How to Pay for AI APIs With Crypto, No ID Needed

Most AI providers want a card in a supported country and sometimes an ID check, and each one bills separately. FreeTheAI puts models from many sellers behind one account and one balance you fund with crypto, so you can use Claude, GPT, Gemini, GLM, Qwen, DeepSeek, Kimi, MiniMax, and more without a card on file at each provider.

1. Create a FreeTheAI account with an email address and confirm it.
2. Open Credits in the dashboard, choose an amount from $5 to $500, and accept the purchase terms.
3. At the checkout, pick a coin, then send the exact amount it shows to its address. It stays open for an hour.
4. Your balance updates once the payment confirms on the network.

No crypto yet? The pay by card guide shows how to buy a crypto voucher with a card and have it sent straight to the checkout, step by step. Crypto payments cannot be reversed, so check the coin, address, and amount before you send.

Follow a provider of the model you want on its page under Models, make an API key, and point any OpenAI-compatible app or SDK at the base URL:

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.freetheai.org/v1", api_key="ftai_your_key_here")
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="glm-5.3",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(reply.choices[0].message.content)

The same key speaks the Anthropic Messages and Gemini formats too, so Claude Code, SillyTavern, Janitor AI, Cline, and Open WebUI all work. The setup guides cover 24 apps.

• Each provider sets its own price per million tokens; every model page lists them side by side with their speed and success rate.
• Keys pick the cheapest provider you follow by default, and will not jump to one far pricier without your say.
• If a provider fails before replying, the request is retried on another one and you pay once.
• The most a request can cost is held while it runs; you pay what it used and the rest returns at once.

More on routing, billing, and privacy: how the marketplace works.