Official pricing, pass-through billingLower total cost than typical gateways
Transparent billing at official API prices — zero per-token markup. Only a 5% infrastructure fee at top-up (covers bandwidth, global PoPs, failover routing) — below industry average. Credits never expire. China direct access included — no VPN required.
Infrastructure Fee — Lower as You Grow
Charged once at top-up. Covers bandwidth, global PoP infrastructure, and failover routing. Tokens billed at official API prices — 0% per-token markup.
Nexus Smart Routing — Stable Aliases, Auto Model Pick
Call nexus/* and our routing algorithm picks from live models by goal (cost, coding, reasoning, speed, etc.). Each request resolves to one model at official pricing. Providers not yet connected show as Coming Soon on the Models page.
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All plans are prepaid. Credits never expire.
Free
Free models, no credit needed
- 20 rpm · 200 rpd
- 10+ free models
- GLM-5 Flash · Gemini Flash
- Basic analytics
- Community support
Pay-as-you-go
Official token prices · 5% infra fee · Nexus routing aliases
Min top-up $5 · ¥35 · ₹420
- 500 rpm · 50K rpd
- All 50+ models
- 0% per-token markup
- 5% infra fee (below industry avg)
- 8 Nexus routing aliases
- Bring Your Own Key · $0.50/M flat
- WeChat · Alipay · Stripe · Apple Pay
Enterprise
High volume · negotiated service fee · SLA guarantee
- Unlimited rate limits
- Reduced service fee (negotiated)
- Dedicated infrastructure
- 99.9% SLA guarantee
- 24/7 dedicated support
- VAT invoice
- Custom contracts
ModelAPI vs Official Provider Pricing
ModelAPI bills at official API prices (0% per-token markup). The 5% service fee is charged once at credit purchase. BYOK: bring your own key, pay $0.50/M routing only — best for expensive models.
| Model | Official /M | ModelAPI /M | BYOK /M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Claude Opus 4.7 | $25.00 | $25.00= official | $0.50 | 0% markup · BYOK saves 98% |
GPT-5.5 | $30.00 | $30.00= official | $0.50 | 0% markup · BYOK saves 98% |
GPT-5.4 | $15.00 | $15.00= official | $0.50 | 0% markup · BYOK saves 97% |
Gemini 3.1 Pro | $12.00 | $12.00= official | $0.50 | 0% markup · BYOK saves 96% |
DeepSeek V4 Flash | $0.32 | $0.32= official | — | 0% markup |
ModelAPI vs Others
Compared to similar API gateway services — we win on China access, smart routing, local payments, and user economics.
| Feature | ModelAPI | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Per-token markup | 0% | 0% (passthrough) |
| Service fee on credit buy | 5% | 5–6% |
| Min credit purchase | $5 (¥35) | $5–$10 |
| Nexus routing aliases | ✓ 8 presets | ✗ 无 |
| WeChat / Alipay | ✓ 支持 | ✗ 不支持 |
| China domestic servers | ✓ 支持 | ✗ 不支持 |
| Own API Key routing fee | $0.50/M 固定 | 模型价格 5–10% |
| PPP pricing (India/SEA) | ✓ 35–45% off | ✗ 无 |
| Total models | 50+ | 50–300+ |
Full Plan Comparison
| Feature | Free | Pay-as-you-go | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | |||
| Models | 10 free models | All 50+ models | 50+ + custom |
| Per-token markup | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Credit service fee | — | 5% | 2% |
| Min credit purchase | — | $5 / ¥35 | Custom |
| Rate limits | 20 rpm / 200 rpd | 500 rpm / 50K rpd | Unlimited |
| Nexus routing aliases | |||
| Bring Your Own Key · $0.50/M | |||
| Auto fallback routing | |||
| Batch API (50% off) | |||
| Usage analytics | Basic | Full | Custom dashboards |
| SLA guarantee | 99.9% uptime | ||
| Dedicated infrastructure | |||
| WeChat / Alipay payment | |||
| 增值税专用发票 | |||
| China domestic direct access | |||
| Support | Community | Priority email | 24/7 dedicated |