# Introduction to aicentos

Source: https://docs.aicentos.com/en/introduction

Language: en

> One API for every LLM — aggregation of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI and other major vendors

**aicentos** is an AI API aggregation platform for developers. One API Key to call LLMs from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek and other major vendors.

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## What problem we solve

What makes LLM integration painful? Separate sign-ups, separate keys, separate billing, separate SDKs. aicentos flattens all of that.

| Pain point           | Traditional approach               | aicentos                               |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Switching models     | Change SDK, URL and key            | **Change one `model` parameter**       |
| Overseas accounts    | Foreign credit card / phone number | **¥1 free on sign-up, Alipay top-up**  |
| API specs            | One per vendor                     | **Unified OpenAI-compatible protocol** |
| Billing transparency | Separate dashboards                | **Unified billing and usage logs**     |
| Key governance       | No fine-grained permissions        | **Quotas, model allowlists, IP rules** |

The console puts keys, balance, usage and logs in one place:

Console overview

## Core features

### Multi-vendor model access

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Alibaba Qwen, DeepSeek, Zhipu, Moonshot, MiniMax — **all behind one endpoint**, covering chat, reasoning, code, image, video and embeddings. New models are adapted as they launch; your existing SDK calls stay the same.

See [Supported models](https://docs.aicentos.com/en/billing/models-list) for the full list.

### Checkable availability

Every model has its own health checks. On the [model status monitor](https://docs.aicentos.com/status) you can see 1-hour / 24-hour / 7-day availability, response latency and endpoint PING — confirm a model's current state before you integrate.

### Secure by design

API keys support **quota limits, model allowlists, IP rules and expiry times**, issued per project or member for cost tracking and permission revocation.

### Developer friendly

Fully **OpenAI-compatible**. Existing OpenAI / Codex projects run after swapping `base_url` to `https://aicentos.com/v1`; Claude / Anthropic and other protocols use the root address `https://aicentos.com` — **zero lines of code to migrate**.

## Who it is for

* Developers who want **Claude / GPT / Gemini** without the overseas account and credit card hassle
* Researchers / agent developers **switching between multiple LLMs** for comparison
* Teams that need **unified billing / quota control / usage audit**
* Engineers suffering **high latency / unstable routes** to overseas APIs from mainland China

## Platform numbers

| Metric         |         Value |
| -------------- | ------------: |
| Sign-up bonus  | **¥1 credit** |
| Balance expiry |     **Never** |

## Next steps

* [Quickstart](https://docs.aicentos.com/en/quickstart) — three steps to your first request
* [Supported models](https://docs.aicentos.com/en/billing/models-list) — the full model list
* [Model status monitor](https://docs.aicentos.com/status) — live availability per model
* [Billing](https://docs.aicentos.com/en/billing/pricing) — top-ups and pay-as-you-go