$4,000 in API credits, free, just register. One endpoint. GLM 5.2, DeepSeek, KIMI, and 40+ more models. OpenAI-compatible β drop it in wherever youβre already sending requests. No card. No trial expiry.
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π€ What's in the model pool
Chinese frontier models β the ones actually worth the credits:
Model
What it is
GLM 5.2
Zhipu AIβs flagship β strong reasoning, long context, function calling
DeepSeek V3 / R1
Open-weights, GPT-4 class, dirt cheap per token
KIMI K2
Moonshot AI β 128k context, strong at document + code tasks
Doubao
ByteDanceβs model family β fast, cheap, production-grade
Moonshot / StepFun
Chinese mid-tier, good for high-volume use
All served through one OpenAI-compatible base URL β same Authorization: Bearer sk-... header, same /v1/chat/completions endpoint.
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β‘ Grab the credits β 2 steps
Register β https://api.hcnsec.cn/register?aff=xbVE
Go to Console β API Keys β create a key β start hitting the endpoint
https://api.hcnsec.cn/v1/chat/completions
Authorization: Bearer sk-YOUR_KEY
Credits land immediately. No verification, no waiting.
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$4k of credits to find out which Chinese model actually fits your stack.
Thanks just claim mine and already link that to my project in cursor. Thanks a million
how to use it in cursor? i claimed it and added api key in openai section and overwrote baseurl as https://api.hcnsec.cn/v1 but still get limit usage.
how do i configured api keys in opencode or cursor
can i generate videos using this api?
Jumbow
July 20, 2026, 11:27am
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Itβs not accepting any type of email while registering!!!
Zach
July 20, 2026, 12:22pm
7
Gmail works for me but not Proton
Looks like its $2,000 free.
Seems we canβt use it in cursor or where do we put the api key?
i key?
Appreciated bro. Thank you very much, I received total **$5,650.15 balance.
here is the link Link
It is working as expected in claude code, cursor, vscode, antigravity and other tools as well.
once again thank you so much.
Do you need cursor pro subscription to use the credits?
How to connect in cursor bro? Do i need active cursor pro subscription to use this?
You do not need any subscription to use this API in cursor. It can be integrate with any AI agent.
Step 1: Open Cursor Settings
Open:
Cursor β Settings β Models
Step 2: Enable OpenAI API
Enable:
OpenAI API Key
Paste your HCNSEC API key.
Step 3: Override Base URL
Enable:
Override OpenAI Base URL
Enter:
https://api.hcnsec.cn/v1
Step 4: Add a custom model
Choose any which one you like
If you have free subscription then keep chat on auto.
I am still getting this error after carefully following your instructions.
Seems you are not following instructions, share snapshot of setting and your chat option