Inference Quickstart

Get up and running with Lilac’s inference API in four steps.

Create an account

Sign up at console.getlilac.com with your email or Google account. Create an organization to manage your team’s API keys and billing.

Add credits

Lilac uses prepaid credits. Navigate to Billing in the dashboard, click Add Credits, and complete the Stripe checkout to load your account. You need a positive credit balance before you can make API requests.

You can add as little as $5.00. See Pricing for per-token rates.

Generate an API key

Go to API Keys in the dashboard and create a new key. Copy it — you won’t be able to see it again.

Keep your API key secret. Do not commit it to version control or share it publicly.

Make your first request

Point any OpenAI-compatible SDK at api.getlilac.com and use your Lilac API key:

Python
JavaScript
cURL

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.getlilac.com/v1",
    api_key="your-lilac-api-key",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="moonshotai/kimi-k2.6",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.getlilac.com/v1",
  apiKey: "your-lilac-api-key",
});

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "moonshotai/kimi-k2.6",
  messages: [
    { role: "user", content: "Hello!" }
  ],
});

console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);

curl https://api.getlilac.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-lilac-api-key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "moonshotai/kimi-k2.6",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
  }'

That’s it. Your requests are now routing to idle enterprise GPUs at a fraction of the cost of dedicated providers.

Next steps

Supported Models

See available models and their pricing.

Pricing & Credits

Understand per-token pricing and manage your credits.

OpenAI Compatibility

Learn what’s supported from the OpenAI API spec.

Supported Models

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Documentation Index

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Supported Models

Pricing & Credits

OpenAI Compatibility

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