Access to AI is NowPermissionless.Permissionless.
Pay-per-request AI APIs with Bitcoin micropayments. OpenAI-compatible, privacy-preserving, no account required.
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Key capabilities
[1]OpenAI compatible API
Works seamlessly with any OpenAI SDK, LangChain, or desktop application. A true drop-in replacement for chat completions without vendor lock-in.
[2]Pay-per-request
No monthly subscriptions. Pay precisely for the tokens you generate using seamless eCash and Bitcoin Lightning micropayments.
[3]Decentralized discovery
Find and connect to hardware providers through Nostr relays. Say goodbye to central registries and single points of failure.
[4]Simple deployment
Monetize your own hardware by running the Routstr proxy in a single Docker container. Connect to a mint and start earning immediately.
How It Works
Get a Cashu token
Bring your own Cashu eCash token. No accounts, emails, or sign-ups required. Complete privacy from the start.
Use any OpenAI-compatible client
Point your existing OpenAI SDK or application at any Routstr provider. Just use your Cashu token as the API key.
Pay per request
Cost is deducted in real-time based on actual token usage with live BTC/USD conversion routing.
Routstr Products
Routstr Chat
A beautifully designed chat interface for interacting with any AI model on the network. Seamlessly pay per request with Bitcoin Lightning.
Try Routstr ChatRoutstr PlatformBeta
One developer console to manage nodes, create API keys, test in the playground, and run wallet operations.
Open PlatformSimple Integration
A drop-in replacement for any existing openai client. Swap out the base url and api key, and you're connected to the decentralized network.
Zero learning curve
Use your favorite standard SDKs. No custom libraries to learn or vendor lock-in to worry about.
Privacy by default
Authenticating through eCash bearer tokens means you don't need to register an email or provide a credit card.
curl -X POST https://api.routstr.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer " \
-d '{
"model": "qwen/qwen3-14b",
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "Hello Nostr"}
]
}'
Browse Models
Access leading open source AI models through independent providers.
No models available at the moment.
What people are saying
Join the growing community embracing privacy-first AI access
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When you run your own routstr AI proxy on your own private vps, self host your own AI otrta chat client and send cashu from your own client to your own proxy to privately query AI over tor.
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This is incredible. AI chat pay per use. No accounts but instant and anonymous Bitcoin micro payments with Cashu.
Try it with a tiny amount and see for yourself!
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calle
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very tru. eventually will find out routstr make all other services out there full of tracking and big noses... redundant
d7r
@noD7R
Yeah, sex is great, but have you ever tried inserting an ecash token instead of an API key and seeing it work? @routstr
Avi Burra
avi@nip21.media
This could be the cheapest way to try a new LLM model via @roustrai + @CashuBTC + Grok CLI.
1. Topup via Bitcoin Lightning to chat.routstr.com (no fees, no login, can be less than $1)
2. Generate API key (Settings > API Key)
3. Install Grok CLI and edit config nano ~/.grok/user-settings.json{
"apiKey": "sk-xxx",
"baseURL": "api.routstr.com/v1",
"defaultModel": "x-ai/grok-code-fast-1",
"models": [
"x-ai/grok-code-fast-1"
]
}The Grok CLI is still buggy, but the latency is not that bad.
Kim Hudaya
@huedaya
With routstr, you can pay for AI services with Bitcoin using Cashu ecash.
✅ No signups
✅ No credit cards
✅ No KYC
Want to know how it works? Check out our latest blog post blow!
Cashu
@CashuBTC
A Decentralised LLM Routing Marketplace
Permissionless, censorship-resistant AI routing powered by Nostr and Cashu
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Pavol Lupták
@wilderko
🧵 @routstrai – AI Power Without the Hassle
Freedom to Use AI, Your Way!
1/ Introduction
Hey everyone! Routstr is a cool new platform that makes using AI super easy and private. It's built on Nostr and Bitcoin, so you can access AI models without big companies watching you.
Think of it as a marketplace where anyone can use or share AI tools securely.
Vagabond Ⓜ️Ⓜ️ T $MMT
@Zhuaffa
A Decentralised LLM Routing Marketplace
routstr.com
Routstr brings the convenience of the OpenRouter experience to the permissionless, censorship-resistant world of Nostr and Bitcoin
Hamish MacEwan
@HamishMacEwan
My friends no longer understand what the hell I am talking about.
"I used zaps from nostr to buy a kyc free vps to run a routstr proxy that allows users to send me bitcoin using cashu to access my OpenAI api keys for private pay per query with llm models. It is interoperable with goose and dork which can be used with MKStack for one shot nostr vibe coding clients."
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Join the decentralized AI revolution
Connect your models, monetize your hardware with Bitcoin micropayments, or build censorship-resistant AI apps using our open routing protocol.