$1,000 in AI credits for early teams.
Enough credit to build a real product on frontier models, and six months with no gateway fee while you do it. One API for 600+ models, from first user to Series B.
Credits, and the controls to make them last
The full platform, not a trial tier.
in credits, spendable on any model on the gateway across 30+ providers.
with no gateway fee. You pay model cost and nothing on top.
models behind one OpenAI compatible endpoint, so switching is a string change.
After the six months: 5% on model cost, or 0% with your own keys
See pricingStart on a gateway, stay on it
Model pricing and quality shift monthly. On a gateway you change a policy, not your codebase, and you keep the invoice readable while you find product market fit.
- Swap models without a rewriteTry a cheaper model on one route
- Fallbacks keep the demo aliveA throttle moves traffic, not your pitch
- Caps so the credits lastA bad loop cannot eat the programme
# week one, chasing quality model="anthropic/claude-opus-5" # week six, chasing margin model="google/gemini-3.7-flash" # month three, put both in a chain and stop worrying model="policy/prod-chain" # the rest of the file never changed
Who qualifies, and what happens next
One short form, reviewed by our team.
- 01Backed by an accelerator or VC
YC, 20VC, Tapestry or TinyVC, or a comparable accelerator or VC.
- 02Apply with your work email
Company name, affiliation and, if you want, what you have raised.
- 03Reviewed within 48 hours
We review the application and apply the credits to your organization.
Build on 600+ models from day one
$1,000 in credits and 6 months free for backed startups.