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Field notes for developers worldwide building with China's AI stack — LLMs, Maps, and SMS, without a CN phone number or China-only payment.
An OpenRouter alternative that works for China users (BYOK)
Bring your own key: one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, zero token markup, lower-risk than resale.Self-hosting a BYOK LLM gateway: LiteLLM vs managed
Run LiteLLM in minutes, or skip the server with a managed BYOK endpoint.One key, four models: BYOK failover explained
Route OpenAI, Anthropic, Zhipu and DeepSeek through one endpoint with automatic failover.How to use Chinese LLMs (Doubao, Qwen, GLM, Hunyuan) from outside China
The three walls every overseas developer hits, and the gateway fix.Doubao API guide for English-speaking developers
ByteDance's flagship model, called from an OpenAI-compatible endpoint.Qwen API: accessing Alibaba's models from abroad
Why Qwen is the cost-performance king and how to reach it without Alipay.Sending SMS to Chinese phone numbers as an overseas developer
The +86 problem, solved with a single REST call.China geocoding API for developers (Amap / Baidu alternative)
Turn addresses into coordinates and back, no mainland entity required.Chinese LLM API pricing comparison (2026)
Doubao vs Qwen vs GLM vs Hunyuan — per-million-token breakdown.OpenAI-compatible China models: a drop-in guide
Swap base_url and keep your existing client. No rewrites.By model
Doubao API for overseas developers
ByteDance's flagship, called from an OpenAI-compatible endpoint.Qwen API for overseas developers
Alibaba's cost-performance king, no Alipay required.GLM API for overseas developers
Zhipu's GLM-4, with a permanent free tier.Hunyuan API for overseas developers
Tencent's model, hunyuan-lite fully free.DeepSeek API for overseas developers
The open-weight favorite, via aggregation.Kimi API for overseas developers
Moonshot's long-context specialist.By use case
Best Chinese LLM for chatbots
2026 shortlist + one-key fix.Chinese↔English translation models
Bilingual quality without a CN account.Chinese LLM for RAG
Retrieval-augmented generation, called abroad.Chinese LLM for code generation
Qwen and DeepSeek for coding tasks.Chinese LLM for AI agents
Tool-calling and planning from one endpoint.By region
Use Chinese AI from the United States
No CN phone, USD billing.Use Chinese AI from India
Low-latency access guide.Use Chinese AI from Brazil
Portuguese-adjacent devs welcome.Use Chinese AI from Germany
GDPR-friendly setup notes.Use Chinese AI from Mexico
LatAm Spanish-market entry.Comparisons
Doubao vs Qwen
Which China LLM for overseas devs?DeepSeek vs Qwen
Open-weight showdown.GLM vs Hunyuan
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