Claude-Compatible

Claude Alternative: 70-90% Cheaper

Drop-in replacement for Claude API. Same interface, massive savings. Change one line of code and start saving immediately.

TL;DR

  • 70-90% cheaper than Claude with same API interface
  • One line change: Update your api_url
  • Works with Claude SDK — no code refactoring needed
  • Branded tiers (AI BADGR Basic, Normal, Premium) instead of proprietary Claude

Best For

AI Assistants

High-volume chat applications where cost efficiency matters

Content Generation

Writing, summarization, and text processing at scale

Development & Testing

Test your Claude integration without burning budget

Problems with Claude Pricing

Premium Pricing

$3-$15 per 1M tokens makes high-volume use cases expensive

Proprietary Models

Closed-source models limit flexibility and future portability

Cost Scaling Issues

As usage grows, costs grow linearly — hard to achieve economies of scale

How AI Badgr Solves This

70-90% Cost Savings

Branded AI BADGR tiers (Basic, Normal, Premium) + distributed infrastructure = massive savings

Drop-in Replacement

Works with Claude SDK — just change api_url and you're done

Tier-Based Simplicity

Choose AI BADGR Basic, Normal, or Premium. No vendor lock-in. Self-host later if needed.

Feature Comparison

FeatureClaudeAI Badgr
API Interface
SDK Compatible
Cost per 1M tokens$3 - $15$0.15 - $1.20
Tier Selection
Distributed Network

Migration in 3 Steps

1

Get Your API Key

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2

Update api_url

Change one line in your Claude client initialization:

# Before
from anthropic import Anthropic
client = Anthropic(api_key="sk-ant-...")

# After
from anthropic import Anthropic
client = Anthropic(
    api_key="your-aibadgr-key",
    base_url="https://aibadgr.com/api/v1"
)
3

Use Same Code

All your existing Claude code works as-is:

message = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-3-5-sonnet",  # Maps to AI BADGR Normal
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(message.content[0].text)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Claude models are supported?

We support Claude 3 Haiku, Claude 3 Sonnet, and Claude 3.5 Sonnet. Model names are mapped to AI BADGR tiers (Basic, Normal, Premium).

Is response quality the same as Claude?

AI BADGR tiers offer strong performance for most use cases. For critical applications, test with your specific workload.

What about rate limits?

Default limits: 100 requests/minute, 1000 requests/hour. Contact us for higher limits or enterprise plans.

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