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China's Best AI Models, One API

Access DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM and more through a single OpenAI-compatible API. No VPN, no Chinese phone number.

Works withCursorVS CodeContinueWindsurfany OpenAI SDK
🚀 50,000+ API calls served⏱️ 99.9% uptime🔒 Enterprise-grade security
main.py
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://dragonfly-api.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-df-your-key"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek/deepseek-chat",
    messages=[{"role": "user",
                  "content": "Hello!"}]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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Why Dragonfly?

Everything you need to access China's best AI models, without the hassle.

24+ Models

DeepSeek, Qwen3, Kimi-K2, GLM-5, Doubao and more — all through one endpoint.

OpenAI Compatible

Change one line of code. Works with any OpenAI SDK — Python, Node, Go, Rust, curl.

Up to 40% Cheaper

Direct access to China's AI models at wholesale prices. No middleman markup.

Crypto Payments

Pay with USDT — no credit card, no Chinese bank account needed.

Video & Image Gen

Wan2.1 video generation, Janus image creation, and more multimodal models.

$1 Free Credit

Start building immediately. No credit card required to sign up.

How Dragonfly Works

Transparent pricing. No middleman markup.

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Your Code

Use any OpenAI SDK. Change one line.

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Dragonfly Gateway

Handles auth, routing, and billing.

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AI Provider

Direct connection to Chinese AI labs at domestic prices.

Why so cheap?

It's not a catch. It's economics.

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Aggressive pricing

Chinese AI labs compete fiercely on price. DeepSeek trains models for 1/10th the cost of Western labs.

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No middlemen

We connect directly to providers' domestic APIs. No reseller chain, no markup stack.

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Exchange rate

RMB to USD conversion works in your favor. ¥1.00/1M tokens ≈ $0.14.

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Data safety

Prompts and completions are never stored or logged. TLS 1.3 encrypted end-to-end.

Popular Models

30+ models across text, vision, video and image generation.

Best ValueDeepSeek

deepseek/deepseek-chat

$0.50 / $1.50 per 1M tokens

ReasoningDeepSeek

deepseek/deepseek-reasoner

$2.00 / $8.00 per 1M tokens

LargeQwen

qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b

$1.00 / $4.00 per 1M tokens

NewMoonshot

moonshot/kimi-k2

$1.00 / $4.00 per 1M tokens

MultimodalZhipu

zhipu/glm-5-0131

$1.00 / $4.00 per 1M tokens

CheapestDoubao

doubao/doubao-1.5-pro-256k

$0.30 / $0.90 per 1M tokens

Video GenQwen

qwen/wan2.1-t2v

Multimodal generation

Image GenDeepSeek

deepseek/janus-pro-7b

Multimodal generation

Transparent Pricing

USD per million tokens. Compare with major providers.

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In: $5.00 / Out: $20.00
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DeepSeek V3Dragonfly
In: $0.27 / Out: $1.1095%↓
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In: $0.55 / Out: $2.1989%↓
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Get Started in 60 Seconds

Three steps to your first API call.

1

Create Account

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2

Get API Key

Generate your key from the dashboard.

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3

Start Building

Use any OpenAI SDK. Just change the base URL.

See example →
curl
curl https://dragonfly-api.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-df-your-key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek/deepseek-chat",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know to get started.

We connect directly to Chinese AI providers at their domestic pricing. Models like DeepSeek and Qwen are genuinely cheaper at source — we're not cutting corners, we're cutting out middlemen.

We don't store your prompts or completions. API keys are hashed at rest. All traffic is encrypted with TLS 1.3. We never train on your data.

30+ models including DeepSeek V3, DeepSeek R1, Qwen3-235B, Kimi-K2, GLM-5, Doubao, plus image and video generation models. See our Models page for the full list.

No. That's the whole point. We handle all the complexity of accessing Chinese AI providers so you don't have to.

Credit/debit card via Stripe, or USDT via OxaPay. No Chinese bank account needed.

Yes. Change your base_url to https://dragonfly-api.com/v1 and use your Dragonfly API key. Works with any OpenAI SDK.

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