The fragmentation of modern AI coding assistants
Today, a productive software engineer frequently alternates between Cursor for contextual in-editor editing, Claude Code for autonomous terminal workflows, and open-source tools like OpenCode or Cline. Maintaining separate individual subscriptions across Anthropic, OpenAI, and third-party tools can easily exceed $80 to $100 per month, while still subjecting you to rigid rate limits.
With LLMPIX, you get a single universal gateway that allows you to switch between leading models like claude-sonnet-5, gpt-6-luna, deepseek-v4-pro, and gemini-3.8-flash using one prepaid USD wallet.
1. Setup in Cursor IDE
Cursor allows you to override the OpenAI base URL with any compatible proxy:
- Open Cursor and navigate to Settings > Models > OpenAI API Key.
- Toggle Override OpenAI Base URL and enter:
https://llmpix.com/v1. - Paste your API key generated in the customer portal (
sk-...). - Add your preferred models:
claude-sonnet-5,deepseek-v4-pro, orgpt-6-luna. - Click Verify and you're set! Repository indexing and inline chat will now route seamlessly through your gateway.
2. Setup in Claude Code (CLI)
Claude Code is Anthropic's official terminal assistant. You can redirect its requests by setting two environment variables in your terminal or shell configuration file (~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc):
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://llmpix.com/v1"
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-your_api_key_here"
# Run Claude Code with your chosen model
claude --model claude-sonnet-53. Setup in OpenCode and Cline
If you use OpenCode or Cline in VS Code, open settings and select the OpenAI Compatible provider:
- Base URL:
https://llmpix.com/v1 - API Key:
sk-your_api_key_here - Model ID:
deepseek-v4-pro(exceptional cost-to-performance ratio for large refactorings)
Real-time audit and token tracking
From your Customer Portal, you can inspect token consumption per request in real-time: input prompt tokens, completion tokens, the exact USD debit from your prepaid wallet, and proxy response latency.