Blog & Guides

Practical LLM API guides, model reviews, and integration tutorials.

API and integration guidesOct 27, 2026

How to migrate from OpenRouter

A step-by-step OpenRouter migration guide for OpenAI-compatible apps: base URL, model-ID mapping, a test request, common errors, and a safe dual-run cutover.

API and integration guidesOct 27, 2026

How to use Claude Code with a custom API (your own key)

Configure Claude Code with a custom Anthropic-compatible API: env vars, the base-URL gotcha, model selection, and the errors people hit first.

API and integration guidesOct 27, 2026

How to use Cursor with a custom API (your own key)

Set up Cursor with a custom OpenAI-compatible API: the override base URL, model IDs, a test request, real per-token pricing, and Cursor's limits.

API and integration guidesOct 27, 2026

How to use Cline with a custom API (OpenAI-compatible)

Configure Cline in VS Code with a custom OpenAI-compatible API: base URL, key, model IDs, tool-use costs, troubleshooting, and real per-token pricing.

API and integration guidesSep 19, 2026

Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash Full-Modality Model: API & Audio/Video Agent Guide

Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash combines text, image, audio, and video in a single Agent workflow. This guide covers its capabilities, API integration, and audio/video Agent use cases.

API and integration guidesSep 10, 2026

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Open-Source: 552B Architecture, Pricing, and Migration

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is out: a 552B-parameter native multimodal MoE with 8B/16B activation, 1M context, and Agent benchmark gains. Covers API model IDs, pricing tiers, KV cache compression, and the V4 Pro routing switch.

API and integration guidesSep 2, 2026

WorkBuddy Content Automation Cases: Media, Self-Publishing, and Solopreneurs

A breakdown of four public WorkBuddy case studies covering cultural media, one-person companies, and WeChat public-account automation with AI agent workflows and Skills.

API and integration guidesAug 27, 2026

Qwen3.8-Flash API: 1M Context, Multimodal & Coding Agent

Qwen3.8-Flash delivers 1M context, multimodal input, and Function Calling via OpenAI-compatible API. Key distinction: qwen3.8-flash for production, Qwen/Qwen3.8-Flash-Next for self-hosting.

API and integration guidesAug 22, 2026

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp API Guide: Multimodal Model Specs

DeepSeek's experimental multimodal model adds image understanding to V4 Flash with 1M context, 384K output, and broad API compatibility.