How it works

Bring your own API keys

Most AI monitoring tools charge per prompt and add a margin on top of the actual API cost. We don't. You supply your own keys and pay providers directly.

Why BYOK?

A typical AI monitoring run costs about $0.003 at the provider's published rate. Some monitoring tools charge $0.05–$0.50 per prompt — a 15x to 150x markup. That adds up fast when you're running hundreds of prompts across multiple models.

With Cited Monitor, you add your API keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Together, Mistral, and Perplexity. We send your prompts using your keys. You pay the providers directly. We charge a flat monthly fee for the monitoring platform, not per prompt.

How your keys are handled

Your API keys are encrypted at rest and isolated per team. They never pass through our application servers. The only system that reads your keys is the function that dispatches prompts to the LLM provider. Keys are not logged, cached, or accessible to our team.

You can revoke access to any provider at any time by removing the key.

We recommend setting spending limits on all API keys. Most providers offer monthly budget caps in their dashboards. This protects you from unexpected charges regardless of how you use Cited Monitor.

What this means in practice

You control costs

Set your own rate limits, choose cheaper models for high-volume prompts, use expensive models only where it matters.

You control access

Use your existing API accounts. No need to trust a third party with a new set of credentials to every LLM provider.

You control data

Prompts and responses flow through your API keys. Your data policies with each provider apply directly.

Predictable pricing

Flat monthly fee for Cited Monitor + actual API costs. No surprises. No per-prompt billing that scales unpredictably.

Supported providers

Add keys for any combination of these providers:

  • OpenAI — GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, o3
  • Anthropic — Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Haiku 4.5
  • Google — Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash
  • Together — Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen 2.5 7B
  • Mistral — Mistral Large, Mistral Small
  • Perplexity — Sonar, Sonar Pro

You only need one provider to get started. Add more as you need them.

Your keys. Your data. No markup.

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