The latest articles on DEV Community by xu (@guili). https://dev.to/guili https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4047913%2F81b5356b-e72f-46b7-a06a-1547bab253bc.png https://dev.to/guili en xu Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:36:15 +0000 https://dev.to/guili/how-to-access-49-chinese-ai-models-with-one-api-44kh https://dev.to/guili/how-to-access-49-chinese-ai-models-with-one-api-44kh <h1> How to Access 49 Chinese AI Models with One API </h1> <p>Chinese AI labs are shipping incredible models — DeepSeek V4, Kimi K3, Qwen 3.7, Doubao, GLM 5.2 — often at a fraction of the cost of Western alternatives. But for developers outside China, accessing them is a nightmare: separate API keys, CNY pricing, region blocks.</p> <p>I built <strong>Express API</strong> to solve this: a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint for 49 Chinese models.</p> <h2> The Problem </h2> <p>To use Chinese AI models from overseas, you typically need:</p> <ul> <li>A separate account on each platform (DeepSeek, Moonshot/Kimi, Alibaba Cloud, Volcengine, Zhipu...)</li> <li>Chinese phone number verification for some</li> <li>CNY payment methods</li> <li>Different API formats for different vendors</li> </ul> <h2> The Solution </h2> <p>One API key, one endpoint, USD billing:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight javascript"><code><span class="kd">const</span> <span class="nx">client</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">new</span> <span class="nc">OpenAI</span><span class="p">({</span> <span class="na">apiKey</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="dl">"</span><span class="s2">YOUR_API_KEY</span><span class="dl">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="na">baseURL</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="dl">"</span><span class="s2">https://gptapi.net.cn/v1</span><span class="dl">"</span> <span class="p">});</span> <span class="c1">// Works with ANY model from 10 vendors</span> <span class="nx">client</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">chat</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">completions</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">create</span><span class="p">({</span> <span class="na">model</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="dl">"</span><span class="s2">kimi-k3</span><span class="dl">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="c1">// or deepseek-v4-pro, qwen3.7-max...</span> <span class="na">messages</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">[{</span> <span class="na">role</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="dl">"</span><span class="s2">user</span><span class="dl">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="na">content</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="dl">"</span><span class="s2">Hello!</span><span class="dl">"</span> <span class="p">}]</span> <span class="p">});</span> </code></pre> </div> <h2> Models Available (49) </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Vendor</th> <th>Top Models</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>DeepSeek</td> <td>V4 Pro, V4 Flash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Moonshot/Kimi</td> <td>K3, K2.7 Code, K2.6, K2.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alibaba/Qwen</td> <td>3.7 Max, 3.7 Plus, 3.6 Plus/Flash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ByteDance/Doubao</td> <td>Pro 128K, Pro 32K, Lite 128K</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zhipu/GLM</td> <td>5.2, 5.1, 5, 4.7, 4.6, 4.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MiniMax</td> <td>M3, M2.7</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Baidu/ERNIE</td> <td>5.1, 4.5 Turbo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tencent/Hunyuan</td> <td>HY3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Xiaomi/MiMo</td> <td>V2.5, V2.5 Pro</td> </tr> <tr> <td>StepFun</td> <td>3.7 Flash, 3.5 Flash</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Pricing </h2> <p>Transparent per-token billing with separate input/output rates:</p> <ul> <li> <strong>DeepSeek V4 Flash</strong>: $0.16 / $0.32 per 1M tokens</li> <li> <strong>Kimi K3</strong>: $3.25 / $16.23 per 1M tokens</li> <li> <strong>Qwen 3.7 Plus</strong>: $0.32 / $1.30 per 1M tokens</li> </ul> <p>Full pricing: <a href="https://gptapi.net.cn/pricing" rel="noopener noreferrer">gptapi.net.cn/pricing</a></p> <h2> Try It </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Sign up</strong>: <a href="https://gptapi.net.cn/sign-up" rel="noopener noreferrer">gptapi.net.cn/sign-up</a> — $0.10 free credit</li> <li> <strong>GitHub</strong>: <a href="https://github.com/XGL2019/awesome-chinese-ai-api" rel="noopener noreferrer">github.com/XGL2019/awesome-chinese-ai-api</a> </li> </ul> <p>Feedback welcome! What Chinese models would you like to see added?</p> ai webdev opensource api