What is this site?
APIKO (apiko.app) is an AI API aggregation gateway for developers. It exposes text, image, and video models from multiple providers through one OpenAI-compatible interface: create a single key, change the base URL once, and switch models in your app without juggling separate accounts and bills. The site offers a model catalog updated by price and availability, with pay-as-you-go top-ups and no monthly subscription. It fits teams already on the OpenAI SDK or LangChain-style stacks that want unified calling and billing.
Core features
- One OpenAI-compatible entry: a single key +
https://api.apiko.app/v1, switch by model ID - Live model catalog: browse text, image, and video models by price and availability
- Pay as you go: no subscription; text by tokens, image/video by each model's listed rates
- Auto refund on upstream failure: held funds return to balance if the call fails
- Health-aware routing and retries: temporary failures can retry across channels; bad credentials are disabled
- Per-request logs: tokens, latency, provider outcome, and cost
Common use cases
- Indie developers or small teams with an existing OpenAI SDK integration who want to try multiple models with minimal code changes
- Product teams that mix chat, image, and video in one product and want one key and one bill
- Cost-sensitive projects that compare live prices in the catalog, then pick a model ID and top up by usage
- Ops troubleshooting that inspects latency, cost, and upstream results per request in the console to find failed calls
Who is it for?
- Developers already using or planning to use the OpenAI SDK, LangChain, or LlamaIndex
- Teams that need text, image, and video APIs under one bill
- Individuals or small teams that prefer pay-as-you-go over a subscription
- Poor fit: people who only want a single vendor's official console, or who depend on vendor-specific non-OpenAI protocols
- Also a poor fit: workflows that must put the API key in the browser and cannot download media result URLs themselves
How does it compare to similar tools?
Match the integration path before comparing price:
- Already on an OpenAI-compatible client and only need to change base URL and model ID: a unified gateway usually means the smallest change
- Need many models, one balance, and per-request cost detail: a unified gateway cuts account-management overhead
- Must use a vendor's proprietary protocol or console features: call the official API directly
- Prices and availability follow the site's model pages and probes and can move with upstream costs
FAQ
Q: How is APIKO different from calling OpenAI directly?
A: APIKO provides an OpenAI-compatible entry so one key can call the text, image, and video models available to your account across providers; the official OpenAI API typically covers that vendor's models and billing only.
Q: Do text, image, and video use the same endpoint?
A: No. Chat uses /v1/chat/completions, images use /v1/images/generations, and video uses /v1/videos. Before sending paid traffic, use authenticated GET /v1/models to confirm which models your key can access.
Q: Am I charged if a call fails? Does balance expire?
A: The site says holds are refunded automatically on upstream failure, and balance does not expire. Billing follows actual usage; see each model page for rates.
Q: How do I get started?
A: Create a key in the console, set the base URL to https://api.apiko.app/v1, and call a public model ID returned by GET /v1/models. Keep the key on the server.
