$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.
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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.
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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.
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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