Get a free AI API key in 2 minutes

On Myeline's Free edition, you bring your own AI API key (BYOK). Good news: several providers offer a free tier, no credit card needed. This guide shows the fastest route.

Are you on the Pro edition?

No key needed: Mistral is included. This guide only concerns the Free edition, where you bring your own key.

Easiest: Google Gemini (free, no card)

1. Open aistudio.google.com/apikey.
2. Sign in with a Google account.
3. Click Create API key.
4. Copy the key shown (it starts with AIza…).

No credit card required; the free tier is plenty for individual use.

Free alternative: Mistral

1. Open console.mistral.ai/api-keys.
2. Create an account (email + password).
3. Click Create new key.
4. Copy the key.

Mistral offers a free tier and it's a European LLM — handy if data residency matters to you.

Paid options: OpenAI and Anthropic

Both providers require an active billing account (credit card) — there is no genuinely free tier.

• OpenAI: platform.openai.com/api-keys → Create new secret key.
• Anthropic Claude: console.anthropic.com/settings/keys → Create Key.

Keep your key secret

An API key grants access to your account (and your billing). Never share it or publish it. If it leaks, revoke it from the provider's console and generate a new one.

Final step

Paste your key into Settings → AI provider in Myeline. That's it — RAG search now produces syntheses on your key.