Cut your OpenClaw token bill 10×

Autonomous agents burn tokens around the clock. Swap one base URL and run the same models for a fraction of the cost — no subscriptions, no surprises.

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Why it's so much cheaper

Open-weight models on cost-efficient infrastructure, priced at a fixed USD margin. You pay a predictable per-million-token rate — about 10× less than OpenRouter on the same model, and far less than first-party APIs.

Built for agent workloads

Agentic harnesses now pay full API rates after 2026's subsidy wind-down — and a long-running daemon's token burn adds up fast. cheaptokens is a drop-in replacement: same OpenAI/Anthropic API, same models, a fraction of the per-token cost. Pay-as-you-go from a USD balance, so a runaway loop can't run up a credit-card bill.

Drop-in: change the base URL

env 
# Point OpenClaw at cheaptokens (OpenAI-compatible)
export OPENAI_BASE_URL="https://api.cheaptokens.dev/v1"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="YOUR_CHEAPTOKENS_KEY"

# Anthropic-style harness? Use:
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://api.cheaptokens.dev"
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="YOUR_CHEAPTOKENS_KEY"

Same model, a fraction of the price

Per-million-token rates versus OpenRouter on the same model.

Model OpenRouter cheaptokens You save
MiniMax-M2.7 $0.24 / $0.96 $0.025 / $0.1 ~10× cheaper
Kimi-K2.6 $0.66 / $3.41 $0.07 / $0.35 ~9× cheaper

Same models. USD per 1M tokens (input / output). OpenRouter shown for comparison. · Open cost calculator

FAQ

Does a 24/7 OpenClaw daemon stay predictable?

Yes — every call bills at fixed per-token USD, so a long-running agent's cost stays predictable, not a surprise invoice.

OpenAI or Anthropic mode?

Both — set OPENAI_BASE_URL or ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL depending on which harness OpenClaw runs.

Can a runaway loop drain my card?

No — you pre-fund a USD balance; when it's spent the key pauses, so there's no card to overrun.

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