Lumiqa is free. Bring your own AI.
Lumiqa doesn't resell tokens. You bring your own OpenAI, Anthropic, Replicate, and fal.ai keys; we run the MCP server, manage uploads + R2 storage, and proxy every call. No credit system, no opaque "AI minutes", no surprise bill at scale.
What's included
Everything below is included at no cost — no plans, no credit card. You only pay your own AI providers for the calls you make.
| Uploads | 1,000 / mo |
| R2 storage | 50 GB |
| Workspaces | Up to 3 |
| Team members | Unlimited |
| MCP + REST API | Full access |
| OAuth integrations | Drive, Meta, X, LinkedIn |
| AI provider keys | Bring your own (BYO) |
What "BYO Keys" actually means
You hold the relationship with the AI providers. Lumiqa stores your keys encrypted in Cloudflare Workers KV (write-only from the dashboard), uses them server-side to call OpenAI / Anthropic / Replicate / fal.ai, and never returns them to clients. You see every call in your own provider dashboards.
Why we did it this way
- 97% margin to you. A typical caption-generation pipeline costs ~$0.01 in OpenAI fees. Competing tools wrap that into a "1 credit = $0.30" model. We charge $0.
- Predictable bills. Lumiqa cost = your plan, fixed. AI cost = exactly what shows up on your OpenAI invoice, billed monthly by the provider you already trust.
- No vendor lock for the expensive part. Swap providers per tool: cheap Replicate FLUX for thumbnails, GPT-4o for vision, Whisper for subtitles. Update the key in Settings and the next call uses it.
- Compliance. If your org already negotiated DPAs / zero-retention with OpenAI, the same terms apply — we're a passthrough.
Which keys do I need?
| Tool | Provider | Indicative cost / call |
|---|---|---|
| analyze_video | Anthropic (Claude vision) or OpenAI (GPT-4o) | $0.01 – $0.04 |
| compliance_scan | Anthropic (Claude) | $0.01 – $0.03 |
| generate_thumbnail | Replicate FLUX (preferred) / OpenAI DALL-E 3 | ~$0.01 (Replicate, 3 variants) |
| generate_variants | Anthropic (Claude) | ~$0.005 / variant |
| auto_subtitle soon | OpenAI Whisper | $0.006 / minute of audio |
| All other tools | None (Lumiqa-only) | Free |
BYO Keys vs credits / limits
| Lumiqa (BYO) | Credit-based competitors | |
|---|---|---|
| Markup on AI | 0% | 200 – 1,000% |
| Cost visibility | Provider dashboard | Opaque credits |
| Scale to 100k requests | Linear, transparent | Plan tier or overage |
| Bring your own model | Yes (swap provider key) | No |
| Stop using a tool = stop paying | Yes | Credits expire |
FAQ
Do I need an OpenAI account?
Only if you call auto_subtitle, the DALL-E fallback in generate_thumbnail, or the GPT-4o variant of analyze_video. Everything else works without it. Anthropic and Replicate cover most workflows.
What if a provider key is missing?
The tool returns missing_provider_key with the name of the env var to set. No request is sent and nothing is billed.
Can I use the same key across workspaces?
Yes. Keys are scoped per workspace in Lumiqa, but the underlying provider account is yours — you can wire the same OpenAI key to all your workspaces.
Where do I add provider keys?
Dashboard → Settings → Integrations. Keys are stored encrypted at rest in Cloudflare KV and never leave the worker that calls the provider.
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