How to Get a Gonka AI API Key for Free

In short: Easy GonkaAI API (gonka-api.org) gives a new account 10 million free tokens, a $0.20 balance, with no credit card and no phone check. One key reaches three models on the Gonka GPU network: DeepSeek V4 Flash, MiniMax M2.7 and GLM-5.3-Flash. It uses OpenAI's format. It is a separate service from Gonka Broker, which asks for SMS verification.

What you need

• An account at gonka-api.org. Its home page says "Get Started + 10M tokens free" and "No card required".
• A computer. Windows, Mac or Linux all work.
• Nothing to pay. The free tokens are a starting balance; top-ups are paid in crypto.

Step 1: Check the free balance and the models

After signing up, the Dashboard shows a Balance of $0.20, about 10,000,000 tokens (box 1), and the Available models with their prices (box 2). A key is ready under API keys; New Key makes another (box 3).

Checked on 27 October 2026. Each model allows up to 200,000 input tokens and 16,384 output tokens per request. At these prices, $0.20 covers about 10 million tokens.

Step 2: Copy the key

Under API keys, click the eye icon to show the key and the copy icon to copy it. Keep it private: anyone who has it can spend your balance. The bin icon deletes it.

Step 3: Send your first request (no programming)

The dashboard shows the Base URL: https://hskyauefqcgbvgvxkluj.supabase.co/functions/v1/gonka. Open a command window. On Windows, press the Start key, type PowerShell and open it. On a Mac, open Terminal. Put your key in place of YOUR_API_KEY.

Windows (PowerShell):

$env:GONKA_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
$body = '{"model":"zai-org/GLM-5.3-Flash","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Explain how AI works in a few words"}]}'
$r = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "https://hskyauefqcgbvgvxkluj.supabase.co/functions/v1/gonka/chat/completions" -Headers @{ Authorization = "Bearer $env:GONKA_KEY" } -ContentType "application/json" -Body $body
$r.choices[0].message.content

Mac or Linux (Terminal):

export GONKA_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
curl https://hskyauefqcgbvgvxkluj.supabase.co/functions/v1/gonka/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GONKA_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "zai-org/GLM-5.3-Flash",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Explain how AI works in a few words"}]
  }'

Step 4: Use it in an app made for OpenAI

Before you use it

• It is a small reseller. Easy GonkaAI API resells access to the Gonka decentralised GPU network; its API runs from a Supabase function, not its own domain.
• Optional settings in the dashboard, all off by default: web search (billed per request), image description, a PII sanitizer that masks names, emails, phones and keys before they reach the network, and retries when the network is busy.
• Top-ups are paid in crypto. The dashboard also shows a timed "double balance" offer and a referral scheme; neither is needed for the free tokens.

When something goes wrong

Words to know

• Gonka: a decentralised network of GPUs that runs open models.
• Balance: the money in the account; the free tokens arrive as a $0.20 balance.
• API key: the password an app uses to call a model. See what is an API key.
• Token: a piece of a word; the unit models read and write. See tokens and context windows.

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