BoostRail

What is BoostRail

BoostRail is an AI model infrastructure service that provides a single API for accessing leading AI models. It offers OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible endpoints, allowing developers to use existing SDKs with minimal changes. The platform aggregates 71 text, image, and video models from 13 labs, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek, Alibaba, Moonshot, and others. All usage is billed from one prepaid USD balance, with leading models priced at or below official list prices.

How to use BoostRail

1. Get an API key: Register for an account and obtain your API key. Verify your email to receive $1 of trial credit (valid for 7 days, while the monthly budget lasts).
2. Set the base URL: Use https://api.boostrail.com/v1 for OpenAI-compatible requests, or https://api.boostrail.com for Anthropic Messages.
3. Authenticate: Include your API key in the Authorization header (e.g., Bearer YOUR_API_KEY).
4. Choose a model: Specify any model ID from the catalog, such as claude-sonnet-5, gpt-5.4, or deepseek-v4.1-flash.
5. Make requests: Use standard OpenAI or Anthropic SDKs. For example, in Python:

   from openai import OpenAI
   client = OpenAI(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY", base_url="https://api.boostrail.com/v1")
   response = client.chat.completions.create(model="deepseek-v4.1-flash", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}])
   print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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6. Monitor usage: All requests are metered in USD against your prepaid balance.

Features of BoostRail

• Unified API: One base URL and key for 71 models across 13 labs.
• Compatibility: Works with OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs without code changes beyond base URL and key.
• Model variety: 59 text models, 8 video models, and 4 image models.
• Automatic failover: If a route for a requested model fails, the request is retried on another route of the same model, ensuring the same model is used.
• Route health checks: Routes are automatically checked and re-verified against the official model at least once a week.
• Prepaid billing: One USD balance, no subscription; top-ups via card, USDT, or Wise transfer (USD).
• Transparent pricing: Published per-token prices for text models, per-image for image models, and per-second or per-video-token for video models.
• Cached input pricing: Lower cache-read pricing where supported.
• BYOK (Bring Your Own Key): 1,000,000 free BYOK requests every month, no top-up required; requests on your own provider key can fall back to platform routes of the same model.
• Agent and SDK support: Configuration snippets for Claude Code, Codex CLI, OpenClaw, Cline, OpenCode, Continue, Aider, and OpenAI SDK.
• Verified capabilities: Tags indicate capabilities that passed automated checks on every route serving the model in the last seven days.

Use Cases of BoostRail

• Developers building AI applications: Integrate multiple AI models through a single API, simplifying code and billing.
• Coding agents: Use BoostRail as the model backend for tools like Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cline, and others.
• Text generation: Access leading text models for chat, completion, and other natural language tasks.
• Image generation: Generate images using models like nano-banana-2, nano-banana-pro, nano-banana-2-lite, and muse-image.
• Video generation: Create videos with models such as happyhorse-1.0, grok-imagine-video-1.5, wan-2.6, and seedance-2.5.
• Cost-sensitive projects: Benefit from leading models priced at or below official list prices, with transparent per-token billing.
• High-availability applications: Rely on automatic failover to maintain service continuity when a route fails.

Pricing

BoostRail uses a prepaid USD balance with no subscription. Pricing is published per token for text models, per image for image models, and per second or per video token for video models. Leading models are priced at or below official list prices.

Text models (per 1M tokens, input/output):

• claude-opus-5.5: $3.80 / $19.00
• claude-sonnet-5: $1.90 / $9.50 (official list: $2.00 / $10.00)
• gpt-5.5: $4.75 / $28.50
• gpt-5.4: $2.375 / $14.25
• gemini-3.1-pro: $2.00 / $12.00
• deepseek-v4-pro: $0.627 / $1.881
• qwen3.8-max: $1.90 / $5.70
• kimi-k3: $2.85 / $15.00

Image models (per image):

• nano-banana-2: $0.064
• nano-banana-pro: $0.127
• nano-banana-2-lite: $0.037
• muse-image: $0.011

Video models:

• happyhorse-1.0: $0.105 / sec (720p)
• happyhorse-1.1: $0.105 / sec (720p)
• grok-imagine-video-1.5: $0.085 / sec (480p)
• wan-2.6: $0.043 / sec (T2V 480p)
• wan-3.0: $0.050 / sec (T2V 480p)
• seedance-2.5: $11.263 / 1M video tokens (720p, ≈ $0.235/sec)
• seedance-2.0: $7.368 / 1M video tokens (480p, ≈ $0.075/sec)
• seedance-2.0-fast: $0.0473 / sec (480p)

Billing details:

• Balance: Prepaid in USD, no subscription.
• Top-ups: Card, USDT, or Wise transfer (USD). Card top-ups from $5.
• Cached input: Lower cache-read pricing where supported.
• Media: Usage-based image and video pricing.
• Trial credit: Verify your email for $1 of trial credit (valid 7 days, while this month's budget lasts).

FAQ

What is BYOK? BYOK stands for Bring Your Own Key. BoostRail offers 1,000,000 free BYOK requests every month, no top-up required. Requests on your own provider key can fall back to platform routes of the same model when that key fails.

How does failover work? When a route for a requested model fails, the request moves to another route of the same model. Failover happens before the response starts streaming, so a reply never switches routes midway. The model you asked for is never swapped for a different model.

What API formats are supported? BoostRail supports OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic Messages formats. The base URL for OpenAI-compatible requests is https://api.boostrail.com/v1, and for Anthropic Messages it is https://api.boostrail.com.

How are routes verified? Each route is compared with the official model at least once a week. Verified capabilities are indicated by tags that passed automated checks on every route serving the model in the last seven days.

What payment methods are accepted? Top-ups can be made via card, USDT, or Wise transfer (USD). Card top-ups start from $5.

Is there a free trial? Yes, verify your email to receive $1 of trial credit, valid for 7 days while this month's budget lasts.

Can I use my existing OpenAI or Anthropic SDK? Yes, OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs work unchanged; only the base URL and API key need to be updated.