Setup
Account & billing
Create the account, put a card on file, and the balance takes care of itself.
Create the account
The account pays for inference and mints the API key. Open conifer.build/console and sign in with email and password, Google, or GitHub. The same card has a Create an account option if you are new.
Set up pay as you go
Open the Payment panel on /console#/billing and add a card. Stripe charges the starting balance you choose, $10 unless you change it, and saves the card for later. The balance is prepaid. Each request is checked against it before the model runs and charged for the tokens actually used afterwards. A request the balance cannot cover returns a 402 and costs nothing. There is no monthly bill and no subscription. Conifer never sees the card itself. Per-token prices are on the catalog and /models.
Keeping the balance up
Auto-recharge is on from the start. When the balance drops below your threshold the saved card is charged the reload amount, $10 by default, and both figures are yours to change on /console#/billing. To bound the total, set a monthly limit on /console#/limits. You can also top up on demand from $5. A top-up adds a small processing line that covers Stripe’s card fee, and the full amount you asked for lands on the balance.
Watch the balance
| Where | What you get |
|---|---|
| /console#/keys | Mint API keys, add your own provider keys (OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure and others), and see requests and cost per key. |
| /console#/billing | Balance, card, auto-recharge settings, and the charges list with Stripe receipts. |
| /console#/limits | The monthly charge limit and per-key spend caps. |
GET /v1/balance | The remaining balance, for scripts. Send your API key as the bearer. |
Billing & caching explains how usage is metered.