Question 1

What is tokencnn.com?

Accepted Answer

tokencnn.com (AI Nexus) is an OpenAI-compatible API gateway that provides access to 100+ Chinese AI models including DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, MiniMax, ByteDance, Tencent Hunyuan, and Baidu. No Chinese phone number or VPN needed.

Question 2

Do I need a Chinese phone number?

Accepted Answer

No. Unlike most Chinese AI platforms, tokencnn.com does not require a Chinese phone number for registration. International users can sign up with any email address.

Question 3

Is the API compatible with OpenAI?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the API is fully compatible with the OpenAI API format. You can use any OpenAI SDK (Python, Node.js, curl) by simply changing the base URL to https://www.tokencnn.com/v1 and using your API key.

Question 4

What models are available?

Accepted Answer

We support DeepSeek V4 Flash, Qwen 3 Max, GLM-5, MiniMax T1, ByteDance Doubao, Tencent Hunyuan, Baidu ERNIE, Spark X2, Baichuan 4, and 100+ more models. All accessible through a single API endpoint.

Question 5

How is pricing compared to OpenAI?

Accepted Answer

Chinese AI models are significantly cheaper than OpenAI. For example, DeepSeek V4 Flash costs ~$0.35/M tokens vs GPT-4o. You can get GPT-4o-class quality at a fraction of the price.

Question 6

Can Indian developers use tokencnn without a Chinese phone number?

Accepted Answer

Yes! tokencnn is designed for international users. Register with any email — no Chinese phone number or VPN needed. Pay with international credit cards or cryptocurrency. Access 100+ Chinese AI models including DeepSeek, Qwen, and GLM.

Model	Input per 1M tokens	Output per 1M tokens	vs GPT-4o
DeepSeek V4 Flash	$0.15	$0.60	94% cheaper
DeepSeek V4	$0.50	$2.00	80% cheaper
Qwen 3 Max	$0.35	$1.40	86% cheaper
Qwen 3 Flash	$0.10	$0.40	96% cheaper
GLM-5	$0.25	$1.00	90% cheaper
MiniMax Text-02	$0.15	$0.60	94% cheaper
GPT-4o (for reference)	$2.50	$10.00	—

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