2026 AI API Relay Ranking and Same-Model Tests
Compare curated AI API relay providers by website uptime, official Claude and GPT pricing, model-level API verification, and clearly labeled evidence.
Like-for-like rankings
Claude and GPT are ranked separately, and premium, economy, and unclassified routes never compete in the same price table.
Evidence boundaries
Website uptime, model calls, public prices, billing reconciliation, and model identity are separate checks. Missing evidence remains visibly unverified.
Latest seven-day evidence window
- Evidence window
- 2026-09-22 - 2026-09-29
- Successful / total records
- 52 / 58
- Providers with records
- 6
- Ten-request sessions / observed recoveries
- 1 / 3
| Provider | Passed / records | Models | Protocols | Latest record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UU API # | 17 / 18 | claude-fable-5-1 / claude-opus-5 / claude-sonnet-5 +3 more | Anthropic / Responses | 2026-09-29 |
| H API # | 6 / 8 | claude-fable-5-1 / claude-opus-5 / claude-sonnet-5 +4 more | ClaudeCode / Responses | 2026-09-29 |
| boxying # | 8 / 8 | claude-fable-5 / claude-opus-5 / claude-sonnet-5 +3 more | ClaudeCode / OpenAI | 2026-09-29 |
| LinksAPI # | 8 / 8 | claude-fable-5 / claude-opus-5 / claude-sonnet-5 +3 more | Anthropic / Responses | 2026-09-29 |
| OpenOx # | 6 / 8 | claude-fable-5-1 / claude-opus-5 / claude-sonnet-5 +3 more | OpenAI | 2026-09-29 |
| APINebula # | 7 / 8 | claude-fable-5-1 / claude-opus-5 / claude-sonnet-5 +1 more | ClaudeCode / OpenAI | 2026-09-29 |
This is a rolling evidence window anchored to the latest recorded request, not a claim about uniform uptime. A recovery means the next observed pass for the same provider, model and protocol, not the exact recovery time.
Same-model price and paid API evidence
Six provider profiles: compare input and output rates for the same model, then inspect the actual request outcomes. Live rankings and subscription estimates may differ from this build-time snapshot.
Claude Opus 5 · premium routes
| Provider | Price group | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Source date | API passed / total | Latest test | P50 total | Best suited for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LinksAPI | Dedicated CC Max | ¥3.4 | ¥17 | 2026-09-25 | 4 / 4 | 2026-09-29 | 3.48 s | Users prioritizing a provider-labeled premium route |
| H API | Claude Max | ¥6.4 | ¥32 | 2026-09-25 | 3 / 3 | 2026-09-25 | 6.72 s | Claude Code or VS Code users who accept a client-only route |
| UU API | CC full-capability MAX - CC client only | ¥6.8 | ¥34 | 2026-09-25 | 1 / 3 | 2026-09-25 | 3.61 s | Claude Code or VS Code users who accept a client-only route |
| APINebula | Claude Code global protected route | ¥6.8 | ¥34 | 2026-09-25 | 3 / 4 | 2026-09-29 | 2.73 s | Claude Code or VS Code users who accept a client-only route |
| boxying | Claude official route | ¥8 | ¥40 | 2026-09-25 | 2 / 11 | 2026-09-25 | 2.66 s | Users prioritizing a provider-labeled premium route |
| OpenOx | direct | ¥19.2 | ¥96 | 2026-09-24 | 3 / 3 | 2026-09-27 | 3.81 s | Users prioritizing a provider-labeled premium route |
Prices are provider-published pay-as-you-go rates, not subscription equivalents or reconciled charges. API samples cover the named model, but the test key's actual upstream group is not consistently recorded and may differ from the quoted group. P50 is successful end-to-end response time, not time to first token. A completed call does not prove model identity.
GPT-5.6 Sol · premium routes
| Provider | Price group | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Source date | API passed / total | Latest test | P50 total | Best suited for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H API | GPT Pro | ¥1.5 | ¥9 | 2026-09-25 | 3 / 3 | 2026-09-27 | 3.14 s | Codex or Responses API workloads after protocol testing |
| APINebula | CODEX | ¥1.95 | ¥11.7 | 2026-09-25 | No sample | - | - | Codex or Responses API workloads after protocol testing |
| UU API | Codex-GPT Pro account pool | ¥2 | ¥12 | 2026-09-25 | 3 / 3 | 2026-09-25 | 1.83 s | Codex or Responses API workloads after protocol testing |
| boxying | Codex premium pool | ¥2.2 | ¥13.2 | 2026-09-25 | 3 / 3 | 2026-09-25 | 10.8 s | Codex or Responses API workloads after protocol testing |
| LinksAPI | GPT Pro (Codex included), 0.3x | ¥3.25 | ¥26 | 2026-09-25 | 3 / 3 | 2026-09-27 | 17.0 s | Codex or Responses API workloads after protocol testing |
| OpenOx | Pro direct route | ¥9 | ¥54 | 2026-09-24 | 4 / 4 | 2026-09-29 | 2.73 s | Codex or Responses API workloads after protocol testing |
Prices are provider-published pay-as-you-go rates, not subscription equivalents or reconciled charges. API samples cover the named model, but the test key's actual upstream group is not consistently recorded and may differ from the quoted group. P50 is successful end-to-end response time, not time to first token. A completed call does not prove model identity.
Frequently asked questions
How should an AI API relay recommendation be evaluated?
Fix the exact model and route class first, then compare published input and output prices, paid request samples, latency, billing evidence, client restrictions, and support terms. Affiliate offers do not increase ranking scores.
Is the cheapest AI relay always the best choice?
No. A lower rate may apply to a pooled, reverse, cached, subscription-only, or client-specific route. Compare it only with routes that have the same upstream claim and usage restrictions.
What does the VERIFIED label mean?
At least one configured model in that family completed a paid request from an AI Relay Check test account. It does not prove every model, model identity, long-term uptime, or reconciled billing.
Answer summary
- Latest test date
- Providers covered
- 6
- Models / protocols
- claude-fable-5 / claude-fable-5-1 / claude-opus-5 +5 more · Anthropic / ClaudeCode / OpenAI +1 more
- Successful / total samples
- 177 / 243
- Price / billing verified
- 6/6 price · 6/6 billing
- Still unverified
- Model identity, every route, future uptime and unmatched billing
- One-sentence conclusion
- Use the ranking to shortlist an exact model and route, then verify protocol, price source and billing evidence on the linked report.