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ProxyAPI.ru alternative for Russia — cheaper, pay in USDT or with a foreign card

RuAPI is an LLM gateway priced in US dollars: Claude, GPT and Gemini cost 1.5–3× less here than on ProxyAPI (proxyapi.ru, the Russian LLM API service). Pay in USDT / USDC or with Visa / Mastercard; one OpenAI-compatible key, native Anthropic API, no VPN.

1.5–3× cheaper pay in USDT / USDC Visa / Mastercard no VPN
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$ curl https://www.ruapi.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "claude-sonnet-5",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'

Only BASE_URL and KEY — zero business code changes.

Why developers choose RuAPI

Claude, GPT and Gemini at 1.5–3× lower prices.

Claude Sonnet 5: $2.40 per 1M input tokens on RuAPI vs 600 ₽ (≈ $7.11) on ProxyAPI. GPT-5.5: $6.00 vs 1,520 ₽ (≈ $18.02). At the Bank of Russia rate of 26 Sep 2026.

No Russian card needed.

Pay with USDT or USDC (TRC20 / BEP20 / Polygon) or a foreign Visa / Mastercard — top up from any country. ProxyAPI accepts rubles only.

Prices are listed in US dollars.

Prices for every model are published on the pricing page. The minimum top-up is $5, the balance never expires, and unused balance can be refunded within 7 days.

Key parameters

base_url

OpenAI-compatible: https://www.ruapi.ai/v1

Native Anthropic: https://www.ruapi.ai (no /v1)

Providers

OpenAI — GPT

Anthropic — Claude

Google — Gemini

DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi, MiniMax and more

Payment

USDT / USDC — TRC20 / BEP20 / Polygon

Visa / Mastercard

$5 minimum

RuAPI vs ProxyAPI: the difference

RuAPIProxyAPI
Claude Sonnet 5, per 1M tokens (input / output)$2.40 / $12.00600 ₽ / 3,030 ₽ (≈ $7.11 / $35.93)
Gemini 3.1 Pro, per 1M tokens$2.40 / $14.40600 ₽ / 3,640 ₽ (≈ $7.11 / $43.16)
GPT-5.5, per 1M tokens$6.00 / $36.001,520 ₽ / 9,100 ₽ (≈ $18.02 / $107.89)
PaymentUSDT / USDC or Visa / MastercardRubles only: Russian cards, SBP
Price currencyUS dollarsRubles
Native Anthropic API (Claude Code)YesYes
From Russia without a VPNYesYes

ProxyAPI prices are from proxyapi.ru/pricing/list (VAT included), converted at the Bank of Russia rate of 84.34 ₽/$ on 26 Sep 2026; RuAPI prices are the standard rate. Prices may change.

# faq

FAQ

Mainly price and payment. On Claude, GPT and Gemini models RuAPI is 1.5–3× cheaper: for example, Claude Sonnet 5 costs $2.40 per 1M input tokens vs 600 ₽ (≈ $7.11) on ProxyAPI (proxyapi.ru public price of 26 Sep 2026, VAT included, at the Bank of Russia rate). ProxyAPI accepts rubles only, while RuAPI takes USDT / USDC and Visa / Mastercard, so you can top up from outside Russia too. Prices are listed in US dollars; the minimum top-up is $5 and the balance never expires.

See also: OpenRouter alternative · Pay API with crypto

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