Summary
B.AI, a unified AI API gateway launched by Justin Sun — founder of the Tron blockchain — offers developers a single API key that routes requests to models from Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, Kimi, and others. The platform accepts both standard fiat payments (Visa, Mastercard) and crypto settlements via Ethereum, Tron, and USDT, with no KYC requirements, positioning it explicitly for autonomous agent workflows and crypto-native teams.
The Alphastack channel puts B.AI through a practical stress test by firing five simultaneous API calls — Claude Opus 4.7, DeepSeek V4 Pro, and Kimi 2.5 through B.AI, plus direct calls to GPT-5.5 from OpenAI and Gemini 3 Pro from Google — all given the same prompt at the same moment. The test measures end-to-end latency, cost per query, and token throughput for each model.
Results show GPT-5.5 direct was the fastest at 5 seconds, Claude Opus 4.7 via B.AI completed in 9.8 seconds, and Gemini 3 Pro took 15 seconds. DeepSeek V4 Pro routed through B.AI was the cheapest by a wide margin — fractions of a cent per query — while Gemini 3 Pro was the most expensive but delivered the highest token output. The test suggests B.AI’s gateway adds minimal latency overhead and provides a viable path to accessing multiple frontier models without managing separate API keys and billing relationships.
📺 Source: Alphastack · Published May 07, 2026
🏷️ Format: Benchmark Test
