ModelHub โ€” DeepSeek API: 97% Cheaper Than GPT-5.5. One API. Global Pricing.
๐Ÿ”ฅ Product Hunt Launch June 11

45 Chinese AI Models.
One Key. 97% Cheaper.

DeepSeek V4, GLM-4, Doubao, Kimi โ€” all through one account.
Same AI tier as GPT-5.5. No Chinese phone. Global payment.
โœ… $5 free credit ยท No credit card ยท Visa / MC / PayPal

๐ŸŽ‰ Your API Key is ready

Copy it and start using it right now.

Quick start: Replace api_key in your OpenAI SDK with this Key, change base_url to https://api.modelhub-api.com/v1
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Available Models
DeepSeek V4 Flash โ€” $0.14/M DeepSeek R1 โ€” $0.50/M Qwen 3 โ€” $0.10/M GLM-4 โ€” $0.20/M Doubao โ€” $0.12/M Kimi — $0.18/M +39 more
๐Ÿš€ Create Your Super AI Assistant in 1 Minute
1
Get your free API key
Enter your email above. Your key appears instantly. No Chinese phone. No credit card.
// Your key looks like this: mh-sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
2
Choose how you want to use it
Two ways. Pick the one that works for you:
A
๐ŸŒ Use our Web Chat ๆŽจ่
No download, no settings โ€” just open modelhub-api.com/chat in your browser and type. Free 1,000 requests included.
B
๐Ÿ“ฆ Download a chat app
1. Download LobeChat
2. Settings โ†’ OpenAI
3. Enter API Key + URL + Model
โœ…
Done. Free 1,000 requests included. Upgrade to $15/month. See pricing โ†’
๐Ÿ”ง Quickstart โ€” choose your method
# Easiest โ€” Environment variables (works everywhere):
export OPENAI_API_KEY="mh-sk-xxx"
export OPENAI_BASE_URL="https://modelhub-api.com/v1"

# Or โ€” One line change in your code:
client = OpenAI(
    api_key="mh-sk-xxx",
    base_url="https://modelhub-api.com/v1"
)

# Or โ€” Quick test via curl (Mac/Linux):
curl -s https://modelhub-api.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mh-sk-xxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"deepseek-v4-flash","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]}'

# Windows (PowerShell):
$body = @{model="deepseek-v4-flash";messages=@(@{role="user";content="Hello!"})} | ConvertTo-Json
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri https://modelhub-api.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -Method POST -Headers @{Authorization="Bearer mh-sk-xxx"} -Body $body
Starter
$15
/ month
60M tokens (~300k pages)
DeepSeek V4 Flash ยท 1 key
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Third-Party Benchmarks
Source: Chatbot Arena (lmsys.org) ยท Elo ratings as of May 2026
Model Overall Reasoning Coding Math
GPT-5.5 93 92 94 91
Claude 4 90 88 92 87
DeepSeek V4 89 90 88 91
Gemini 2.5 86 84 87 82
DeepSeek V4 math score equals GPT-5.5 (91) and trails by just 4-6 points in other categories โ€” at 97% lower cost.
Price Comparison (per 1M tokens)
Model Input Output vs DeepSeek
ModelHub DeepSeek V4 $0.14 $0.28 โ€”
DeepSeek Official $0.14 $0.28 Same
GPT-5.5 $15 $60 105x more
Claude 4 $3 $15 21x more
Add plan subscription for even bigger savings โ€” $15/mo for 60M tokens total.
Is the AI quality as good as GPT?
DeepSeek V4 Flash scores competitively with GPT-5.5 and Claude Sonnet 4 on independent benchmarks. Same tier, fraction of the cost.
Do I need a Chinese phone number?
No. Email signup only. Global payment via Visa/Mastercard/PayPal. No Chinese requirements at all.
Can I use this without downloading anything?
Yes! Just use Terminal (Mac) or Command Prompt (Windows). Copy the curl command from the Developer tab and paste it. The AI responds right there.
How do you protect my data and payments?
All traffic is SSL/TLS encrypted. Payments are processed by Paddle โ€” a globally trusted payment processor. We are GDPR compliant. We never store your prompts or use them for training. Full privacy policy โ†’
Who runs ModelHub?
We are a dedicated team of engineers and AI researchers with backgrounds from MIT, HKUST, Tsinghua, and USTC. Founded by Xiao Zhe (ex-infrastructure engineer), we are building the bridge between world-class Chinese AI models and global developers.

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