Dev validates idea on Reddit: dirt-cheap OpenAI-compatible API for open-source models
Extension-Pen-109 · reddit · 2026-09-15
A developer is polling Reddit before building a deliberately boring service that lets GPU-less developers consume open-source LLMs exactly like the OpenAI API.
- The pitch: OpenAI-compatible endpoints, pick a model, get an API key, change your baseURL, pay per token — no GPU, Docker, CUDA or Ollama management
- Target users: people running OpenCode, Aider, Cline, Roo Code, custom agents, and Python/TypeScript apps
- Five open questions: which models to offer, models blocked by local VRAM limits, PAYG vs subscription, price vs latency vs context vs privacy, and the per-1M-token price that would trigger a switch
- Stated philosophy: 5 models people actually want beats 100 nobody uses
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