Cheaper Inference aggregates excess inference capacity from major AI providers and passes the savings to developers through a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint. The service supports chat completions, image generation, vision input, streaming, and reasoning models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI.
Key Features
- Unified API: Drop-in replacement for OpenAI SDK - change only base URL and API key
- Multi-provider access: OpenAI (GPT-4, GPT-5), Anthropic (Claude Opus, Sonnet), Google (Gemini), xAI (Grok)
- Cost savings: Up to 30% below list prices with market-linked rates that never exceed direct pricing
- No commitment: Fund from $5, pay-per-use with no monthly fees or contracts
- First funding bonus: Add $5+, receive $10 in free credits
- Privacy-focused: No prompt/response bodies stored in application database
- Developer experience: JavaScript/Python SDK support, playground, detailed history with savings tracking
- Team features: Workspace roles, shared wallet, API key restrictions (IP, models, rate limits, budgets)
- Enterprise ready: Auto-recharge, invoicing, audit logs, zero data retention option
Use Cases
- Cost optimization: Reduce AI inference spend for production workloads
- Model experimentation: Test multiple providers without managing separate accounts
- Scalable applications: Usage-based billing scales with demand
- Compliance needs: Zero data retention paths available for sensitive workloads
