Make your first call in 5 minutes

① Sign up and grab an API key

1. Open the sign-up page — enter your email and click the magic link; no card or password setup needed.
2. Sign in, open the console, and head to the API Key management page in the sidebar.
3. Click Create key. The sk-... string shown in the dialog disappears the moment you close it, so store it somewhere safe right away (e.g. 1Password).
4. New users get ¥30 trial credit on a ¥10 first top-up — plenty to finish this quickstart.

② Make your first call

First, write the key to an env var (avoids leaking it to shell history and source code):

bash
export AICODEDOG_KEY="sk-paste-the-key-you-just-got"

Then pick any of the snippets below to hit Chat Completions:

curl
curl https://api.aicodedog.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AICODEDOG_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-5.4",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Explain in one sentence what an API relay is."}
    ]
  }'

python
# pip install openai
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="<AICODEDOG_KEY>",
    base_url="https://api.aicodedog.com/v1",  # ← key change: just swap base_url
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-5.4",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain in one sentence what an API relay is."}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

node
// npm i openai
import OpenAI from 'openai';

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.AICODEDOG_KEY,
  baseURL: 'https://api.aicodedog.com/v1', // ← key change: just swap baseURL
});

const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: 'gpt-5.4',
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Explain in one sentence what an API relay is.' }],
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);

③ Pick a model that fits

Every available model is listed at /models (with prices, official comparisons, capability tags). Common picks:

1. Best quality: claude-opus-4-1 or gpt-5.4.
2. Best value: DeepSeek-V4-Pro or Kimi-K2.6.
3. Coding: claude-opus-4-1-cc (tuned for Claude Code with tool use).
4. Image generation: nano-banana-pro (Google) or seedream-4-5 (ByteDance).
5. Video generation: veo3-1-lite (Google) or wan2-7 (Alibaba).