Question 1

What is cheapestinference?

Accepted Answer

cheapestinference is a managed inference API that gives you unlimited or flat-rate monthly access to three frontier open-source LLMs — Kimi K2.6, GLM 4.7, and MiniMax M2.5 — for a fixed price instead of per-token billing. It is drop-in compatible with the OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs.

Question 2

Is there an unlimited-token LLM API?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The cheapestinference Unlimited Pool gives uncapped usage of Kimi K2.6, GLM 4.7, and MiniMax M2.5 for one flat monthly fee — no per-token charges and no usage cap.

Question 3

What is the cheapest way to run Kimi K2 (Kimi K2.6)?

Accepted Answer

cheapestinference offers Kimi K2.6 on a flat monthly subscription with unlimited usage through its Unlimited Pool, served direct from Moonshot's Kimi Code API. For predictable, high-volume use this is cheaper than per-token providers because your cost does not scale with the number of tokens.

Question 4

Which models does cheapestinference support?

Accepted Answer

Three frontier open-source models: Kimi K2.6 (Moonshot), GLM 4.7 (Zhipu / Z.ai), and MiniMax M2.5 (MiniMax). Every plan and the Unlimited Pool serve the same three models — there is no separate full-catalog tier.

Question 5

How much does cheapestinference cost?

Accepted Answer

The frontier pool (Kimi K2.6, GLM 4.7, MiniMax M2.5) is priced per 8-hour daily time block, billed monthly: the Asia-Pacific block is $39/month, Americas $45/month, and Europe $49/month. Reserve one, two, or all three blocks in your timezone (all three gives full 24/7 access); during your reserved hours usage is unlimited with no budget cap. Annual billing saves about 15%.

Question 6

How is this different from OpenRouter, Together AI, or Fireworks?

Accepted Answer

Those providers charge per token, so your cost rises with usage and can spike unpredictably. cheapestinference charges a fixed monthly fee, so your cost is the same whether you send one request or millions within your plan's terms.

Question 7

Can I use it as a Claude Code or Cursor alternative for unlimited AI coding?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Unlimited Kimi K2.6 pool targets exactly this use case. Because the API is OpenAI-compatible, it works in Cline, Roo Code, Continue, and any client that accepts a custom OpenAI base URL.

Question 8

Is the API OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Point your client's base_url to https://api.cheapestinference.com/v1 for the OpenAI format or /anthropic for the Anthropic format, and use your subscriber key as the bearer token. No other code changes are needed.

Question 9

Can I pay with crypto / USDC?

Accepted Answer

Yes. cheapestinference accepts USDC on Base L2 via any wagmi-compatible wallet (MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet) as well as credit and debit cards through Stripe. There is no auto-renewal — subscriptions last 30 days and you renew manually.