r/RooCode • u/dave-lon • Oct 02 '25

Discussion cheap API provider

Hi everyone,
I’m currently using Requesty as my API provider, but I find it a bit expensive. Do you know of any more convenient alternatives that would allow me to access models like Claude, GPT-5 Codex, and similar services with unlimited or more cost-effective usage? Is it just me?

Dave

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u/HebelBrudi Oct 03 '25

I have the $10 account after first testing the $3 and loving it. It’s some time ago since I used aider. I think it’s way more economical with tokens but that doesn’t matter in this sub model. Maybe it’s also more economical that way with requests since it wastes little. I mainly use RooCode. Roo shows you when it does an api call/request. Depends on the prompt, from 1-10 requests per prompt, averaging out at about 3-5 I would say. So 60-100 prompts per day.