BYOK: Unlimited AI Image Generation at Cost with OpenRouter

Most AI image platforms charge per generation. Buy credits, burn through them, buy more. It works for casual use, but it gets expensive fast if you're batch-processing product photos, generating variations for A/B testing, or building an agent that produces images as part of a larger workflow.

Crevisto supports BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) — plug in your OpenRouter API key and generate unlimited images at the model's actual cost, with zero credit consumption from Crevisto.

How BYOK works

When you provide your OpenRouter API key, Crevisto routes your image generation requests directly through OpenRouter to the underlying model provider (e.g., OpenAI, Black Forest Labs, Google). You pay the model's per-generation cost directly to OpenRouter — no markup, no credit consumption from Crevisto.

This means:

• Unlimited generations — no credit limit, no daily cap
• Cost transparency — you see exactly what each model costs
• Model choice — switch between 100+ models on OpenRouter
• Zero Crevisto credits consumed — your 5 free credits stay untouched

Setting up BYOK

1. Get an OpenRouter API key at openrouter.ai

2. Set it in your Crevisto account or CLI:

# CLI
crevisto config set openrouter_key sk-or-v1-...

3. Generate images as usual — BYOK is automatic once the key is set.

crevisto generate action-figure --input photo=./selfie.jpg --output ./result.webp

When to use BYOK vs credits

Use credits for: casual use, trying out new tools, one-off generations. 5 free credits, no credit card required.

Use BYOK for: batch processing, automated pipelines, CI/CD integration, agent workflows, high-volume generation. Pay-per-generation at the model's actual cost.

Try it free

Every new account gets 5 free credits — no credit card required. Visit crevisto.com to get started, or install the CLI:

curl -fsSL https://crevisto.com/install.sh | sh
crevisto trial

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