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.
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
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
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
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
Create an account
Sign up with email and grab an API key from the console. No credit card to start
Point your SDK at BrushLLM
Set the base URL and keep the OpenAI SDK you already use
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.
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