Cut AI coding agent costs with one prepaid API key.
Aegis gives OpenCode, Codex, Claude-compatible clients, and custom agents a low-cost OpenAI-compatible endpoint backed by credits you control.
Agent setup
Paste one key into your IDE agent.
OpenCode
Use Aegis as the OpenAI-compatible base URL.
Codex
Store the key as your API credential for agent runs.
Claude
Point compatible clients at the Aegis endpoint.
AEGIS_API_KEY=aegis_...
OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://proxy.aegis.dev/v1Workflow
Sign up -> credits -> key
Spend model
Prepaid usage
Target users
AI coding agents
Price comparison
Aegis costs less for the same coding workload.
Aegis credits start at $5.00/kWh, with lower effective rates on Starter, Growth, and Scale. The table uses one representative monthly coding-agent workload.
| Provider | Pricing basis | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|
Aegis credits aggressive optimization, no subscription | $5.00/kWh | $19.46cheapest |
NeuralWatt PAYG direct energy plan | $5.00/kWh | $29.9453.8% more |
OpenRouter GLM-5.2 token-billed aggregator | $0.93/$3 per 1M | $80.39313.0% more |
GPT-5.3 Codex direct coding model | $1.75/$14 per 1M | $215.601007.7% more |
Claude Sonnet 5 direct coding model | $2/$10 per 1M | $200.20928.6% more |
No subscription / credits
$5.00/kWh
Best for occasional agent runs and prepaid usage.
Starter
$19/mo
4.5 kWh included, $22.50 credits equivalent.
Growth
$49/mo
12.5 kWh included, $62.50 credits equivalent.
Scale
$99/mo
27.5 kWh included, $137.50 credits equivalent.
Agent Native
Use Aegis with OpenCode, Codex, Claude-compatible clients, and custom coding agents.
Credit Based
Prepay credits and avoid unpredictable agent spend across long-running workflows.
Cost Efficient
Aegis optimizes expensive request patterns so agent-heavy development stays affordable.
Key Control
Generate, copy, and delete API keys from a focused developer console.
Monthly cost calculator
Estimate spend from your token volume.
Adjust context, output, request volume, and optimization mode to compare Aegis against NeuralWatt PAYG, OpenRouter GLM-5.2, GPT-5.3 Codex, and Claude Sonnet 5.
Aegis monthly cost
$23.96
Savings vs GLM-5.2
70.2%
Input after optimization
49.28M tokens
Aegis gross margin
39.4%
| Provider | Pricing basis | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|
Aegis credits balanced optimization, no subscription | $5.00/kWh | $23.96cheapest |
NeuralWatt PAYG direct energy plan | $5.00/kWh | $29.9425.0% more |
OpenRouter GLM-5.2 token-billed aggregator | $0.93/$3 per 1M | $80.39235.6% more |
GPT-5.3 Codex direct coding model | $1.75/$14 per 1M | $215.60800.0% more |
Claude Sonnet 5 direct coding model | $2/$10 per 1M | $200.20735.7% more |
Optimization reduces the input work Aegis needs to meter before sending the request upstream.
Energy estimates follow the proxy model of 0.35 joules per input token.
Aegis credits use $5.00/kWh, with monthly plan value increasing from Starter through Scale.
01
Create account
Sign up with email and password.
02
Purchase credits
Add prepaid balance from the billing screen.
03
Paste key
Use the Aegis key in your agentic IDE or SDK.