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Everything you need to build with the LLMAI API gateway.
Getting Started with LLMAI
LLMAI is an AI model gateway that gives your application access to models from multiple providers through a single, OpenAI-compatible HTTP endpoint. Register once, load your account balance, and call any supported model using the same request format.
Customers typically save over 65% on AI API costs compared to going direct to providers — one API key, all models, a fraction of the cost.
🎁 Free $2 trial credit available on request. Not ready to deposit? Contact us to request trial credit and test any model before you commit.
What's in These Docs
| Section | What You'll Learn |
|---|---|
| Quickstart | Register, fund your account, and fire your first request |
| API Overview | Endpoint URLs, authentication headers, request/response schemas |
| Models | Full catalog of supported models with slugs and per-token rates |
| Billing | How prepaid balances work and how deductions are calculated |
| Integrations | Step-by-step setup for SDKs, CLI tools, and editors |
| Troubleshooting | Diagnose and resolve the most common API errors |
Your First API Call
curl https://api.llmai.dev/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-5.4",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'At a Glance
- Endpoint:
https://api.llmai.dev/v1 - Authentication:
Authorization: Bearer <your-key> - Protocol: OpenAI Chat Completions format — fully compatible with existing SDKs
- Payment model: Prepaid balance, deducted per request — no monthly subscriptions
- Cost: Save over 65% vs going direct to providers
Head to the Quickstart to be up and running in minutes.
Community
Have questions, want to share what you're building, or need a hand? Join the LLMAI community — the team and other developers are there.