Reduce model spend
Access discounted capacity across supported models. Your all-in rate has no separate routing surcharge and never exceeds the model maker's applicable direct list price.
For engineering and finance teams
Lower AI inference costs across your company.
Use OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google models through one OpenAI-compatible API. Keep your request format, centralize team access, and pay only for what you use.
No annual contract required.
Live route
workspace / production
Request
claude-opus-4.7
POST /v1/chat/completions
Customer rate
Up to 30% below list
Request format
Unchanged
Fallback
Ready
Up to 30%off eligible models
One APIacross major providers
No storageof prompts or responses
Usage-basedwith no monthly commitment
The business case
Savings your team can adopt without a rewrite.
Cheaper Inference combines market-linked routing with the controls a growing team needs to move real workloads, not just run a benchmark.
Keep your integration
Change the base URL and API key while keeping your model, messages, tools, streaming settings, and response handling.
Operate as one team
Use one shared workspace for billing, API keys, usage history, member roles, and recent workspace security activity.
Low-lift migration
Two values change. Your application does not.
Start with a single workload, validate quality and latency, then increase traffic when the economics and performance meet your targets.
- 1Create a workspaceInvite engineering, billing, or operations with the access each person needs.
- 2Point one workload at the APIReplace your provider base URL and API key.
- 3Review real usageTrack request volume, token usage, spend, and savings before expanding.
OpenAI SDK
2-line change
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.CHEAPER_INFERENCE_API_KEY,
baseURL: "https://api.cheaperinference.com/v1"
});
Messages
Tools
Streaming
Responses
Workspace controls
Give every team the access it needs—and nothing more.
Team roles
5 presets + custom
OwnerFull workspace controlAll access
ManagerKeys, requests, billing, membersManage
DeveloperAPI keys and requestsBuild
BillingFunding and auto-rechargeFinance
ViewerRead-only workspace visibilityView
Shared API key management
Create and revoke workspace keys without sharing personal credentials.
Centralized billing
Fund one workspace, manage auto-recharge, and see the same balance across the team.
Workspace audit trail
Review recent member, key, and workspace security activity from one place.
Estimate the opportunity
What could 30% lower inference spend unlock?
Enter your current monthly AI model API spend to estimate the maximum savings available on eligible models. Actual savings vary by model and live route pricing.
Maximum monthly savings$7,500
Maximum annual savings$90,000
Best-case monthly bill$17,500
Security and transparency
A clear data posture your team can review.
Prompts and model responses are not stored. Billing and operational metadata is retained so your team can review History and get support when needed.
Prompts and responses are not storedRequest content is passed through to the selected model provider.
Separate keys by environmentCreate and revoke keys for production, staging, and local testing.
Published trust resourcesReview the DPA, privacy terms, subprocessors, and live service status.
Permission-based workspace accessControl who can manage billing, API keys, requests, and members.
Production pilot
Prove the savings on your own traffic.
For companies moving meaningful production usage, we will help define a practical evaluation around the workloads, models, and performance requirements that matter.
No setup fee
Billed on actual API usage
Start with a controlled workload
Check pilot eligibility
- 01Scope the workload
Confirm model coverage, required capabilities, data sensitivity, and the traffic you can move.
- 02Set success criteria
Agree on savings, compatibility, performance, and the evidence your team needs.
- 03Run real requests
Send controlled production traffic, review usage, then expand only when the results work for you.
Questions teams ask
Enterprise evaluation, without the ambiguity.
Do we need an annual contract?
No. Accounts use usage-based billing with no monthly commitment. Production pilots are billed on actual API usage at the available discounted rate, with no setup fee.
How much engineering work is required?
For compatible workloads, replace the provider base URL and API key. Your existing model, messages, tools, streaming settings, and response handling remain in place.
Can finance and engineering share one account?
Yes. A workspace owner can invite members and assign owner, manager, developer, billing, viewer, or custom permissions for billing, API keys, requests, and member management.
What data does Cheaper Inference retain?
Prompts and model responses are not stored. Billing and operational metadata is retained for request History and support. Review the Trust Center and subprocessor list for more detail.
How are savings calculated?
Rates are based on the cheapest healthy eligible route plus the platform margin, never above the model maker's applicable direct list price. Discounts vary by model and live market conditions, up to 30% for most eligible models.
Can we evaluate before moving all our traffic?
Yes. Start with one workload or a controlled share of traffic, compare compatibility, latency, quality, and cost, then increase usage only after the results meet your criteria.
Start your evaluation
One workspace. One API. A lower AI bill.
Create an account in minutes, or tell us about the production workload you want to evaluate.