Quick setup
Open the kRouter dashboard at http://localhost:20128
Go to Providers → click Chutes AI
Paste your API key, click Save
Test the connection
Use in your IDE
Point any OpenAI-compatible client at kRouter using your local API key.
# Endpoint
http://localhost:20128/v1
# API key (from Dashboard → API Keys)
sk-krouter-XXXX
# Model
ch/<model-id>How Chutes AI billing works with kRouter
Chutes AI is pay-per-token. You bring your own API key and kRouter routes to it, so you keep your own rate limits and billing relationship. kRouter authenticates it via apikey.
Through kRouter, Chutes AI serves chat and code completion. Requests reach it through the same local OpenAI-compatible endpoint as every other provider, so switching to or from Chutes AI is a one-line model change in your client rather than a rewrite.
Chutes AI links
Chutes AI FAQ
Is Chutes AI free through kRouter?
Chutes AI is pay-per-token: you bring your own API key and are billed by Chutes AI at their rates. kRouter adds nothing on top and is free and MIT-licensed.
How do I use Chutes AI with Claude Code or Cursor?
Connect Chutes AI in the kRouter dashboard, then point your tool at kRouter's local endpoint (http://localhost:20128/v1) with a kRouter API key. Any OpenAI-compatible client works, and models are addressed as chutes/<model>.
What happens when Chutes AI is rate limited?
kRouter detects the limit, parks that account until its real reset time, and fails over to your next connected account or provider — so the request still completes instead of erroring.