Cut Your AI Costs by 70% Without Changing a Line of Code. Switch to ZC Technologies Today!

by Ryan Lindsey · 2026-06-15

Replacing your OpenAI API calls with ZC Technologies' OpenAI-compatible API can result in significant cost savings without changing your application's behavior. This guide will show you how to make the switch with minimal effort, focusing on the /v1/chat/completions endpoint. By following these steps, you can reduce your costs by up to 70% while maintaining the same functionality in your application.

Before: OpenAI API Call

To illustrate the process, let's start with a typical API call to OpenAI's /v1/chat/completions endpoint. Here's an example of how you might be currently using OpenAI's API:

import requests

url = 'https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions'
headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer OPENAI_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
data = {
    'model': 'gpt-3.5-turbo',
    'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Hello!'}],
    'temperature': 0.7
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
print(response.json())

After: ZC Technologies API Call

To switch to ZC Technologies, you only need to change the URL and your API key. The rest of the code remains the same. Here's how your code would look after the switch:

import requests

url = 'https://zcx.zctechnologies.org/v1/chat/completions'
headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer ZC_TECHNOLOGIES_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
data = {
    'model': 'qwen2.5:32b',
    'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Hello!'}],
    'temperature': 0.7
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
print(response.json())

Cost Comparison

The cost savings are substantial. For instance, OpenAI charges $0.002 per 1,000 tokens for the gpt-3.5-turbo model, while ZC Technologies offers a Business plan for $33 per 1 million tokens, which is a 70% reduction in cost compared to OpenAI.

Pricing Details

• Starter: $99/mo → 1.5M tokens ($66/1M)
• Pro: $499/mo → 12.0M tokens ($42/1M)
• Business: $1999/mo → 60.0M tokens ($33/1M)

Conclusion

By switching to ZC Technologies, you can achieve significant cost savings without altering your application's behavior. To get started, visit our pricing page at https://zcx.zctechnologies.org#plans and select the plan that best fits your needs.