Can I pay for an AI API with Mobile Money?

Yes. CircuitNotion credits are topped up in RWF with MTN or Airtel Mobile Money, or a card, so you do not need an international card or a foreign billing address to use the API.

Is CircuitNotion a subscription?

No. There is no monthly plan and no seat pricing. You fund a credit wallet and each API call draws down the balance at the model's published rate, plus a flat 15% platform and routing fee.

Do CircuitNotion credits expire?

No. Credits stay in your wallet until you spend them, so a month with little or no usage does not cost you anything. When the balance reaches zero the API returns HTTP 402 until you top up.

Which models can one CircuitNotion key reach?

One OpenAI-compatible key and one balance route to CircuitNotion's own Incuti AI models plus OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek and Moonshot. The live catalog is available from GET /v1/models.

What AI works in Kinyarwanda?

Incuti AI by CircuitNotion is capable in Kinyarwanda, English and French, and is reached through the same API as every other model in the catalog.

Is CircuitNotion related to the Notion app or OpenAI docs?

No. CircuitNotion is an independent company. The name is unrelated to Notion's API; we provide AI models and an OpenAI-compatible developer API under the CircuitNotion brand.

CircuitNotion | AI API credits, paid with Mobile Money

CircuitNotion, from Kigali

Buy credits with Mobile Money, in francs, without needing a foreign card. One key then reaches every model we route — including one that speaks Kinyarwanda — and the coding agents you already use. You pay for the calls you make, and whatever you don’t spend stays yours.

Get API Key Read the docs

“CircuitNotion Ltd, your trusted partner.”

POST /v1/chat/completionsLive

curl "https://api.circuitnotion.com/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CIRCUITNOTION_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"circuit-2-turbo","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'

Monthly fee

Providers, one key

RWF

What you pay in

MoMo

How you top up

No subscription, no monthly minimum, and no expiry date on credits you have already bought. It is an OpenAI-compatible API, so most code that already talks to OpenAI works by changing one line.

Getting started

A short walkthrough of the platform — opening an account, buying credits with Mobile Money, and pointing a single key at OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek, and the rest of the catalog. Everything further down this page assumes you have been through it.

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01Create your keySign in to the Developer Platform and mint a cn_ key. It works with any OpenAI-compatible client.02Top up with MoMoFund the wallet with Mobile Money or card. Credits are held in RWF and spent as you call the API.03Pick a modelBrowse the live catalog for pricing, context windows, and which models handle Kinyarwanda.

Coding agents

We recommend Cline — it speaks the OpenAI-compatible protocol this API is native to, so it needs a base URL and a key and nothing else. Claude Code and Hermes work on the same cn_ key. Your wallet pays for usage.

Windows · macOS · LinuxStart with kimi-k3

Get an API key

Before you start

Create an API key on the Developer Platform and store the cn_… secret.
Fund your wallet on the Developer Platform (Pricing & credits).
Use the correct base URL for each agent protocol (see below).

Claude Code

https://api.circuitnotion.com

Anthropic Messages — no trailing /v1

Cline & Hermes

https://api.circuitnotion.com/v1

OpenAI Compatible — include /v1

Cline (or Roo Code)

Recommended

On Windows, install Node.js and npm first, then npm install -g cline. Point Cline at an OpenAI-compatible provider.

1) Node, npm, then Cline (PowerShell)

# First: Node.js LTS and npm (PowerShell), if not already installed
winget install OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS

# Restart PowerShell, then verify:
node -v; npm -v

# Install Cline
npm install -g cline

# Optional: VS Code or Cursor → Extensions → search "Cline" → Install
# Open Cline sidebar → API / Provider settings

Provider

OpenAI Compatible / Custom OpenAI

Base URL

https://api.circuitnotion.com/v1

API key

cn_YOUR_KEY

Model

kimi-k3

Streaming & tools

Enabled

Setting	Value
Provider	OpenAI Compatible / Custom OpenAI
Base URL	https://api.circuitnotion.com/v1
API key	cn_YOUR_KEY
Model	kimi-k3
Streaming & tools	Enabled

2) Quick reference + change later

Provider: OpenAI Compatible (or Custom OpenAI)
Base URL: https://api.circuitnotion.com/v1
API Key: cn_YOUR_KEY
Model: kimi-k3
Streaming: enabled
Tools / function calling: enabled

# Change later in Cline settings; start a new task after switching models.

402 = fund wallet · 429 = rate limit · Live models: GET https://api.circuitnotion.com/v1/models

Full setup on Platform

CatalogBrowse models AgentsFull agent setup SandboxOpen playground

Live platform

The same counters shown on the developer platform (GET /v1/stats).

Platform requests

—

0 today

Tokens processed

—

0 today

Live today

—

API completions recorded

Source: https://api.circuitnotion.com/v1/stats

Open developer platform

Testing ground

Paste an API key — we load models from GET /v1/models (same catalog Cline uses), then you can run a live chat completion against your wallet.

Example (key hashed)

curl "https://api.circuitnotion.com/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CIRCUITNOTION_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"circuit-2-turbo","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Say hello in one short sentence."}]}'

Response

Run a request to see the assistant reply, model, and token usage.

Grow together

Top up on the Developer Platform. Share a referral pay link so friends buy credits and you earn 10%. You can also gift credits with a CNU-… payment ID.

1. Fund your wallet

Pay with Mobile Money or card on the platform. Credits land on your API wallet for chat, agents, and embeddings.

Top up on Platform

2. Share your referral link

Pay dashboard shows a link like https://payment.circuitnotion.com/pay?service=api-credits&ref=CNU-…. Friends authenticate, top up, and you earn 10%.

Open Pay dashboard

3. Or gift credits

Enter their CNU-… ID and amount in RWF to send from your wallet — teammates, workshops, or one-off support.

Gift credits

Top up at platform.circuitnotion.com · Pricing & credits · 10% referral bonus via your share link

Quickstart

Operational order for the CircuitNotion AI API — fund, authenticate, then call the live catalog.

Step 1

Add credits

Fund your RWF wallet on the Developer Platform (MoMo or card) before production traffic.

Add credits

Step 2

Create an API key

Generate a server-side key on the Developer Platform. Copy it once.

Get API key

Step 3

Send a request

Use the OpenAI SDK with the CircuitNotion base URL and a live model ID.

View quickstart

Platform

An OpenAI-compatible surface that routes to CircuitNotion, OpenAI, DeepSeek, Anthropic, and Moonshot from a single credential.

Circuit Developer API

Liveapi.circuitnotion.com/v1

OpenAI SDK compatible — point base_url at CircuitNotion.
Route to CircuitNotion, OpenAI, DeepSeek, Anthropic, and Moonshot models from one key.
HTTP 402 when credits run out — add funds before production traffic.

Get API Key Read docs

Model catalog

Query /v1/models for live availability and current rates.

Coding agents

Point Claude Code, Cline, or Hermes at the CircuitNotion API.

Usage billing

Track credits and top up on Pricing & credits in the Developer Platform.

API playground

Try a key against a live model before you write any code.

Credits

Top up in RWF with Mobile Money or card, spend against the balance as you call the API, and keep whatever you have not used.

How billing works

One wallet, one balance, no plan

There is no monthly plan to pick and no seat to pay for. You fund an RWF wallet, every API call draws down the balance at the model’s published rate, and the remainder stays where it is until you spend it.

When the balance reaches zero the API returns HTTP 402 rather than an overage charge — you top up when you choose to.

Top up your wallet

Local payment

Top up with MTN or Airtel Mobile Money, or a card, in RWF — no foreign card or billing address required.

Pay for what you use

Billed per request against your balance. No monthly minimum to burn through and nothing to cancel.

Your balance keeps

Credits sit in the wallet until you spend them. A quiet month costs you nothing.

One stated fee

Provider usage plus a flat 15% platform and routing fee. The rate is published in the docs.

Products

Four things sit behind one credential and one balance — the model family, the routing gateway, the desktop app, and the platform where you manage them.

Kinyarwanda

Jump straight into keys, credits, models, agents, and docs — without hunting through the platform sidebar.

Add credits

Fund your RWF wallet on the Developer Platform before production traffic.

Top up on Platform

Gift credits

Share your CNU-… ID or send RWF to another developer.

Open gift dashboard

Create an API key

Generate a server-side cn_ key. Copy it once.

Open API keys

Model catalog

Router aliases, provider IDs, and GET /v1/models.

Browse models

Coding agents

Claude Code, Cline, and Hermes.

Agent setup

API documentation

Quickstart, examples, and status codes.

Read docs

Engineering blog

Product updates, events, and community notes.

Read blog

API base URL

https://api.circuitnotion.com/v1

Get API Key

Before you start

Cline (or Roo Code)

1. Fund your wallet

2. Share your referral link

3. Or gift credits

Add credits

Create an API key

Send a request

Model catalog

Coding agents

Usage billing

API playground

Local payment

Pay for what you use

Your balance keeps

One stated fee

Incuti AI

API Gateway

Astra Desktop

Developer Platform

AI at everyone's fingertips

Before you start

Cline (or Roo Code)

1. Fund your wallet

2. Share your referral link

3. Or gift credits

Add credits

Create an API key

Send a request

Model catalog

Coding agents

Usage billing

API playground

Local payment

Pay for what you use

Your balance keeps

One stated fee

Incuti AI

API Gateway

Astra Desktop

Developer Platform