The latest articles on DEV Community by MPILB (@mpilb). https://dev.to/mpilb 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%2F4111589%2F96c2241f-ff5b-4da9-9c10-3441a3bfa160.png https://dev.to/mpilb en MPILB Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:02:11 +0000 https://dev.to/mpilb/i-built-a-tiny-10-prepaid-api-for-qwen25-14b-openai-compatible-beg https://dev.to/mpilb/i-built-a-tiny-10-prepaid-api-for-qwen25-14b-openai-compatible-beg <p>I'm running a limited POC: prepaid inference credits for <strong>Qwen2.5-14B-Instruct (AWQ)</strong> behind our own gateway.</p> <ul> <li>OpenAI-compatible <code>POST /v1/chat/completions</code> </li> <li>Pack: <strong>$10</strong> (~$9 usable after Polar fee)</li> <li>Metering: $0.70/M input · $1.40/M output</li> <li>Not GPU rental / not reselling cloud console access — just our API</li> <li>Best-effort POC, no SLA; please don't send PII</li> </ul> <p>Landing: <a href="https://formation-palmer-ratio-calculator.trycloudflare.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://formation-palmer-ratio-calculator.trycloudflare.com/</a><br> Checkout: <a href="https://buy.polar.sh/polar_cl_IpJLdASaMnKucgOzGIUXMnFdfgZHxlk6Z1HvM4EzYnd" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://buy.polar.sh/polar_cl_IpJLdASaMnKucgOzGIUXMnFdfgZHxlk6Z1HvM4EzYnd</a></p> <p>Happy to answer questions — feedback welcome while we prove the first real sale.</p> ai opensource api llm