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BrushLLM

24 models · 10 Chinese labs · one endpoint

China’s AI,straight from the source

BrushLLM connects developers in every country directly to China’s frontier models — DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi, Doubao and more — through a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

Free to start · Pay-as-you-go · Set up in 30 seconds

10 leading Chinese AI labs, one gateway

DDeepSeek深度求索
AAlibaba Qwen通义千问
ZZhipu GLM智谱
MMoonshot Kimi月之暗面
BByteDance Doubao字节豆包
MMiniMax稀宇科技
BBaidu ERNIE百度文心
TTencent Hunyuan腾讯混元
iiFlytek Spark讯飞星火
SStepFun阶跃星辰
DDeepSeek深度求索
AAlibaba Qwen通义千问
ZZhipu GLM智谱
MMoonshot Kimi月之暗面
BByteDance Doubao字节豆包
MMiniMax稀宇科技
BBaidu ERNIE百度文心
TTencent Hunyuan腾讯混元
iiFlytek Spark讯飞星火
SStepFun阶跃星辰

Why BrushLLM

Everything you need,nothing you don’t

A straight path from “somewhere outside China” to “calling DeepSeek in production”.

OpenAI-compatible API

Keep your existing SDK and code. Change one base URL and every request just works — chat, tools, and streaming.

Ten labs, one key

DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi, Doubao, MiniMax, ERNIE, Hunyuan, Spark and StepFun — 24 models behind a single API key.

Built for every country

No mainland-China accounts, local phone numbers, or separate billing per lab. Sign up from anywhere on earth and start calling in under a minute.

Pay-as-you-go pricing

Per-token billing with no subscriptions and no minimums. Several models — including GLM-4.5 Flash and Spark Lite — are free.

Keys with guardrails

Create multiple API keys, set spend quotas per key, and monitor usage from the console — safe to hand keys to agents and teammates.

Monitored upstreams

Upstream labs are health-checked around the clock, with automatic failover so a single provider outage never takes your app down.

How it works

Three steps to your first token

1

Create an account

Sign up with email and grab an API key from the console. No credit card to start.

2

Point your SDK at BrushLLM

Set the base URL and keep the OpenAI SDK you already use.

3

Call any model by id

Swap model ids freely — the whole catalog is one key away.

base_url = https://api.brushllm.com/v1

Drop-in compatible

Keep your code. Change one line.

If it works with the OpenAI API, it works with BrushLLM. Here’s the same request in four languages.

        curl https://api.brushllm.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BRUSH_LLM_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-chat",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, BrushLLM!"}
    ]
  }'
      

10+

Chinese AI labs

24+

Models, one catalog

1

API key

195

Countries served

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brushllm.com is live

Welcome to BrushLLM — one OpenAI-compatible endpoint for frontier models from ten Chinese AI labs. Grab an API key and start building in under a minute.

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Pricing page published

Indicative per-token prices for every model in the catalog are now listed in one table. Log in to the console for your actual rates.

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FAQ

Questions, answered

What is BrushLLM?

BrushLLM is the source of China’s frontier AI for the world: a gateway that connects developers in every country directly to the leading Chinese labs — DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi and more — through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

Is it really drop-in compatible with the OpenAI SDK?

Yes. Point your SDK’s base URL at https://api.brushllm.com/v1 and use your BrushLLM key. Chat completions, tool calling, and streaming work the way you expect — only the model ids change.

How does billing work?

Strictly pay-as-you-go per token, in USD. There are no subscriptions or minimums, and several models have free tiers. Top up and track spend from the console.

Do I need a mainland China account or VPN?

No. BrushLLM is built for developers everywhere: you sign up with an email, pay in USD, and reach every model through our endpoint — no local accounts or special network setup required.

Which model should I start with?

DeepSeek-V3.2 is a great default for chat and tools, GLM-4.6 and Qwen3-Max excel at coding and agentic workflows, and DeepSeek-R1 or Kimi K2 Thinking for hard reasoning. Browse the full catalog with live prices on the Models page.

Can I use my key in coding agents and CLIs?

Yes — anything that speaks the OpenAI API works. Set the base URL and API key in your tool’s config (Cursor, Cline, OpenCode, aider and similar) and pick any model id from the catalog.

Paint with China’s best models

One key, 24 models, 10 labs — from the source to your code, anywhere in the world.

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