Connect an LLM key
betool is natively BYOK (Bring Your Own Key): you supply your own API keys, and inference costs are billed directly by your provider. We charge only for our orchestration.
Supported providers
| Provider | Models | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, o-series | Public API |
| Anthropic | Claude Opus / Sonnet / Haiku | Public API |
| Mistral | Large, Medium, Small | Public API |
| Ollama | Llama, Qwen, custom models | Self-hosted |
| vLLM | Any compatible model | Self-hosted multi-GPU |
| Azure OpenAI | Managed deployments | Private customer cloud |
| AWS Bedrock | Anthropic, Mistral, AWS models | Private customer cloud |
Step 1 — Retrieve your API key
Follow your provider's procedure:
- OpenAI → platform.openai.com/api-keys
- Anthropic → console.anthropic.com/settings/keys
- Mistral → console.mistral.ai
- Ollama / vLLM → the URL of your instance (e.g.
http://ollama.internal:11434)
Step 2 — Register the key in betool
- In the admin panel, open Administration → Models.
- Click Add an LLM account.
- Select the provider, paste the API key (and the URL for Ollama / vLLM).
- Give it a readable name (e.g. "OpenAI - prod").
The key is never returned by the API once saved. If you need to regenerate it, you will have to update it manually. GET routes only return has_api_key: true | false.
Step 3 — Choose your models
From Administration → Models, create a model by selecting your account and the remote model name (e.g. gpt-4o, claude-opus-4-7). This betool model is what you will reference in your pipelines.
The same account can power multiple models: for example, one OpenAI account can serve gpt-4o (for primary agents) and gpt-4o-mini (for fast classification).
Shared models (Enterprise)
On the Enterprise plan, the operator of your instance can configure shared models at the platform level. They are visible to all your organizations without needing to connect keys individually.
Pricing
See Pricing for metering details. Reminder: in BYOK mode, we do not charge for LLM tokens — only for our orchestration.