Question 1

What is the cheapest LLM API?

Accepted Answer

Pinstripes charges $0.20/M output tokens for Qwen3 30B — Groq charges $0.60/M for the same model (3× more) and Together AI charges $0.90/M (4.5× more). A typical agentic task with 50K input and 10K output tokens costs about $0.006 on Pinstripes versus $1.85 on GPT-4.1.

Question 2

Is there an LLM API with no rate limits?

Accepted Answer

Pinstripes has no rate limits and no per-account concurrency caps. You can spin up 500 parallel agents simultaneously and each gets its own throughput — you pay per token, with no subscription and no seat fees.

Question 3

What is a good Groq alternative?

Accepted Answer

Pinstripes is a drop-in Groq alternative with the same OpenAI-compatible API. Qwen3 30B costs $0.20/M output on Pinstripes versus $0.60/M on Groq. Unlike Groq, Pinstripes has no rate limits, so you can run as many parallel agents as your workload needs.

Question 4

How much does the Qwen3 API cost?

Accepted Answer

On Pinstripes, Qwen3 30B costs $0.09/M input and $0.20/M output with a 131K context window. Qwen3.6 35B costs $0.14/M input and $0.45/M output at 244 tok/s. Both models have no rate limits and no per-account concurrency caps.

Question 5

Can I run parallel AI agents without hitting rate limits?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Pinstripes imposes no rate limits and no concurrency caps. A fleet of 1,000 agents each running at 244 tok/s produces around 11 million words per minute in aggregate. You pay per token regardless of how many agents run simultaneously.

Question 6

Is Pinstripes compatible with the OpenAI SDK?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Set base_url to https://api.pinstripes.io/v1 in your existing OpenAI client — nothing else changes. Streaming, function calling, structured output, tool use, and all standard OpenAI client features work without modification.

Question 7

How do I switch from OpenAI to a cheaper API?

Accepted Answer

Replace base_url with https://api.pinstripes.io/v1 and swap your API key. Your existing code runs unchanged. Pinstripes charges $0.20–$0.60/M output versus OpenAI's $10–15/M — a 17–75× reduction depending on the model.