---
title: "Cline setup: OpenAI Compatible provider — AI Creator API"
description: "How to connect Cline to AI Creator API: the OpenAI Compatible provider, base URL, key and model id."
url: https://llm.aicreator.app/en/docs/cline/
lang: en
updated: 2026-11-10
---

# Cline

Cline talks to us over OpenAI Chat Completions through its “OpenAI Compatible” provider. It needs three values: the base URL, the key and the model id.

> **What is verified.** We have not yet verified this setup with a live run of Cline against our API. From [the Cline documentation](https://docs.cline.bot/provider-config/openai-compatible) (read on November 9, 2026) we took: `Base URL`, `API Key`, `Model`. Not checked against the documentation: the exact labels of the fields in the settings window. If something does not match, [tell support](https://t.me/let_support).

## Setup

In Cline’s settings pick the API Provider “OpenAI Compatible” and fill in the fields:

```text title="OpenAI Compatible"
Base URL: https://api.aicreator.app/v1
API Key:  sk-aic-…
Model:    gpt-6-astra
```

- `Base URL` — `https://api.aicreator.app/v1`, with `/v1` at the end.
- `API Key` — your `sk-aic-…` key from the [Keys page](https://llm.aicreator.app/en/app/keys/).
- `Model` — the model’s full id from our list, with no prefix.

## Models

Any model on the Chat protocol will do; they are listed in [Models and prices](https://llm.aicreator.app/en/docs/models/). The API itself gives the list for your key:

```bash
curl "https://api.aicreator.app/v1/models?surface=chat" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIC_API_KEY"
```

An id that is not on the list returns 400 `model_not_available`.

## Things to know

- One key runs up to 4 requests at a time; the next one gets 429 `concurrent_requests` with a `retry-after` header.
- A Chat Completions stream of ours always ends with a chunk that has an empty `choices: []` and the token usage; that is how we charge by actual tokens.
- From Russia, if `https://api.aicreator.app` is unreachable, set the Base URL to `https://api-ru.aicreator.app/v1`: the key and the balance are the same.

If a request fails, see [Troubleshooting](https://llm.aicreator.app/en/docs/troubleshooting/).