Quick Start

Connect your vibe coding tools to ScaleLLM in 2 minutes.

1. Get Your API Key

Sign up at scalellm.dev/signup
Go to your dashboard
Copy your API key (starts with sk_)

2. Configure Your Tool

Cursor
Claude Code
Windsurf
OpenAI SDK

In Cursor settings, set:

Setting	Value
Base URL	`https://api.scalellm.dev/v1`
API Key	`sk_your_key`
Model	`claude-sonnet-4.5`

Full Cursor setup guide →

export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://api.scalellm.dev"
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk_your_key"

Then run:

claude

Full Claude Code setup guide →

In Windsurf settings:

Setting	Value
Provider	OpenAI Compatible
Base URL	`https://api.scalellm.dev/v1`
API Key	`sk_your_key`

Full Windsurf setup guide →

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.scalellm.dev/v1",
    api_key="sk_your_key"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="claude-sonnet-4.5",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)

Full API docs →

3. Test It

curl https://api.scalellm.dev/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "claude-sonnet-4.5",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Available Models

# Claude models
claude-opus-4.5        # Most capable
claude-sonnet-4.5      # Balanced (recommended)
claude-haiku-4.5       # Fastest

# Gemini models
gemini-3-pro-preview        # Long context
gemini-3-pro-image-preview  # Multimodal
gemini-3-flash            # Fast & cheap

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​1. Get Your API Key

​2. Configure Your Tool

​3. Test It

​Available Models

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Quick Start

1. Get Your API Key

2. Configure Your Tool

3. Test It

Available Models

Next Steps