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title: "Cherry Studio API: Add FreeTheAI as a Provider"
description: "Add FreeTheAI to Cherry Studio as an OpenAI-type provider. The API address to enter, how Cherry adds /v1, and how to enable AI models."
url: https://freetheai.org/setup/cherry-studio
language: en
updated: 2026-09-29
---

# Cherry Studio API: Add FreeTheAI as a Provider

Cherry Studio adds FreeTheAI as an OpenAI-type model service. Enter the root address; Cherry adds /v1 itself.

## Settings

- Provider type: `OpenAI`
- API Address: `https://api.freetheai.org`
- API Key: `your FreeTheAI key (ftai_..., 53 characters)`

## Steps

1. **Add the provider.** Open Settings, then Model Services, and press + Add. Name it FreeTheAI and choose the OpenAI type.
2. **Enter the address and key.** Enter the root address https://api.freetheai.org and your key. Cherry Studio adds /v1 automatically; do not end the address with #.
3. **Add models and enable.** Use Manage to fetch models (or add an ID by hand), run the check, then turn on the switch at the top right.

## Troubleshooting

**Should I enter /v1 in Cherry Studio?**

No. Enter https://api.freetheai.org and Cherry Studio adds /v1. Entering /v1 as well can produce /v1/v1.

Checked: Checked against Cherry Studio's docs and API address handling on 2026-09-29.