CHEAP CLAUDE KEY
A cheap Claude key should be inexpensive to start, safe to rotate, and transparent about what each request costs. Creating a WorldGate API key has no monthly key fee. Fund a prepaid balance, choose a listed Claude model, and track token usage for each project key.
Create an accountWorldGate does not charge a recurring fee merely to keep an API key active. Claude requests consume prepaid balance at the model rates published on the pricing page. This makes the starting cost easy to control without promising unlimited or permanently free inference.
Use the same WorldGate base URL and key while selecting Claude Opus 5, Sonnet, Haiku, Fable, or another currently listed Claude model. Model availability and pricing are public, so applications can route routine and difficult tasks separately.
Create distinct keys for production, development, clients, or experiments. Each key has attributable usage, and a compromised key can be revoked without replacing every integration. Keep all live keys in server-side environment variables.
WorldGate exposes OpenAI-compatible chat completions and an Anthropic-compatible Messages endpoint. Claude Code can authenticate with a WorldGate key through the standard ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable.
VERIFY YOUR KEY
Create separate revocable keys for each project and never expose them in client-side code.
export WORLDGATE_API_KEY="wg_live_your_key_here"
curl https://worldgateapi.com/v1/models \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WORLDGATE_API_KEY"COMMON QUESTIONS
Create a WorldGate account, add a small prepaid balance, and generate a project key. The key itself has no standard monthly fee; requests are billed by token.
Yes. Use the public model identifier claude-opus-5 while the model remains listed and available.
No. It is a WorldGate credential for WorldGate's independent gateway. It is not issued by Anthropic and works only with WorldGate endpoints.
No. Store it on a trusted server or in a secure environment variable. Never publish a live key in browser code or a repository.
There is no standard monthly minimum. Usage is prepaid, subject to the current top-up minimum and available payment methods.
Lower model cost. Clearer usage.