How to Migrate from OpenAI to Asiatek AI in 5 Minutes

Asiatek AI is an AI model API service built for Southeast Asian developers. With Singapore nodes delivering sub-50ms latency across the region, it offers a compelling alternative to Western-based providers.

The killer feature? Full OpenAI API compatibility. Just change two lines of code.

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Why Migrate?

Southeast Asia Latency Advantage

If your users are in Southeast Asia, latency matters. Here's the difference:

Region	US Endpoint	Singapore Endpoint
Singapore	~200ms	<10ms
Jakarta	~220ms	<30ms
Bangkok	~210ms	<35ms
Manila	~190ms	<25ms

Every millisecond counts for real-time applications.

Pricing That Makes Sense

Compare the costs (USD per 1M tokens):

Model	Input	Output	Use Case
qwen-turbo	$0.08	$0.16	Fast, cheap tasks
qwen-coder-turbo	$0.16	$0.48	Code generation
qwen-plus	$0.84	$2.50	High-quality multilingual
qwen-coder-plus	$1.12	$3.34	Code + reasoning
qwen-max	$5.56	$16.66	GPT-4o equivalent
qwen-long	$1.38	$4.16	Ultra-long context
qwen-math-plus	$0.84	$2.50	Math reasoning
qwen-vl-plus	$1.38	$4.16	Vision understanding
deepseek-chat	$0.32	$1.32	128K context
deepseek-coder	$0.32	$1.32	Code + 128K context
deepseek-reasoner	$0.66	$2.63	Advanced reasoning

qwen-turbo is 97% cheaper than GPT-4o for basic tasks.

Multi-Language Native Support

Built for Southeast Asia? Models like qwen-plus handle Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, and more—with actual cultural context, not just translation.

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Python Migration Guide

Before (OpenAI)

python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="sk-...",
    base_url="https://api.openai.com/v1"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4o",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)