Managed LLM Access — No API Keys Needed

The API Key Problem

Every other hosted OpenClaw provider — and every self-hosted setup — requires you to bring your own API keys. That means signing up for Anthropic or OpenAI, entering a credit card, generating an API key, configuring rate limits, monitoring usage, watching for billing spikes, and rotating keys when they expire or leak.

For developers, this is a minor inconvenience. For everyone else, it is a barrier that stops them from using an AI agent at all. And even for developers, managing API keys across multiple services is annoying operational overhead.

The cost is also unpredictable. An AI agent that does heavy research might consume $50 of API credits one week and $5 the next. You cannot budget for that. You cannot explain it to your finance team. And if a bug or prompt issue causes a usage spike, you get a surprise bill.

Two Models, One Price

KiwiClaw Standard ($39/mo) includes managed access to two frontier LLMs:

Auto — Kimi K2.5 (by Moonshot AI). This is the default model for everyday tasks. Fast, capable, and cost-effective. Use it for web research, content creation, Q&A, data analysis, and most routine agent tasks. Auto handles the majority of what you will use your agent for.

MAX — Anthropic Opus 4.6. The most capable model available. Use it for complex reasoning tasks, nuanced code generation, multi-step analysis, and anything that requires the highest quality output. MAX generally uses more managed usage per request, so it is best reserved for tasks where quality matters most.

Switch between models at any time from your dashboard. The agent uses whichever model you select for all subsequent interactions.

How Managed Usage Works

Standard includes one account-wide managed usage allowance for each paid billing cycle. The allowance renews when the next eligible subscription invoice is paid.

• Auto (Kimi K2.5) — Designed for everyday research, content, and Q&A.
• MAX (Anthropic Opus 4.6) — Reserved for complex reasoning and high-value tasks.

Your account-wide managed usage is tracked in real time. The dashboard shows only the percentage remaining and warns you as it runs low.

If you exhaust the allowance before renewal, you can add a paid managed usage refill or switch to BYOK and pay your provider directly.

How the LLM Proxy Works

Your agent never sees pooled API keys. Requests go through KiwiClaw's LLM proxy, which authenticates the tenant, reserves account-wide managed usage before dispatch, routes internally, and sanitizes each complete response frame before streaming it back.

The proxy uses SSE (Server-Sent Events) streaming — responses appear word by word in real time, not buffered. This gives you the same experience as using the API directly.

Managed usage is reserved atomically before a request and settled synchronously from observed usage. Concurrent requests cannot overspend the account allowance.

Or Bring Your Own Keys

If you prefer to use your own API keys — maybe you have volume pricing, or you want to use a model we do not offer — the BYOK plan is $15/mo. You provide your own keys for Anthropic, OpenAI, or any compatible provider. Your agent connects directly to your provider with no proxy in between.

BYOK includes everything except the managed LLM: hosting, channel integrations, skills marketplace, sandboxed code execution, scheduled tasks, and the dashboard. You just manage your own LLM costs separately.

FAQ

Which LLM models are included?

Standard plan includes two models: Auto (Kimi K2.5 by Moonshot AI) for everyday tasks like research, content creation, and Q&A, and MAX (Anthropic Opus 4.6) for complex reasoning, code generation, and tasks that require the most capable model available. You can switch between models at any time.

How does the managed usage allowance work?

Standard includes an account-wide managed usage allowance for each paid billing cycle. The dashboard shows the percentage remaining across Auto and MAX requests, and paid refills are available before renewal.

Can I bring my own API keys instead?

Yes. The BYOK plan is $15/mo — you provide your own Anthropic, OpenAI, or other API keys and pay your LLM provider directly. KiwiClaw handles hosting, integrations, skills, and management. Your API keys connect directly to the provider with no proxy in between.