Give your agents stable keys, model routing, retries, usage controls, and cost visibility—without rebuilding the runtime layer around every project.
The most popular visual AI models, all available through one API
Use our SDK or your existing OpenAI code — both work out of the box.
Sign up free, get 500 credits instantly. No credit card required.
pip install arkroute — or point any OpenAI SDK at api.ark-route.com
Switch between GPT Image 2, Seedream, Kling, and more by changing one parameter.
# Generate with gpt-image-2 curl -X POST https://api.ark-route.com/v1/images/generations \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ark-YOUR_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "model": "gpt-image-2", "prompt": "Professional product photo, studio lighting" }' # 50 credits, typically under 10s
from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI( api_key="ark-YOUR_KEY", base_url="https://api.ark-route.com/v1" ) # Works with your existing OpenAI SDK result = client.images.generate( model="gpt-image-2", prompt="Professional product photo, studio lighting" ) print(result.data[0].url)
import OpenAI from "openai"; const client = new OpenAI({ apiKey: "ark-YOUR_KEY", baseURL: "https://api.ark-route.com/v1" }); // OpenAI-compatible — just change the base URL const result = await client.images.generate({ model: "gpt-image-2", prompt: "Professional product photo, studio lighting" }); console.log(result.data[0].url);
Image and video generation from 5 providers
Start with 500 free credits, then top up only when you need more. No subscriptions, no hidden fees.
Same models, lower prices. No middleman markup.
| Model | Official Price | OpenRouter | fal.ai | ArkRoute | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT Image 2 | $0.080 | $0.080 | N/A | $0.050 | 38% |
| Gemini Flash Image | $0.007 | $0.003 | N/A | $0.002 | 71% |
| Imagen 4 Fast | $0.020 | N/A | $0.015 | $0.008 | 60% |
| Seedream 5.0 | $0.006 | N/A | N/A | $0.002 | 67% |
| Kling v3 Image | $0.060 | N/A | N/A | $0.028 | 53% |
| Seedance 2.0 Video | $8.00/10s | N/A | N/A | $4.30/10s | 46% |
| DALL·E 3 | $0.040 | $0.040 | $0.040 | $0.020 | 50% |
★ = Lowest price available. Prices as of May 2026. N/A = model not offered by that provider.
Seedream 5.0, Seedance 2.0, and Kling v3 are not available on OpenRouter, fal.ai, or Replicate. ArkRoute is the only US-based proxy for ByteDance and Kling's latest visual AI models.
ChatGPT Pro, Gemini Pro, Grok — most users never burn their full quota. We turn that idle capacity into developer-priced API calls.
A $20–200/mo plan typically ships 5–20× the API equivalent in monthly tokens or generations. Most people use a fraction of it.
Connect your ChatGPT Pro or Gemini Pro account once. Idle capacity becomes OpenAI-compatible API calls for any developer on ArkRoute — including you.
Subscribers earn back credits. Developers get GPT-5.5, Gemini 3 Pro Image, and friends at a fraction of API list price. Same OpenAI SDK, no migration.
Subscription-first routing falls back to direct API keys if your quota is exhausted, so requests never fail silently. Try GPT-5.5 in the Playground →
Everything you need to ship visual AI features, fast
Access all major image, video, and chat models through a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
Direct provider connections and volume aggregation mean massive savings vs official pricing.
Async processing, connection pooling, automatic failover between provider keys.
Drop-in replacement. Use your existing OpenAI SDK — just change the base URL.
Works with AI agents and MCP servers out of the box. Claude, Cursor, and more.
Access ByteDance and Kling models from the US. We handle the infrastructure.