โ Frequently Asked Questions
Account & Login ยท Payment & Top-Up ยท API Calls ยท Models ยท Billing ยท Troubleshooting
๐ค Account & Login
Go to the registration page, enter your email and password. No phone number, no ID, no real-name verification required.
On the login page, click "Forgot password?" and enter your email. We'll send you a reset link.
This is normal โ sessions expire after a period of inactivity for security. Just log in again.
๐ณ Payment & Top-Up
We accept credit/debit cards, PayPal, and cryptocurrency. All payments are processed instantly. No WeChat Pay or Alipay required.
Payments are processed instantly. If your balance hasn't updated after a successful payment, refresh the page or contact support.
Topped-up balances are non-refundable. We recommend starting with a smaller amount ($10โ$20) to test the service first.
Quota Top-Up: Directly add funds to your wallet โ pay as you go.
Subscription Plans: Pre-purchase a bundle with bonus credits (e.g., $100 plan gives $120 credit). Subscriptions are better for heavy users.
๐ API Calls
We are 100% OpenAI SDK compatible. Just change your base_url to https://www.tokencnn.com. We also support Claude native format (/v1/messages) and Gemini native format.
Log in to the console โ Token Management โ Create a new token. New accounts get a default token automatically.
Pass the model name in the model parameter of your API request. Call GET /v1/models or check the console for the full list.
Yes! Set stream: true in your request to get SSE (Server-Sent Events) streaming, identical to OpenAI's implementation.
๐ค Models
30+ models including:
- DeepSeek โ DeepSeek-V4, DeepSeek-Reasoner
- Alibaba Cloud โ Qwen-Max, Qwen-Plus, Qwen-Turbo
- Zhipu AI โ GLM-4, GLM-4-Flash
- Moonshot AI โ Kimi-K2
- ByteDance โ Doubao-Pro
- OpenAI โ GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini
- Anthropic โ Claude-Sonnet, Claude-Haiku
- Google โ Gemini series
Chinese AI labs (DeepSeek, Alibaba, Zhipu, etc.) produce world-class models, but accessing them directly requires Chinese phone numbers, real-name ID verification, WeChat Pay, and Chinese-language documentation. tokencnn.com removes ALL these barriers โ you get the same models with an email signup and a credit card.
๐ฐ Billing
Log in to the console โ Dashboard for your balance and usage overview. Detailed logs are in Usage Logs.
API calls will return a 402 Payment Required error. Top up to resume service immediately.
๐ง Troubleshooting
Possible causes:
- Incorrect API key โ check your Authorization header
- Key has been revoked or disabled โ check in Token Management
- Wrong format โ use
Bearer sk-xxx
Rate limit exceeded. Solutions:
- Wait 1-2 seconds and retry
- Reduce your request frequency
- Upgrade your plan for higher limits
Temporary backend issue. Retry after a few seconds. If the problem persists, contact support with the request ID from the x-oneapi-request-id response header.
Timeouts can happen due to:
- Slow model inference (especially for large reasoning models)
- Network issues
- Very long input content
๐ฎ Online Playground
Log in, click the ใโกใ menu on the top-left sidebar, then select Playground.
Pick a model and start chatting โ no client configuration needed.
- โก Browser-ready โ just open and use.
Give it a try!
๐ก Still need help? Email our support team โ