Project Status

Overview

Status: pending as of 2026-06-19.

llmapikey is paused until a provider can safely support a public free monthly API-key giveaway without unexpected pass-through costs.

PROJECT_STATUS=pending keeps the product pending and hides self-serve key minting/retrieval in the UI so spend-capable keys are not surfaced while the provider decision is unresolved.
PROVISIONING_ENABLED=false remains the lower-level minting kill switch.
Key creation requires both PROJECT_STATUS=live and PROVISIONING_ENABLED=true.

Official OpenRouter docs confirm BYOK is not unbounded free usage through OpenRouter:

BYOK docs: the rendered page currently says custom provider keys cost 5% of what the same model/provider would cost normally on OpenRouter, deducted from OpenRouter credits, with the first 1M BYOK requests per month waived.
FAQ: the rendered page frames the waived unit as BYOK requests per month, not tokens.
Independent research confirmed the policy shape, but saw placeholders in OpenRouter's markdown docs for the exact threshold/percentage. Re-verify the rendered docs or ask OpenRouter support before setting PROJECT_STATUS=live.
Free model docs: free models and the free router can be zero cost, but they have low rate limits/availability and are not a fit for a public giveaway that promises stable model access.

Sources:

Suitable provider found and accepted.
OpenRouter BYOK exact threshold/fee re-verified if OpenRouter remains in scope.
Billing behavior verified for public free-key usage.
Monthly and per-key caps verified against real provider controls.
PROJECT_STATUS=live and PROVISIONING_ENABLED=true set deliberately in runtime env.

Which provider can support the same free monthly giveaway economics safely?
Whether any previously minted OpenRouter keys need manual revoke in the OpenRouter dashboard.