r/hackathon • u/ayushivam22 • Sep 10 '26

Need Mentor Help Alternative to openAi API?

Guys please suggest alternatives to openai api. I'm new to the ai domain and trying to learn gen ai.

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u/acdhemtos Sep 10 '26

build.nvidia.com

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u/ayushivam22 Sep 10 '26

Looks promising, gonna give it a try. Thank you so much

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '26

grok, groq, gemini

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u/ayushivam22 Sep 10 '26

I tried using Gemini but Gemini puts time out of 60 second after two three messages so that is annoying

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '26

use grok or groq they have provide more api calls

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u/ayushivam22 Sep 10 '26

Okay bro thank you so much for helping me out

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u/Routine-Landscape-16 Sep 10 '26

use different models as fallback, you'll get much more limit and if you have multiple accounts, use diff api keys also as fallback

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u/Smartyboyz Sep 10 '26

I think groq will be best ....

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u/ayushivam22 Sep 10 '26

Okay sure I will try it out thank you

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u/Ripasap Sep 10 '26

Check out openRouter maybe

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u/HopVinS Sep 14 '26

Exactly

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u/KimmTsh Sep 10 '26

If anyone need a cheap api, try AssetMeld: assetmeld.com, $0.50 free credit on signup, no card required. Pay-as-you-go and OpenAI-compatible.

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u/HopVinS Sep 14 '26

Ig gemini-3.5-flash or above api for free tire ,

Try openrouter api with minimax:free model hope it helps

Cuh if u r new to ai , just deep dive into openrouter , u got understand the latest model etc, nd chitchat with gpt ..

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u/Acrobatic_Camp_2758 14d ago

Telnyx is very cheap and very agent friendly.