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BrushLLM

For developers · For creators

Your AI, Without the Complexity

Access powerful AI models through one API, and create with free local-first apps

One account for the whole platform

One platform

One platform, built for developers and creators

BrushLLM is one platform for developers and creators: unified API access to powerful AI models through AI Model Services, plus a family of free local-first desktop apps — with Image Studio’s AI features billed through the same API.

For developers

AI Model Services

One API for powerful AI models

Access powerful AI models through a single API — 16 models, 6 providers, unified and usage-based.

  • Unified, OpenAI-compatible endpoint
  • Chat, reasoning, vision & image models
  • Published prices, pay-as-you-go, free tiers
For creators · Free apps

Desktop Apps

Free local-first tools for everyday work

Image Studio, Video Studio and Player — open-source desktop apps for macOS and Windows, zero telemetry. Image Studio’s AI features run on the same API.

  • Image Studio
  • Video Studio
  • Player
Open source · macOS · Windows

Apps

Free local-first apps,built on one platform

Image Studio

Local-first AI image toolbox

Video Studio

Local video, audio & subtitle toolbox

Player

Open media player built on mpv

Details, screenshots and installers on the apps page

Why our API

Everything you need,nothing you don’t

Simple, honest tools for building with AI models

Unified API

One OpenAI-compatible endpoint for every model. Keep your SDK — change one line and ship

Multiple Models

Chat, reasoning, vision and image models from leading labs — 16 models in one catalog

Simple Integration

Drop-in with any OpenAI SDK. Copy, paste, and run — in cURL, Python, Node.js or Go

Usage-based Pricing

Pay for what you use — per token or per image, in USD. No subscriptions, and free tiers to start

Available models, one API

OpenAI
DeepSeek
Zhipu GLM
Alibaba Qwen
Moonshot Kimi
MiniMax
OpenAI
DeepSeek
Zhipu GLM
Alibaba Qwen
Moonshot Kimi
MiniMax
OpenAI
DeepSeek
Zhipu GLM
Alibaba Qwen
Moonshot Kimi
MiniMax
OpenAI
DeepSeek
Zhipu GLM
Alibaba Qwen
Moonshot Kimi
MiniMax
OpenAI
DeepSeek
Zhipu GLM
Alibaba Qwen
Moonshot Kimi
MiniMax
OpenAI
DeepSeek
Zhipu GLM
Alibaba Qwen
Moonshot Kimi
MiniMax

6+

AI providers

16+

Models, one catalog

1

Account

195

Countries served

Our all-in rates beat OpenRouter on 7 head-to-head models — see the comparison

How it works

Three steps to your first token

1

Create an account

Sign up with email and grab an API key from the console. No credit card to start

2

Point your SDK at BrushLLM

Set the base URL and keep the OpenAI SDK you already use

3

Call any model by id

Swap model ids freely — the whole catalog is one key away

base_url = https://api.brushllm.com/v1

Keep your code, change one line

If it works with the OpenAI API, it works with BrushLLM — the same request in four languages.

        curl https://api.brushllm.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BRUSH_LLM_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-chat",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, BrushLLM!"}
    ]
  }'
      

FAQ

Questions, answered

For developers

What is BrushLLM?

BrushLLM is an AI platform for developers and creators. AI Model Services gives developers one API for powerful AI models, and a family of free local-first desktop apps — Image Studio, Video Studio and Player — covers the creator side. One account covers the platform.

How does the API work?

Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.brushllm.com/v1 and use your BrushLLM key. Chat completions, tool calling, and streaming work the way you already expect.

Which AI models are available?

The catalog spans 16 models from DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi, MiniMax and OpenAI — chat, reasoning, vision and text-to-image. See the full list with live prices on the Models page.

Is the API OpenAI compatible?

Yes, fully. If it works with the OpenAI API, it works with BrushLLM — including coding agents and CLIs like Cursor, Cline, OpenCode and aider.

For creators

What is Image Studio?

Image Studio is BrushLLM’s free desktop image toolbox. Everyday tools — convert, compress, crop, EXIF — run locally and offline; AI features like background removal and generative fill run through the BrushLLM API, billed per image.

What can I do with Image Studio?

Convert, compress, crop and clean up images with free local tools — then generate, remove backgrounds, erase objects, fill and restyle with AI, billed per image.

Can I edit existing images?

Yes. Open any image, select a region or the whole canvas, and describe the change — inpainting and background removal are built in.

Can I generate and transform images?

Yes — text-to-image generation and restyling run in the same workspace, powered by GPT-Image through the BrushLLM API.

More questions

Build with AI

One API for 16 models — unified, usage-based, OpenAI-compatible

Create with AI

Free local-first desktop apps — create and edit images, video and media, with AI superpowers in Image Studio