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Stop locking into one provider

If you're building on the OpenAI API, the risk isn't just price — it's lock-in. KissAPI gives you GPT-5 and GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.6 and Haiku 4.5 behind a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Switch models by changing one string, not your whole stack.

Price comparison

ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1M
Claude Opus 4.6$15.00$3.00$75.00$15.00
Claude Sonnet 4.6$3.00$0.60$15.00$3.00
Claude Haiku 4.5$0.80$0.16$4.00$0.80
GPT-5$2.50$0.50$10.00$2.00
GPT-5.5$7.50$1.50$30.00$6.00

Strikethrough = official list price. Green = KissAPI price. No subscription, pay only for tokens you use.

Truly drop-in

It's the OpenAI wire format. Change the base URL and key, keep your SDK.

curl https://api.kissapi.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KISSAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"MODEL_ID","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hi"}]}'

Why provider-agnostic wins

One key, every model

Sign up, get $1 free, and call GPT-5 and Claude from the same endpoint.

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FAQ

Is KissAPI OpenAI-compatible?

Yes. It implements the OpenAI chat completions format, so existing OpenAI SDKs work by changing the base URL to https://api.kissapi.ai/v1 and using your KissAPI key.

Which models can I access?

GPT-5, GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Haiku 4.5 and more — all through one key.

Is it cheaper than OpenAI directly?

Yes, models are offered at up to 80% off official list pricing, pay-as-you-go with no subscription.

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