Everything you need to run Benachat

1. 1Open console.groq.com and sign up with Google, GitHub or email. No credit card is asked for.
2. 2In the left sidebar click “API Keys”.
3. 3Click “Create API Key”, give it a name such as “Benachat – mysite.com” and submit.
4. 4The key is shown only once — copy it immediately and paste it into Benachat → Connection.
5. 5Back in Benachat pick a model (llama-3.3-70b-versatile is the best default) and click Save.

Key format

gsk_… (56 characters, starts with gsk_)

API endpoint

https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/chat/completions

Model slugs available in Benachat

llama-3.3-70b-versatilellama-3.1-8b-instantmixtral-8x7b-32768

Good to know: Free tier limits are per-minute (roughly 30 requests / 6,000 tokens). Enough for a normal support chat widget.

1. 1Go to cloud.cerebras.ai and create a free account (email or Google).
2. 2Confirm the email link, then open the dashboard.
3. 3Choose “API Keys” from the top-right account menu.
4. 4Click “Generate API Key”, name it and copy the value.
5. 5Paste it in Benachat → Connection → Cerebras and pick llama-3.3-70b.

Key format

csk-… (starts with csk-)

API endpoint

https://api.cerebras.ai/v1/chat/completions

Model slugs available in Benachat

llama-3.3-70bllama3.1-8bqwen-3-32b

Good to know: Daily token quota resets every 24 hours. Watch the usage bar in the Cerebras dashboard.

1. 1Sign in at platform.openai.com (a ChatGPT account works).
2. 2Open Settings → Billing and add at least $5 of credit — new keys fail without balance.
3. 3Go to “API keys” in the left menu and click “Create new secret key”.
4. 4Set Permissions to “Restricted” and allow only /v1/chat/completions if you want tighter security.
5. 5Copy the key (shown once) into Benachat → Connection → OpenAI and select gpt-4o-mini for the best price/quality.

Key format

sk-proj-… or sk-…

API endpoint

https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions

Model slugs available in Benachat

gpt-4o-minigpt-4ogpt-4.1-minigpt-4.1

Good to know: Set a monthly usage limit under Settings → Limits so a traffic spike can never surprise you.

1. 1Sign in at openrouter.ai with Google, GitHub or email.
2. 2Click your avatar → “Keys” → “Create Key”.
3. 3Optionally set a credit limit for the key, then create and copy it.
4. 4Paste it in Benachat → Connection → OpenRouter.
5. 5Pick a model slug ending in “:free” (for example meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct:free) to run at no cost.

Key format

sk-or-v1-…

API endpoint

https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions

Model slugs available in Benachat

meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct:freegoogle/gemma-2-9b-it:freedeepseek/deepseek-chat-v3:freeopenai/gpt-4o-mini

Good to know: Model slugs are always vendor/model. Browse the full list at openrouter.ai/models and copy the slug shown under the model title.

1. 1Create an account at console.anthropic.com and verify your phone number.
2. 2Open Plans & Billing and purchase credit (minimum $5).
3. 3Go to Settings → API Keys → “Create Key”, choose the default workspace.
4. 4Copy the key and paste it into Benachat → Connection → Anthropic.
5. 5Select claude-3-5-haiku-latest for cheap fast replies, or claude-3-5-sonnet-latest for the best writing.

Key format

sk-ant-api03-…

API endpoint

https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages

Model slugs available in Benachat

claude-3-5-haiku-latestclaude-3-5-sonnet-latest

Good to know: Anthropic uses its own Messages API. Benachat handles that difference for you — no extra configuration needed.

1. 1Open aistudio.google.com and sign in with your Google account.
2. 2Click “Get API key” in the left sidebar.
3. 3Choose “Create API key in new project” (or select an existing Google Cloud project).
4. 4Copy the generated key.
5. 5In Benachat → Connection → Google Gemini paste the key and choose gemini-2.0-flash.

Key format

AIza… (39 characters)

API endpoint

https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai/chat/completions

Model slugs available in Benachat

gemini-2.0-flashgemini-1.5-flashgemini-1.5-pro

Good to know: Benachat uses Google’s OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so the same key works without any Google Cloud setup.

1. 1Register at console.mistral.ai and verify your phone number (required for the free tier).
2. 2Accept the “Experiment” plan on the Billing page — it costs nothing.
3. 3Open API Keys → “Create new key”, set an optional expiry date.
4. 4Copy the key into Benachat → Connection → Mistral AI.
5. 5Select mistral-small-latest or open-mistral-nemo for free usage.

Key format

32-character alphanumeric string (no prefix)

API endpoint

https://api.mistral.ai/v1/chat/completions

Model slugs available in Benachat

mistral-small-latestopen-mistral-nemomistral-large-latest

1. 1Sign up at platform.deepseek.com with email or Google.
2. 2Open “Top up” and add credit (a few dollars lasts a long time).
3. 3Go to “API keys” → “Create new API key”, name it and copy it.
4. 4Paste it in Benachat → Connection → DeepSeek.
5. 5Use deepseek-chat for support answers; deepseek-reasoner only for complex logic questions.

Key format

sk-… (32 hex characters after the prefix)

API endpoint

https://api.deepseek.com/chat/completions

Model slugs available in Benachat

deepseek-chatdeepseek-reasoner

1. 1Create an account at together.ai — new accounts receive starter credit.
2. 2Open Settings → API Keys.
3. 3Copy the default key, or click “Add Key” to create a dedicated one for Benachat.
4. 4Paste it in Benachat → Connection → Together AI.
5. 5Choose the model slug ending in “-Free” to stay on the free endpoint.

Key format

64-character hex string (no prefix)

API endpoint

https://api.together.xyz/v1/chat/completions

Model slugs available in Benachat

meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct-Turbo-Freemeta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct-Turbo

Good to know: Copy model slugs exactly from together.ai/models — they are case sensitive.

1. 1Choose “Custom endpoint” in Benachat → Connection.
2. 2Paste the full chat completions URL, including /v1/chat/completions.
3. 3Enter the API key your server expects — use any placeholder text if it needs none.
4. 4Type the model name exactly as your server reports it (for example llama3.2 for Ollama).
5. 5Save, then use the built-in test message on the dashboard to confirm the connection.

Key format

Whatever your server requires (often a bearer token you define yourself)

API endpoint

Your own URL, e.g. http://localhost:11434/v1/chat/completions

Model slugs available in Benachat

Any model your endpoint exposes

Good to know: A local endpoint only works if your WordPress server can reach it. Localhost URLs will not work on shared hosting.