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Save 95% on AI API Costs: How One Gateway Replaces 8 Separate Accounts

If you're a developer using AI APIs, you know the pain: separate accounts for OpenAI, separate for Anthropic, another for Google, yet another for DeepSeek. Each with its own billing, its own API key, its own SDK version.

I found a simpler way.

The Problem

Before, I had:

  • OpenAI account: GPT-5.5 ($ billed separately)
  • Anthropic account: Claude Opus 4.7 ($ billed separately)
  • Google account: Gemini 2.5 Pro ($ billed separately)
  • DeepSeek account: DeepSeek V4 Pro (¥ billed separately)
  • Alibaba account: Qwen3 Max (¥ billed separately)

Keeping track of 5+ API keys, managing prepaid balances on each, and switching SDKs was painful.

The Solution

次元AI (Dimension AI) aggregates 800+ AI models behind a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint. One API key. One balance. All models.

The pricing is 0.95折 (95% off) vs official rates. For example:

  • GPT-5.5: Official ~$10/1M tokens → ¥0.95/1M tokens
  • Claude Opus 4.7: Official ~$3/1M tokens → ¥1.14/1M tokens
  • DeepSeek V4 Pro: Official ¥1/1M tokens → ¥0.095/1M tokens

Code Example

from openai import OpenAI

# One client for ALL models
client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://ai.二次元.世界/v1",
    api_key="your-key"
)

# Use any model with the same client
gpt = client.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-5.5", messages=[...])
claude = client.chat.completions.create(model="claude-opus-4-7", messages=[...])
deepseek = client.chat.completions.create(model="deepseek-v4-pro", messages=[...])
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No need to switch SDKs, manage multiple API keys, or maintain separate billing.

Cost Comparison

For a typical AI application processing 10M tokens/month:

Setup Monthly Cost
Direct API (mixed usage) ~$800-1200
次元AI (same usage) ~$76-114

Annual savings: ~$8,700-13,000.

Get Started

  1. Register: ai.二次元.世界
  2. Get $0.2 free credit
  3. Start calling any model with one API key

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