OPERATIONS & BILLING
Billing & Usage.
Outrun Credit is prepaid and pay-as-you-go in USD. No subscriptions: each request is charged for what it actually used.
How Outrun Credit works
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1 | Open @outrunAPI_Bot and press Start. |
| 2 | Add credit with crypto through Add Credit -> Pay with crypto, or redeem a prepaid code with Redeem a code or /redeem YOUR_CODE. |
| 3 | Copy your key from My API key (or /key). The same key works with every model and endpoint. |
| 4 | Each request is charged from your credit at the prices on Models & Pricing. |
| 5 | Check your balance with /balance in the bot, or with GET /v1/account. |
How requests are priced
| Pricing type | How it is charged |
|---|---|
| Tokens | Input, output and cache tokens are each charged at their price per 1M tokens. |
| Long-context tiers | Some models (for example GPT, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Grok and MiniMax) cost more when a request's input is above the size shown in the Tier column. |
| Images | A flat price per generated image. |
| Video | A price per second of generated video; 4K costs more where a 4K tier is listed. |
| Text to speech | A flat price per request. |
Check your balance from the API
curl https://api.outrun.to/v1/account \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OUTRUN_API_KEY"
# {"currency": "USD", "credit": 12.34}When your credit runs out, requests fail with an "Insufficient balance" error that shows the remaining amount. Add credit with crypto or redeem a new code in the bot to continue.