AI inference built for developers
Stripe forgot.
$1 minimum spend. 2 million tokens per dollar. M-Pesa accepted. OpenAI-compatible. No credit card. No $20 minimums. No excuses.
// drop-in replacement
Already use OpenAI?
Change one line.
Fikra API is fully OpenAI-compatible. Any SDK, any language. Point your base URL at api.fikraapi.co.ke/v1 and everything else stays the same.
import openai
# Change just this line
client = openai.OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.fikraapi.co.ke/v1",
api_key="your_fikra_key"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="fikra-fast-8b",
messages=[{
"role": "user",
"content": "Build something."
}]
)
// no surprises
Pricing that makes sense in Kenya
One tier. Pay as you go. Top up what you need, when you need it.
for every $1 you top up
what 2M tokens gets you
- → ~1,500 detailed conversations
- → ~800 document summaries
- → ~600 code completions
- → Unlimited for a small app
payment methods
- ✓ M-Pesa (Kenya)
- ✓ Visa / Mastercard
- ✓ Top up anytime
- ✓ No expiry on balance
Rate Limits: Unverified accounts are capped at 30 RPM. Make your first Paystack top-up to instantly unlock the 100 RPM Trusted tier.
available models
Fikra Pro 120B
Best for complex tasks, reasoning
Fikra Pro 20B
Balanced, best for most use cases
Fikra Fast 8B
Strong multilingual support
Fikra Nano 1B
Edge model - coming soon
// why this exists
"I kept watching developers across East Africa hit the same wall - Stripe not supported, $20 minimum too steep, no card at all. The tools to build exist. The access doesn't. That's the gap Fikra API is closing."