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Get your API key Make your first API call.
Set up your key and model. Follow complete Python, JavaScript or curl examples, then add streaming and troubleshoot errors.
Get started with Open Models → PricingKnow what a request costs.
Read the billing unit and hourly multiplier. Walk through a worked example.
Understand dynamic pricing → Serverless · WaitlistBring your own model.
Prepare the runtime, model weights and workload requirements for onboarding.
Prepare a GPU deployment →API reference and model details
Open Models is Blade’s hosted inference API. Use https://api.models.blade.sh/v1 with your API key and an available model ID. Start with the guides and reference below.
- API routes, accepted parameters and errors
- Model catalogue
- Model pricing
- Hosting, external tools and data handling
For agents and tools
Use the catalogue below for this site’s published model rates. The gateway documentation index covers the API protocol; some of those documents still use the legacy name Shadow Inference.
- Model catalogue (Markdown)
- Gateway documentation index (llms.txt)
The catalogue contains 16 models with From prices in EUR: the lowest price the dynamic multiplier can reach for each model. Check model access, supported parameters and the current rate in your console before integrating.