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Evi API

Evi API is 26io's affordable, OpenAI-style Ai API for students and indie developers — and the future home for the lightweight model we're now researching in-house.

Why Evi API

Production Ai at a student price.

A clean, OpenAI-style API with tiered models that undercut the big providers — and, in time, powered by 26io's own efficient model (now in early research).

bash
$ curl https://api.26io.com/v1/chat \
-H "Authorization: Bearer evi_…" \
-d '{"model":"evi-fast", "messages":[…]}'
# → 200 OK
{ "choices": [ { "message": {
"content": "Hello! How can I help?" }}]}
Features

What you get

Priced for builders

Undercuts the big providers — aimed at students and indie developers.

Switch in minutes

A familiar, OpenAI-style API surface means minimal code to adopt it.

Right model for the job

Tiered models from free and fast up to premium quality.

Our own model, in time

Designed to one day serve 26io's own efficient, lightweight LLM — now in early research.

See it work

A student is building a project and can't afford frontier-model pricing.

  1. 1

    They sign up for a key and pick a tier — from a free, fast model up to a premium one — priced to undercut the big providers.

  2. 2

    The API follows the same OpenAI-style format their existing code already expects, so switching over is a small change, not a rewrite.

  3. 3

    In time, as 26io's own lightweight model matures, it's intended to become available through this same API — without the student needing to change anything.

How it works

Three steps to get going

  1. 1

    Grab a key

    Sign up and get an API key — a familiar, OpenAI-style surface.

  2. 2

    Pick a tier

    Choose from free fast models up to premium quality, priced to undercut the big providers.

  3. 3

    Ship it

    Integrate in minutes with the tools and SDKs you already know.

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FAQ

Questions about Evi API

What is the Evi API?

The Evi API is a planned Ai API from 26io Techlab, in an OpenAI-compatible style, aimed at students and independent developers who need production Ai at low cost. It is also the intended home for the lightweight language model the studio is currently researching. It has not launched yet.

Will the Evi API be compatible with the OpenAI API format?

Yes, that is the design intent — an OpenAI-style API surface with tiered models, so existing tools and SDKs need minimal changes to switch over.