Quick setup
Open the kRouter dashboard at http://localhost:20128
Go to Providers → click Volcengine Ark
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
ark/<model-id>How Volcengine Ark billing works with kRouter
Volcengine Ark 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. 9 models are routable as volcengine-ark/<model>.
Through kRouter, Volcengine Ark serves chat and code completion. Requests reach it through the same local OpenAI-compatible endpoint as every other provider, so switching to or from Volcengine Ark is a one-line model change in your client rather than a rewrite.
Volcengine Ark models & pricing
Prices are USD per 1M tokens, cheapest first. kRouter bills nothing on top; this is the provider's own rate.
| Model | Route as | Input /1M | Output /1M |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek-V4-Flash | volcengine-ark/DeepSeek-V4-Flash | $0.14 | $0.28 |
| DeepSeek-V4-Pro | volcengine-ark/DeepSeek-V4-Pro | $0.14 | $0.28 |
| MiniMax-M2.7 | volcengine-ark/MiniMax-M2.7 | $0.50 | $2.00 |
| GLM-5.1 | volcengine-ark/GLM-5.1 | $1.00 | $4.00 |
| Kimi-K2.6 | volcengine-ark/Kimi-K2.6 | $1.20 | $4.80 |
| Doubao-Seed-2.0-Code | volcengine-ark/Doubao-Seed-2.0-Code | — | — |
| Doubao-Seed-2.0-pro | volcengine-ark/Doubao-Seed-2.0-pro | — | — |
| Doubao-Seed-2.0-lite | volcengine-ark/Doubao-Seed-2.0-lite | — | — |
| Doubao-Seed-Code | volcengine-ark/Doubao-Seed-Code | — | — |
Volcengine Ark links
Volcengine Ark FAQ
Is Volcengine Ark free through kRouter?
Volcengine Ark is pay-per-token: you bring your own API key and are billed by Volcengine Ark at their rates. kRouter adds nothing on top and is free and MIT-licensed.
How do I use Volcengine Ark with Claude Code or Cursor?
Connect Volcengine Ark 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 volcengine-ark/<model>.
Which Volcengine Ark models can kRouter route to?
9 models, including Doubao-Seed-2.0-Code, Doubao-Seed-2.0-pro, Doubao-Seed-2.0-lite. Every one is addressed as volcengine-ark/<model> from any client.
What happens when Volcengine Ark 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.