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Field notes on running AI APIs cheaply — gateways, model routing, and cutting your LLM bill.

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Best Cheap OpenAI API Resellers in 2026 (Ranked by Per-Million-Token Cost)NEW The four categories of OpenAI resellers, a 2026 per-million-token price comparison, and the 5-minute evaluation checklist that separates the legitimate providers from the fly-by-night.

GPT API Pricing 2026: Official vs Aggregator vs Gateway — Real Cost CalculatorNEW Worked examples for chatbot, RAG and coding-agent workloads. See exactly what you'd save by routing bulk traffic through an OpenAI-compatible gateway, with prompt caching baked in.

DeepSeek API vs OpenAI API: Performance and Cost Compared (2026 Benchmark)NEW A side-by-side look at pricing, latency, context window, coding ability and reasoning benchmarks — and the routing pattern most production teams actually use.

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Affordable DeepSeek API: A Practical Pricing and Setup Guide DeepSeek is one of the cheapest strong coding models. Here's how to get stable, affordable DeepSeek API access via an OpenAI-compatible gateway — with $4 free credit to start.

One API Key, Every Model: Unifying GLM, MiniMax and DeepSeek Tired of managing a dozen API keys? Learn how a one-key gateway unifies GLM, MiniMax and DeepSeek behind a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint — and why it simplifies your stack.

Why Your Stack Shouldn't Care Which Model Runs An OpenAI-compatible endpoint lets you swap GLM, DeepSeek or MiniMax by changing one field. Here's why standardizing on one API shape is the smartest move for 2026.

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