APICrusher - AI API Cost Optimization

2 min read Original article ↗

Optimize AI API Costs Intelligently

APICrusher automatically routes simple queries to cost-effective models while preserving quality for complex tasks.

Drop-in replacement for OpenAI, Anthropic, and others

Enterprise security with audit logs and usage quotas

Processes locally on your infrastructure

from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI(api_key="sk-...") response = client.chat.completions.create( model="gpt-4", messages=[{ "role": "user", "content": "Format date: 2024-01-15" }] )

from apicrusher import OpenAI client = OpenAI( api_key="sk-...", apicrusher_key="apc_..." ) response = client.chat.completions.create( model="gpt-4", messages=[{ "role": "user", "content": "Format date: 2024-01-15" }] )

❌ Standard Approach

Message 1: 500 tokens
Message 2: 500 + 400 = 900 tokens
Message 3: 900 + 600 = 1,500 tokens
...
Message 20: 15,000 tokens

Total tokens: 150,000+

Cost per conversation: $4.50

Monthly (1K chats): $4,500

✓ With APICrusher

Message 1: 500 tokens
Message 2: Delta only = 400 tokens
Message 3: Delta only = 600 tokens
...
Message 20: 2,000 tokens

Total tokens: 35,000

Cost per conversation: $1.05

Monthly (1K chats): $1,050

77% reduction in token usage for multi-turn conversations
Especially effective for customer support, coding assistants, and interactive applications

1

Install

Add APICrusher to your project

pip install apicrusher

2

Configure

Use your existing API keys

api_key = "sk-..." apicrusher_key = "apc_..."

3

Deploy

Same API, optimized costs

# No other changes needed

🔒

Enterprise Security

Comprehensive security controls with audit logging, access management, and compliance-ready features.

📊

Usage Analytics

Real-time dashboards showing cost savings, usage patterns, and optimization metrics.

🌐

Universal Support

Works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Cohere, and 10+ other providers.

🔄

Smart Caching

Duplicate requests served instantly from cache with configurable TTL.

Low Latency

Adds less than 10ms overhead while processing locally on your infrastructure.

👥

Team Management

Multiple users, role-based access, and IP allowlisting for enterprise teams.

Wait! Before you go...

See exactly how much APICrusher could save your team.
Takes 30 seconds, no signup required.

Check your provider's usage dashboard for this number

Typically 200-500 for short tasks, 1000-2000 for summaries

40% 70% 90%

Simple tasks: extraction, formatting, yes/no questions, basic summaries

Current Monthly Cost $0

Optimized Monthly Cost $0

Monthly Savings $0

Annual Savings $0

ROI Period 0 days

7-day free trial • Cancel anytime • Setup in 5 minutes