# xiaoY233/Chat2API

Chat2API enables zero-cost access to leading AI models by leveraging official web UIs. It supports providers such as DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi, MiniMax, Qwen, and Z.ai, and seamlessly integrates with tools like openlcaw, Cline, and Roo-Code.

Repository: https://github.com/xiaoY233/Chat2API
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xiaoy233-chat2api
Homepage: https://chat2api-doc.vercel.app/
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: chatgpt-api, deepseek-chat, free-api, glm-5, kimi-k2, qwen3, minimax-chat
Last push: 2026-05-28T05:35:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 86, longevity 13
- inputs: {"age_days": 188, "days_push": 97, "days_rel": 98, "gap_med": 12, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1520, forks 377 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:57.471990+00:00)

## What it is
Chat2API is an Electron-based desktop application that exposes OpenAI-compatible API endpoints backed by official AI provider web UIs such as DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi, MiniMax, Qwen, and Z.ai. It includes a dashboard for monitoring requests, API key management, model mapping, and context management so any OpenAI-compatible client works out of the box.

## Use cases
- use free AI models through an OpenAI-compatible local API
- connect Cline or Roo-Code to DeepSeek and Qwen without paying for API keys
- proxy multiple AI chat providers behind one unified endpoint
- add function calling to models that lack native tool support
- monitor token usage and request success rates for local AI proxies

## When to choose
- you want zero-cost access to models via official web UIs
- you need an OpenAI-compatible endpoint for coding assistants like Cline
- you want unified management of multiple AI provider accounts

## When to avoid
- you need production-grade reliability or guaranteed SLAs
- you require official API features like fine-tuning or batch jobs
- web-UI scraping violates the provider's terms of service for your use case

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: llm-inference, api-framework, http-server, proxy, chatbot
- domain: large-language-models, artificial-intelligence, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: openai-compatible-api, free-api, electron-app, multi-provider, reverse-proxy, function-calling, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- xiaoY233/Chat2API (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.471990+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:31:56.194062+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xiaoY233/Chat2API (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.471990+00:00, sha 0185bbdc65ba)
  - homepage: https://chat2api-doc.vercel.app/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:35:21.065525+00:00, sha dbae49884109)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.