Compared
Honest comparisons, including where the other option wins. Every page names a case where you should not choose us — if we can't do that, the page isn't worth reading.
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Per-vendor API keys
Pay per call from your own wallet over HTTP 402 — no signup, no key to provision, rotate or leak. How that differs from holding an account with every model vendor.
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Replicate
Both run many models behind one API. The difference is the gate: Replicate wants an account and a key, we answer 402 and take payment from your wallet per call.
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fal.ai
fal is built for fast generative media behind an API key. We sell a similar surface with no account, quoting each call in a 402 before it runs.
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OpenRouter
OpenRouter routes LLM traffic across providers behind one key and a prepaid balance. We do the same for chat and go wider, with 402 instead of a key.
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Building x402 yourself
x402 is an open protocol — you can wrap your own provider accounts in it. What that costs to build, and when it is still the right call.
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Monthly AI subscriptions
Seats and monthly plans price access to a tool. Pay-per-call prices the work. Which one fits depends on whether a human or a machine is calling.
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