Chinese AI models, ready for global products

Chinese AI models.
One API for global teams.

Access Qwen, DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi and more through one OpenAI-compatible API with live availability and enterprise-grade service.

Six selected models. One fast path to production. Keep your existing integration, compare the models, and try the one you need in Playground.

6 Chinese ModelsOpenAI-Compatible APILive Availability99.9% SLA
routeapi.ai/console — live request

# POST /v1/chat/completions

model: "glm-5.3-flash",

region: "auto → singapore",

stream: true

# → response

""

Singapore · 38ms▶ 128 tokens

Transparent pricing

Live model prices and availability from the catalog your workload uses.

20%

below official API list prices

On our most-used China-based models

No additional platform fee on top of the displayed model rate.

Billing principles: Pay only for billable usage from a completed request. A failed request with no billable usage is not charged; when a configured fallback completes the request, that usage is billed at the selected model's displayed RouteAPI rate.

Three-line integration

Keep your OpenAI client. Change the base URL.

RouteAPI uses an OpenAI-compatible interface, so most integrations can keep the existing SDK and update the API key and base URL.

Supported API features may vary by model and upstream provider.

Read the API docs
main.py
BeforeOriginal
1from openai import OpenAI
2
3client = OpenAI(
4 api_key="sk-openai-key",# set ROUTEAPI_KEY in your environment
5)
6
7response = client.chat.completions.create(
8 model="gpt-4o",
9 messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
10)
AfterChanged
1from openai import OpenAI
2import os
3
4client = OpenAI(
5 api_key=os.environ["ROUTEAPI_KEY"],# set ROUTEAPI_KEY in your environment
6 base_url="https://www.routeapi.ai/v1",# point the client to RouteAPI
7)
8
9response = client.chat.completions.create(
10 model="gpt-5.5",# use a model enabled for your account
11 messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
12)

FAQ & service terms

Questions teams ask before launch

What does the 99.9% SLA cover?

Gateway availability is measured monthly across supported regions. Scheduled maintenance, upstream provider outages, force majeure and customer-side errors are excluded. Eligible customers can request service credits under the SLA terms.

How are prices calculated?

Cards use the live pricing catalog returned by the same endpoint as the pricing page. Input, output and cache rates are shown separately; your bill follows token usage.

Why trust us

Built for reliability, compliance, and trust

We route to the world’s leading models — including China’s strongest (GLM, Qwen, Volcengine, DeepSeek) — sourced from official provider APIs and authorized cloud platforms, delivered compliantly through Singapore, Brazil, and Hong Kong nodes.

One endpoint. A whole value layer behind it.RouteAPI adds the compliance, cost, and reliability layer you’d otherwise have to build yourself.
Your productApp, agent, or backend
→
ChatGLMGLMSeparate key · own config · full price
QwenQwenSeparate key · own config · full price
DeepSeekDeepSeekSeparate key · own config · full price
VolcengineVolcengineSeparate key · own config · full price
Your productOne API call, one key
→
RouteAPIUnified config · up to 1/3 off · 99.9% SLA
→
All modelsGLM · Qwen · DeepSeek · Volcengine
Sourced from official providers & authorized cloud platforms
GLMQwenDeepSeekVolcengineMiniMaxKimiGLMQwenDeepSeekVolcengineMiniMaxKimiGLMQwenDeepSeekVolcengineMiniMaxKimi

Data compliance by design

Server nodes across Singapore, Brazil, and Hong Kong keep global teams close to China’s strongest models without residency friction.

Committed SLA & disaster recovery

A 99.9% availability SLA, multi-region failover, and tested DR plan provide uptime insurance for every team.

No downgrade. No data storage.

We promise no model downgrading and never store your prompts or outputs. Your data stays yours.

Model & pricing advantages

Enterprise power, a fraction of the cost.

Top-tier results without the top-tier bill — plus the multilingual and long-context muscle modern products demand.

1/3×Cost vs GPT-class — same quality, via Chinese LLMs
1/3×Cost vs GPT-class — same quality, via Chinese LLMs
120+Languages supported for global products
128KContext window for long documents & code
~$1,000 ~$330 / mo

Spending ~$1,000/mo on GPT-class APIs? RouteAPI delivers comparable quality for roughly a third, with no minimum spend or annual contract.

Illustrative example based on comparable workloads.
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Multimodal & API readyFunction calling & API readySame-day & API readyOpenAI-compatible & API ready

How we compare

RouteAPI vs the alternatives

Why global teams choose RouteAPI to access China’s leading models compliantly and affordably.

CapabilityRouteAPITypical AI resellerDirect from provider
China’s top modelsGLM · Qwen · DeepSeek · VolcengineLimited / delayedOne vendor only
Compliant overseas accessYes — via SG / Brazil / HKUnclearOften blocked
Pricing vs. GPT-classUp to 1/3 via Chinese LLMsVariable / marked upMarket rate
No model downgradeGuaranteedNo guaranteeYes
No customer data storageGuaranteedNot statedYes
Availability SLA & DR99.9% SLA + multi-region DRNoneVaries by provider
24/7 dedicated engineeringYesEmail onlyBest-effort
1-minute integrationYes (OpenAI-compatible)VariesYes
Free trialYesRareSometimes

Trusted by enterprises

From global supply chains to leading tech

The same compliant infrastructure our largest customers run on is available to your business from day one — at SMB-friendly pricing.

SyscoGlobal technology & operations
Guest SupplyGlobal technology & operations
GrGrabGlobal technology & operations
CKCKGSBGlobal technology & operations
TencentGlobal technology & operations
AlibabaGlobal technology & operations
TraeGlobal technology & operations
VIPshopGlobal technology & operations

Easy & supported

Live in minutes. Backed around the clock.

Everything is built to remove friction — from your first call to your millionth. No enterprise contract, no minimum spend.

1 min

1-minute integration

Drop-in OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Switch your code in one line — no re-architecture.

Free

Free trial

Start with real credits. No card required, no commitment — prove the quality first.

⚡

Newest models, same-day

GLM, Qwen, Volcengine, DeepSeek — synced the moment they launch.

24/7

Dedicated 24/7 support

Our engineering team is your on-call squad, keeping production healthy around the clock.

Team

Built by operators from the world’s best teams

Our core members come from Meta, Alibaba, and Cisco — bringing enterprise infrastructure discipline to every SMB we serve.

MMetaInfrastructure & scale
AAlibabaCloud & AI platforms
CCiscoEnterprise networking
RRouteAPIYour 24/7 ops team

Start using RouteAPI today.

Start free, integrate in a minute, and scale with enterprise-grade reliability. No barriers. No premium for being small.