Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) means YOU control AI costs. No hidden markups. No credit systems. Pay OpenRouter directly for AI usage. Pay FictionAI just $9.99/month for the platform.
YOU SAVE: $74.01 (83%)
With FictionAI's BYOK model, you save thousands per year
Free trial • Then $9.99/month platform fee • You control AI costs
Set up your Bring Your Own Key account in under 5 minutes
Create free account at openrouter.ai. Get $5 in free credits to start.
Copy your OpenRouter API key and paste it into FictionAI settings. Takes 30 seconds.
Choose from Claude, GPT-4, or Gemini. You pay OpenRouter directly for usage.
Pay FictionAI $9.99/month for the platform. Pay OpenRouter for AI usage. Total transparency.
See exactly what you pay for AI usage. No hidden markups. No confusing credit systems.
Pay actual AI costs, not inflated credit prices. Typical savings of $500-1000/year vs competitors.
Set spending limits on OpenRouter. Choose cheaper models when needed. Full budget control.
Access new AI models as soon as OpenRouter adds them. No waiting for platform updates.
Your OpenRouter account, your data, your control. We never see your API usage details.
AI prices drop over time. With BYOK, you benefit immediately. Credit systems never lower prices.
OpenRouter offers free $5 credits to start. After that, costs vary by AI model. Claude Sonnet costs ~$0.10/chapter, GPT-4o is ~$0.15/chapter. You only pay for what you use.
No! It takes under 5 minutes. Create OpenRouter account, get API key, paste into FictionAI. We have a step-by-step guide.
Simply add more credits to your OpenRouter account. You can set spending limits to avoid surprises.
FictionAI only offers BYOK pricing. It's the fairest model for authors - you never overpay for AI usage.