Python openai SDK with avots

Connect in three fields

The official openai Python client takes a base_url and an api_key. Point them at avots and call any model.

Setup

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.avots.ai/openai/v1",
    api_key="av_mcp_YOUR_KEY",
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

Old guides use openai.api_base or OPENAI_API_BASE from the 0.x SDK. In v1.x these are base_url and OPENAI_BASE_URL. Always point at the /v1 root.

Example request

curl https://api.avots.ai/openai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer av_mcp_YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

The same key also unlocks MCP tools

Your av_mcp_ key is not only for chat. avots also runs as an MCP server, so Python SDK can call avots creative tools, image, video, music, talking avatars, on the same key and the same balance.

MCP setup guide →

Models and prices

Set the model field to any id below, or a lazy name like claude / gpt / gemini that maps to a sensible default.

* Price in ⚡ per 1,000,000 tokens, input / output (1000⚡ ≈ $1). Free models need a positive balance. Full list via GET /openai/v1/models.

Questions

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