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Simple APIs, comprehensive docs, and powerful tools to integrate billing into your AI application.
Simple API Integration
Get started in minutes with our straightforward API. Replace your existing calls with minimal code changes and start tracking usage immediately.
1
Install our SDK
Add our lightweight SDK to your project with a single command.
2
Replace your API calls
Update your existing API calls with our wrapper - no major refactoring needed.
3
Start tracking
Immediately see usage analytics, costs, and performance metrics in your dashboard.
Code comparison
Standard OpenAI Integration
const response = await fetch('https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Authorization': `Bearer ${OPENAI_API_KEY}`,
},
body: JSON.stringify({
model: 'gpt-4',
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Hello!' }]
})
});Standard implementation
How API Proxying Works
Lava acts as an intelligent proxy between your application and AI providers. Every request is automatically tracked, billed, and forwarded to the appropriate provider.
Automatic usage tracking
Real-time billing
Provider abstraction
Error handling and retries
Sub-5ms latency overhead
99.9% uptime SLA
Global edge deployment
Comprehensive logging
Ready to simplify billing?
Join hundreds of AI companies using Lava to handle their usage-based billing.