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Kontinent AI vs the OpenAI API

Kontinent AI serves 3 OpenAI models through one API key, at 5x less than OpenAI's official price per token. The model ids, the request format and the SDKs stay the same: you change the base URL and the key.

Get an API key Try Claude Haiku 4.5 first No top-up needed
  • No subscription
  • Pay only for requests that get an answer
  • Your balance does not expire
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Every OpenAI model, at both prices

  • gpt-5.5 OpenAI · 1M context
    5x less
    Input /1M
    Official price $5.00 , Kontinent AI $1.00
    Output /1M
    Official price $30.00 , Kontinent AI $6.00
    Cached /1M
    Official price $0.50 , Kontinent AI $0.10
    chat responses
  • gpt-6.1-sol OpenAI · 1M context
    5x less
    Input /1M
    Official price $2.00 , Kontinent AI $0.40
    Output /1M
    Official price $10.00 , Kontinent AI $2.00
    Cached /1M
    Official price $0.10 , Kontinent AI $0.02
    chat responses
  • gpt-5 OpenAI · 400k context
    5x less
    Input /1M
    Official price $1.25 , Kontinent AI $0.25
    Output /1M
    Official price $10.00 , Kontinent AI $2.00
    Cached /1M
    Official price $0.125 , Kontinent AI $0.025
    chat responses

USD per million tokens. The struck-through figure is OpenAI's official price, on its price page. The figure beside it is ours.

What jobs cost with GPT-5.5

Job OpenAI API Kontinent AI
1,000 support-bot replies $22.50 $4.50
One coding-agent session $1.60 $0.32
1,000 document summaries $29.00 $5.80

GPT-5.5 for $0.32 a session, not $1.60

Keep the model ids, the request format and your SDK. Change the base URL and the key.

Get an API key Try Claude Haiku 4.5 first No top-up needed
  • No subscription
  • Pay only for requests that get an answer
  • Your balance does not expire
  • Sign in with Google or email

What stays the same

  • The model ids, such as gpt-5.5.
  • The request format, so the official SDKs keep working.
  • Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode, with a base URL change.
  • Streaming, tool calling and prompt caching, where the model has them.

What changes

  • The price: a fixed fraction of OpenAI's official price, for every kind of token.
  • A prepaid balance in US dollars, with no subscription.
  • Every response shows what it cost and what you saved.
  • One key for Claude, GPT, Gemini and open models.

When to go direct to OpenAI

  • You need a contract, a data processing agreement or an enterprise commitment with OpenAI itself.
  • You need a feature we do not offer yet. See what is not supported yet.
  • You need OpenAI's own data retention terms for your prompts.

For everything else, you get the same model at a fraction of the price.

Questions

Is Kontinent AI cheaper than the OpenAI API?

Per token, yes. GPT-5.5 costs $1.00 input and $6.00 output per million tokens on Kontinent AI, against $5.00 and $30.00 at OpenAI's official price.

Do I need to change my code?

Only the base URL and the key. The model ids and the request format stay the same, so the official SDKs and tools like Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode keep working.

How do I pay?

From a prepaid balance in US dollars, with no subscription. Every response shows what it cost and what you saved against OpenAI's official price.

How can I check the prices?

GET https://api.kontinentai.com/v1/models lists every model with OpenAI's official price and ours. It needs no API key.

Pay a fraction of the official price

One API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini and open models. A prepaid balance, no subscription.

Get an API key Try Claude Haiku 4.5 first No top-up needed
  • No subscription
  • Pay only for requests that get an answer
  • Your balance does not expire
  • Sign in with Google or email

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