Drop-in by design
Keep the OpenAI SDK, client, and request shape you already use. Change the base URL and key, then continue building.
Private, long-context Qwen3.8 27B through the API shape your tools already understand. Predictable access, honest limits, and no prompt or response retention in our gateway.
import OpenAI from "openai";
const term0 = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://api.term0.dev/v1",
apiKey: process.env.TERM0_API_KEY
});
const stream = await term0.chat.completions.create({
model: "qwen3.8-27b",
messages, stream: true
});
A sharper contract
Term0 is built around a small set of promises we can explain, measure, and keep.
Keep the OpenAI SDK, client, and request shape you already use. Change the base URL and key, then continue building.
Conversation state lives in your application. The Term0 gateway forwards each request without creating a hidden conversation archive.
No per-token billing. Interactive use stays fast, while sustained power users are slowed when shared capacity is under pressure.
The engine
Qwen3.8 27B gives Term0 a practical balance of code quality, reasoning, speed, and long-context capability without hiding a random model router behind one name.
See The API SurfaceThe full 128K window remains in staged validation during founder alpha.
Privacy, precisely
Reliability needs counters. It does not need your source code, private questions, customer records, or generated answers.
Key ID, route, model, token counts, status, latency
Prompts, responses, files, tool payloads, authorization headers
The first cohort gets unmetered interactive access, direct input on limits and compatibility, and launch pricing locked before any charge.
Unmetered is not unlimited automation. Fair-use and abuse protections apply.
Straight answers
It means there is no per-token charge and no surprise token bill. Concurrency, rate, abuse, and shared-capacity protections still apply. Term0 is built for generous interactive use, not unlimited unattended automation.
The Term0 gateway does not store prompt text, response text, uploaded content, tool payloads, or authorization headers. It keeps minimal operational counters needed to protect the service and show usage.
If it lets you set a custom base URL, usually yes. The founder alpha supports OpenAI-style Chat Completions and Responses, streaming, and tool calls. Anthropic Messages compatibility is also available for selected clients.
Every founder account gets a protected interactive lane. Heavy sustained usage may receive a clear 429 response or reduced throughput until pressure falls. We publish the rule instead of hiding it in vague unlimited language.