for fast, lightweight tasks.
gpt-image-2Image generation through the same gateway account.
glm-5Additional text model option already available in the console.
happyhorse-1.0-t2vAlibaba HappyHorse text-to-video generation model.
happyhorse-1.0-i2vAlibaba HappyHorse image-to-video generation model.
happyhorse-1.0-video-editAlibaba HappyHorse video editing model.
Quick start
Use your cheapmodel token anywhere an OpenAI-compatible base URL is accepted. Keep your existing SDK and swap the endpoint.
1
Create or copy an API token in the console.
2
Set the base URL to https://cheapmodel.ai/v1.
3
Choose any enabled model name from the list.
from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI( api_key="YOUR_CHEAPMODEL_KEY", base_url="https://cheapmodel.ai/v1", ) response = client.chat.completions.create( model="gpt-5.5", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}], ) print(response.choices[0].message.content)