OpenTyphoon
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Documentation: docs.opentyphoon.ai ยท Checked Sep 19, 2026
About
OpenTyphoon is a free API platform from the AI lab behind Thailand's Typhoon models. One free key unlocks OpenAI-compatible chat models plus OCR for reading text from images and realtime speech-to-text, all genuinely useful for agents that work with documents and voice. Signup is just a free API key, no credit card or phone number, and commercial use is allowed. Because it mirrors OpenAI's API shape, it drops into existing agent code with a one-line change.
Details
Free to start. You may need a free key, but no credit card.
Auth: Free key (no card)
Rate limit: Free tier with API key; no card required
Verified: 2026-09-19
Best for: developer business personal
Setup
- Sign up at opentyphoon.ai and copy your free API key
- Save it as TYPHOON_KEY so you never paste it into chat
- Call the chat endpoint exactly like OpenAI's, or try the OCR endpoint on a photo of a receipt
- Check the docs for the speech-to-text endpoint when you need transcription
Example
curl https://api.opentyphoon.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TYPHOON_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model": "typhoon-v2.5-30b-a3b-instruct", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'Use cases
- Give an agent multilingual chat tuned for Southeast Asian languages
- Let an agent read text from receipts, menus, and documents with the OCR endpoint
- Transcribe voice notes and meetings with the realtime speech endpoint