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One OpenAI-compatible API and balance for 130+ AI models and web data
Intermediate API
What is ApexApi?
ApexApi is a hosted AI gateway giving developers one OpenAI-compatible key and prepaid balance for 130+ text, image, video and audio models, plus scrape, crawl and extract endpoints, failover, guardrails and team spend controls.
ApexApi is a unified AI API gateway that puts more than 130 models behind a single key, a single prepaid balance and one OpenAI-compatible request format. Models come from providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Meta, Mistral and DeepSeek, and the catalog extends beyond text into image, video and audio generation. Developers who already use the OpenAI SDK only need to change the base URL to start calling any of them, in Python, JavaScript, cURL or any other language. The product is aimed at developers, startups, agencies and teams who are tired of maintaining separate provider accounts, keys and invoices. Pricing is shown in real dollars, with one dollar buying one dollar of credit, and the exact cost of each call is returned on the response and recorded in dashboard logs, including for streamed requests. Chat models support server-sent event streaming, while image models are priced per image and video models are priced per second of output and run as asynchronous jobs. Beyond model access, ApexApi offers web context endpoints for agents: one to read a single page as clean markdown, one to crawl a whole site as an async job, and one to return structured JSON from sources such as Amazon, Crunchbase and Google Maps. Reliability is handled through failover, where models available on more than one route, for example Anthropic direct and Anthropic on Google Vertex, switch inside the same request. Guardrails such as PII detection, prompt-injection blocking, per-key rate limits and model allowlists are enabled by default. Team features include organizations, roles, a shared balance, per-member spend caps and model access, and team-wide logs. A hosted MCP server and agent self-registration with USDC funding suit autonomous agents. Among gateways, ApexApi competes with OpenRouter, LiteLLM, Portkey and Helicone, and publishes comparison pages for each. Its distinguishing angle is combining multimodal generation and web scraping under the same key, though it remains a hosted intermediary rather than a self-managed proxy.
How do you use ApexApi?
1Create an account
Sign up on the login page. The homepage states that no credit card is required to get started.
2Add credits and create a key
Add prepaid credits, where one dollar buys one dollar of balance, and generate an API key from the dashboard.
3Point your OpenAI SDK at ApexApi
Set the base URL to https://api.apexapi.dev/v1 and use your ApexApi key. Then choose a model by its provider-prefixed name.
4Browse models and live prices
Check the model catalog to compare text, image, video and audio models and see current prices before choosing one.
5Connect your coding agent
Follow a guide to use ApexApi from tools such as Cursor, Cline, Codex CLI or GitHub Copilot.6Add web context for agents
Use the scrape endpoint to turn any URL into markdown, or crawl and extract for whole sites and structured data.
Pros and cons
Pros
- One key and one balance cover 130+ models across text, image, video and audio, replacing many provider accounts and invoicesAI
- OpenAI-compatible format means existing SDK code works after changing only the base URLAI
- Per-request cost is returned on every response and logged, including streaming calls, which makes spend easy to trackAI
- Built-in scrape, crawl and extract endpoints give agents clean web data on the same balanceAI
- Failover across provider routes, default guardrails and team spend caps address reliability and governanceAI
Cons
- Hosted gateway only: traffic and billing pass through a third party, with no self-hosted option mentionedAI
- Failover only applies to models offered on more than one route, so many models have no fallbackAI
- Published prices reflect the most expensive route, so the quoted price may exceed what a cheaper route would costAI
- Prepaid credit model has no subscription tier, which may not suit organizations needing invoicing or committed-use plansAI
- Video models run as async jobs, so they need polling or job handling rather than a simple synchronous callAI
How much does ApexApi cost?
Pricing
Prepaid credits in real dollars: $1 buys $1 of credit, with no bonus tiers, no expiring balance, no subscription and no seat fees. Each model has its own live price on the models page. Failed web requests are not billed.
Learn moreSupport
Documentation is available at the docs site, including guides for coding agents. The homepage does not describe live support channels.
Learn moreIntegrations
Works with the OpenAI SDK in any language, plus guides for coding agents including Cursor, Cline, Codex CLI and GitHub Copilot. Routes to providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Meta and Mistral, and offers a hosted MCP server.
Learn moreFeatures
OpenAI-compatible API for 130+ models, image, video and audio generation, streaming on chat models, per-request cost reporting, scrape/crawl/extract endpoints, provider failover, PII and prompt-injection guardrails, team roles and spend caps, hosted MCP server.
Frequently asked questions about ApexApi
How much does ApexApi cost?
Prepaid credits in real dollars: $1 buys $1 of credit, with no bonus tiers, no expiring balance, no subscription and no seat fees. Each model has its own live price on the models page. Failed web requests are not billed.Does ApexApi offer a free trial?
No credit card is required to create an account, but the homepage does not describe a free trial or free credits.Does ApexApi have an API?
Yes, ApexApi offers an API.How do you use ApexApi?
The walkthrough on this page covers 6 steps: 1. Create an account 2. Add credits and create a key 3. Point your OpenAI SDK at ApexApi 4. Browse models and live prices 5. Connect your coding agent 6. Add web context for agents.What platforms does ApexApi support?
ApexApi is available on Web App.What does ApexApi integrate with?
Works with the OpenAI SDK in any language, plus guides for coding agents including Cursor, Cline, Codex CLI and GitHub Copilot. Routes to providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Meta and Mistral, and offers a hosted MCP server.
