<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Cheap LLM API on ModAPI AI Gateway Knowledge Base</title><link>https://modapi.ai/blog/categories/cheap-llm-api/</link><description>Recent content in Cheap LLM API on ModAPI AI Gateway Knowledge Base</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-US</language><copyright>Copyright © ModAPI.ai</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 01:50:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://modapi.ai/blog/categories/cheap-llm-api/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Claude API Alternative: When Developers Should Use a Multi-Model Gateway</title><link>https://modapi.ai/blog/claude-api-alternative/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 01:50:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://modapi.ai/blog/claude-api-alternative/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Claude is one of the most important model families for coding, writing, reasoning, and agent workflows. Many developers want Claude access, but they also want alternatives for cost control, availability, model comparison, and multimodal product development.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Cheap LLM API Options: How Developers Can Lower AI Model Costs</title><link>https://modapi.ai/blog/cheap-llm-api/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 00:10:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://modapi.ai/blog/cheap-llm-api/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The cheapest LLM API is not always the model with the lowest token price. Real cost depends on output length, retries, failed requests, model overuse, provider lock-in, and how many separate integrations your team has to maintain.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>