1. Can we simply use BYOK instead? Will this make purchasing credits unnecessary then?\u000a\u000a2. Which BYOK options do you provide?\u000a\u000aThanks in advance

Credits / Requests DO NOT RENEW? | Alter

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Apr 27, 2026

Q: Credits / Requests DO NOT RENEW?

1. Can we simply use BYOK instead? Will this make purchasing credits unnecessary then?

2. Which BYOK options do you provide?

Thanks in advance

Founder Team

Sam_Alter

Apr 27, 2026

A: 1. Yes, you can BYOK instead and it's not tied to the requests here. You won't have to purchase additional requests or buy another plan.

2. Most OpenAI-compliant providers are supported: OpenAI, OpenRouter, Mistral, LM Studio, Ollama, Bifrost, etc.

We recommend Bifrost; it's free and lets you bring all your keys under one local endpoint, including Anthropic.

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