Why
Why people want BYOK
Your rates, your data agreements, your model choice, and no markup on tokens you already pay for.
- Use your negotiated pricing
- Keep your provider's data terms
- Pick the model
Learn · Guide
Bring your own key, explained.
BYOK means a product runs its AI on your own provider account. You pay the provider directly and the product charges for what it adds on top.
Check
What to check first
Where the key is stored, who can see it, and how the product's own fee is shown.
- Encrypted storage
- Keys never exposed to agents
- Provider cost vs product fee, separately
In Bitfolk
How Bitfolk does it
The Mayor runs on your Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter or Gemini key. The dashboard shows provider cost and Bitfolk fee side by side.
- Monthly allowance on paid plans
- Small fee above it
- Fee cap for heavy users
Questions
Is BYOK cheaper?
Often, if you already have provider credits or good rates. You also avoid paying a markup on tokens.
Keep exploring
Bring your key
Or start on credits.