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New API Gateway Unifies 16 Chinese LLMs with OpenAI Compatibility

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A new API gateway called HOUJIAYAN API has been developed to provide a unified, OpenAI-compatible interface for 16 Chinese large language models. This gateway aims to simplify access for international developers by offering a single API key and automatic routing across various models, including DeepSeek, Qwen, and Minimax. The system incorporates features for quality-based, balanced, and cost-optimized model selection, along with integrated payment solutions supporting both WeChat Native Pay and NOWPayments for cryptocurrency. AI

IMPACT Simplifies access to diverse Chinese LLMs for developers, potentially increasing their adoption and usage.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new product/service that integrates existing AI models, rather than a release from a frontier AI lab.

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New API Gateway Unifies 16 Chinese LLMs with OpenAI Compatibility

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Martin-hhht ·

    Building a unified OpenAI-compatible gateway for 16 Chinese LLMs: architecture notes on routing, payments and ops

    <p>Why we built this</p> <p>If you want to use Chinese frontier models — DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen, MiniMax, Doubao — as an international developer, you quickly hit friction: every provider has its own auth scheme, its own billing quirks, and several require mainland-China payment met…

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