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I Built a Unified AI API With 6 Models — Here's What I Learned From 6 Months of Running It

6 months ago, I was managing 5 separate AI API accounts. OpenAI for chat, Anthropic for code, DeepSeek for cost-sensitive tasks. Each with its own SDK, its own billing, its own dashboard.

It was a mess.

So I built Dubhe AI — a single API gateway that routes requests to the best model for each task, all under one account, one API key, one bill.

What's Under the Hood

  • Fast (general purpose chat)
  • Reasoning (deep thinking & complex logic)
  • Code (programming & software engineering)
  • Vision (image understanding)
  • Agent (autonomous workflows)
  • Omni (long-context tasks)

All OpenAI-compatible. Switching from your current provider takes about 5 minutes.

Pricing That Actually Makes Sense

Plan Price Tokens/Month
Free $0 100K
Starter $9 3M
Pro $29 12M
Business $49 20M
Pro Plus $99 40M

All plans include all 6 models. No hidden fees.

What I Learned

  1. Price matters more than brand. Most indie devs choose providers based on cost first. Being 5-10x cheaper than OpenAI is a real advantage.

  2. One API key is a big deal. Developers hate managing multiple credentials.

  3. Global payments are hard. PayPal rejected us 3 times. We went with Paddle as our merchant of record.

Try it out: https://dubhehub.com

Would love your feedback — what's your biggest pain point with AI APIs today?

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