Pricing and billing

Pay for the models you use

Understand model rates, wallet balance, usage records, and cryptocurrency payments before you send production traffic.

Last updated: 2026-08-28

Model-specific pricing

Each model publishes its applicable input, output, request, cache, image, audio, or video rates in the live catalog. Rates differ by model and billing mode; the catalog is the source of truth at the time of a request.

Estimate cost with representative prompts and outputs, then confirm actual charges in Usage Logs. Failed requests are handled according to the recorded request outcome and the model billing path.

USD wallet and usage

HippoAPI displays wallet value in USD. Model usage deducts the calculated cost from available balance, and the console records model, token or media usage, timing, and charged quota for review.

A single API key can access multiple enabled models, subject to the key limits, account group, model availability, and platform rate limits that apply to the request.

Cryptocurrency payment

The customer-facing recharge method is cryptocurrency payment. The checkout page shows the supported assets, networks, amount, and payment status before funds are credited.

Send only the requested asset on a supported network and wait for confirmed checkout status. Contact [email protected] with the HippoAPI order reference if a completed transfer is not reflected in the wallet.