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8/1/2026
Tokeness review: one API key for GPT/Claude/Gemini/Grok/DeepSeek/Kimi (with real caveats)

Tokeness review: one API key for GPT/Claude/Gemini/Grok/DeepSeek/Kimi (with real caveats)

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A developer reviews Tokeness, a third-party API gateway that provides one API key for GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and Kimi with prepaid CNY billing and proper invoicing. Key caveats include GPT/Claude being blocked for mainland China IPs (a compliance decision), prompts passing through relay servers, and prices not being locked. The service supports OpenAI-compatible and native Anthropic protocols, making integration with Claude Code, Cursor, and other tools a one-line base URL change.

  • •Tokeness consolidates multiple LLM API keys into one gateway with prepaid CNY billing
  • •GPT and Claude are blocked from mainland China IPs due to compliance; Chinese models work globally
  • •Supports OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic protocols for easy integration with popular AI dev tools

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