Set up Talos in two minutes.

Quick start#

1. 1
   Get a key. Buy usage at checkout with USDC or HYPE on Elysium. Your key appears straight away. Copy it then: it's shown only once. The balance stays with the wallet that paid.
2. 2
   Point your tool at Talos. Use the base URL for your tool's format, and your Talos key where the lab's key would go.
3. 3
   Pick any model. Use its OpenRouter id, like anthropic/claude-sonnet-5. Browse every model.

Anthropic formatClaude Code, Anthropic SDK

https://api.gettalos.xyzCopy

OpenAI formatCursor, Codex, Cline, Roo Code, OpenAI SDK

https://api.gettalos.xyz/v1Copy

Setup guides#

Step-by-step for each tool, with the exact lines to change.

• Claude CodePoint Claude Code at Talos with two environment variables. Every model works, not just Claude.Anthropic Messages
• CursorUse your Talos key as Cursor's OpenAI key and override the base URL.OpenAI Chat Completions
• CodexAdd Talos as a model provider in Codex's config file.OpenAI Responses
• ClineChoose OpenAI Compatible as Cline's provider and paste your key.OpenAI Chat Completions
• Roo CodeAdd Talos as an OpenAI Compatible provider in Roo Code.OpenAI Chat Completions
• OpenAI SDKChange the base URL and the key. Everything else in your code stays the same.OpenAI Chat Completions
• Anthropic SDKPoint the Anthropic SDK at Talos and call any model through the Messages API.Anthropic Messages
• curlCall the API directly from a terminal.OpenAI Chat Completions

Privacy#

• By default, every request goes only to providers that keep no data. Talos checks every request, so there's nothing to set up.
• Talos never stores prompts or replies, IP addresses or emails.
• For each request, Talos keeps the model, the cost and the time for 30 days. After that, only daily totals remain.
• Your key is stored only as a hash. It's shown once, when it's made, and can't be shown again.
• Each key has a privacy setting: Private (the default), Lethe only, or All models, which also allows the models labelled Keeps data. Change it in the dashboard.
• Lethe runs open models in hardware enclaves anyone can check. How Lethe works.

How billing works#

• Your balance is in dollars of usage at the lab's list price, the price OpenRouter shows. 1 ICHOR adds $1.
• Each request is charged at that list price, with no markup. You paid less for the balance, because checkout buys ICHOR from stakers below the lab's price.
• Before a request runs, Talos holds enough balance for it and caps max_tokens at what you can pay for. You're charged the exact cost when it finishes.
• Your wallet has one key, and it spends the wallet's balance. Lost the key? Replace it in the dashboard. The old one stops working at once, and the balance stays.