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Use SteadyRouter with LobeHub

In LobeHub, point the built-in OpenAI provider at SteadyRouter for most models, and the built-in Anthropic provider for Claude models, so Claude features such as prompt caching and extended thinking work the way they do with Anthropic's API. Both use the same SteadyRouter key.

Before you start

1. Create a SteadyRouter account.
2. In the console, open API Keys and copy your key. New accounts come with one called Default Key, on Lowest price (see below). To make another, click Create API Key. Keep Smart routing on: if a group fails, the request is retried in the next group within the same call. A new key starts on Auto, or on Lowest price if your balance is under US$1.

Set up the OpenAI provider

1. Open Settings → Provider and select OpenAI.
2. Turn on the provider's switch.
3. Enter your SteadyRouter key as the API key.
4. API Proxy URL:
   URLCopy

   https://api.steadyrouter.com/v1

5. Select Check to test the connection.
6. Click Fetch models and enable the models you use. The names match Model Square, for example gpt-5-mini.

Set up the Anthropic provider (Claude models)

1. In Settings → Provider, select Anthropic and turn it on.
2. Enter the same SteadyRouter key.
3. API Proxy URL:
   URLCopy

   https://api.steadyrouter.com

4. Select Check, then enable Claude models such as claude-sonnet-5-5.

Your changes are saved automatically. Choose the provider and model in each Agent's settings.

Trying it on a small balance

New accounts currently start with US$0.05 of credit. Before each request, the gateway reserves balance based on the input plus the maximum output the app asks for. To make a small balance last:

1. Use Lowest price under Smart routing on your API key. Default Key is already on it; for another key, choose it when you create the key or later by editing it.
2. Start with a smaller model. On Lowest price, a request to claude-haiku-5-5 or gpt-5-mini costs a small fraction of the same request to larger models such as claude-sonnet-5-5, gpt-5.5 or claude-opus-5-5.

Once you've confirmed everything works, add funds, and switch the key back to Auto if you prefer.

Lowest price often puts Pool groups first: usually cheaper, sometimes less stable. In every smart routing mode, Pool and Mixed groups can be used, so for stability-critical work, turn smart routing off and list only cloud or API groups on the key. See Models and groups.

If something goes wrong

Every error message ends with a request id. Include it when you email support@steadyrouter.com.

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