Blog & Help — Guides, Model Comparisons, Integration · 188pay.ai

188pay.ai blog: guides, model comparisons, integration help and product news for the AI gateway.

• Set up Cline — Point the Cline VS Code extension at the platform with an OpenAI-compatible provider.
• Set up Cursor — Override Cursor's OpenAI base URL and add the model name manually.
• Set up Claude Code — Two environment variables — Claude Code speaks the native Anthropic protocol.
• Reading common error codes — What 401 / 402 / 404 / 429 / 5xx mean and what to check first.
• How billing works — Charged on actual token usage; how failed requests are handled.
• Make your first request in 5 minutes — Sign up, create a token, then call it from any OpenAI-compatible client.
• Set up Kilo Code — The Kilo Code extension for VS Code / Cursor — same shape as Cline.
• Set up Codex CLI — Add a provider pointing at the platform in ~/.codex/config.toml.
• Set up Gemini CLI — Gemini CLI speaks Google's native protocol, which the platform serves directly.
• Set up OpenCode CLI — Add an openai-compatible provider to your opencode config.
• Set up Trae IDE — Use Trae's custom-model entry with the OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
• Set up CC Switch — Manage multiple Claude Code endpoints with CC Switch and swap in one click.
• Top-up methods and crediting time — USDT-TRC20 and credit card — how each is credited.
• Base URL and authentication — What to put in base_url, and Bearer vs x-api-key.
• Choosing a model — Pick by task type, context window and price.
• Using the OpenAI SDK — Python and Node official SDKs need one parameter changed.