Yes. We forward your requests to real AI providers (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek). Same models, same output, same context windows. Only the price is different.

How is the discount possible?

We pool bulk credit across providers and accept crypto, which keeps ops cost low. Those savings get passed through as 70-80% off list price.

Which SDKs and tools work?

Anthropic SDK, OpenAI SDK, LangChain, raw fetch — all work. Just swap the base URL and the model name to use any AI.

What payment methods do you accept?

We accept cryptocurrency — USDT (TRC20/ERC20), BTC, ETH, and 100+ other coins via Oxapay. Credits never expire.

What are the pricing plans?

Basic plan (free): 70% off all supported AI providers. Pro ($19 lifetime): 80% off all supported AI providers. One-time payment, credits never expire.

Do you store my prompts or data?

No. We don't log, store, or train on your API requests. Zero data retention policy on request content.

24/7 support via email at support@aiapi.cheap. Pro users get priority response.

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May 4, 2026·3 min readpricingcomparisonmulti-ai

AI API Pricing Comparison: Official vs aiapi.cheap (2026)

Side-by-side cost comparison across Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, and DeepSeek — see how much you save with aiapi.cheap on the Pro plan (80% off).

The Real Cost of AI APIs in 2026

Five frontier vendors. Five pricing pages. Five separate invoices. If you're touching more than one model, the bill snowballs fast — especially in production.

aiapi.cheap proxies all five vendors behind one key at 70-80% off list price. Same model IDs, same SDK shape, same streaming. Only your invoice changes.

Below are concrete savings on the Pro plan ($19 lifetime, 80% off).

Claude (Anthropic)

|---|---|---|---|---|

| Opus 4.7 | $5.00 | $1.00 | $25.00 | $5.00 |

| Sonnet 4.6 | $3.00 | $0.60 | $15.00 | $3.00 |

| Haiku 4.5 | $1.00 | $0.20 | $5.00 | $1.00 |

For a typical Sonnet production app (1K input, 2K output):

Official: $0.033 per request

Pro: $0.0066 per request

At 10,000 req/day: save ~$7,920/month

GPT (OpenAI)

|---|---|---|---|---|

| GPT-4o | $2.50 | $0.50 | $10.00 | $2.00 |

| GPT-4o mini | $0.15 | $0.03 | $0.60 | $0.12 |

GPT-4o at 5K req/day (500 input, 1K output) drops from $60/day to $12/day — savings ~$1,440/month.

Gemini (Google)

|---|---|---|---|---|

| Gemini 2.5 Pro | $1.25 | $0.25 | $5.00 | $1.00 |

| Gemini 2.5 Flash | $0.075 | $0.015 | $0.30 | $0.06 |

Gemini Flash is already cheap — but at high volume (50K req/day), savings still add up to roughly $300/month.

Grok (xAI)

|---|---|---|---|---|

| Grok 2 | $2.00 | $0.40 | $10.00 | $2.00 |

DeepSeek

|---|---|---|---|---|

| DeepSeek V3 | $0.27 | $0.054 | $1.10 | $0.22 |

DeepSeek is the budget-tier baseline — if you're already on DeepSeek for cost reasons, the proxy still cuts your spend by 80%.

Two Plans, Five Vendors

No per-seat math. No hidden tiers. Just two options:

Basic — free forever, 70% off across all five vendors, community support

Pro — $19 lifetime (one-time), 80% off, priority support

The Pro plan pays for itself after ~$24 of vendor-direct usage — a few days of hobbyist work or one afternoon of production traffic.

Same APIs, No Compromises

We pass requests through to the real vendor APIs. Same models, same quality, same context window, same streaming, same prompt-caching. Anthropic-format SDK calls hit /v1/messages; OpenAI-compatible calls (universal across all 5 vendors) hit /v1/chat/completions. The only thing different is the price.

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For setup, see our multi-AI overview, the Claude Code setup guide, or the Python SDK guide.