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Cerebras API key setup

Fastest inference on custom Wafer Scale Engine hardware. Up to 1M tokens/day free.

Get your key

  1. Open the Cerebras API keys page: cloud.cerebras.ai/
  2. Create an account and generate an API key.
  3. Paste it into the Dracon key manager — stored encrypted (AES-256-GCM), used browser-direct, works in every Dracon tool.

Free tier

No recurring free tier advertised as of the last check . Usage is billed per the provider's listed pricing — you pay them directly, no Dracon markup.

Rate limits: 1M tokens/day

Connection details

Base URL
https://api.cerebras.ai/v1
API shape
OpenAI-compatible
Env var
CEREBRAS_API_KEY
Models
llama-3.3-70b, llama3.1-8b, gpt-oss-120b
Model lineup
Llama 4 Scout, GPT-OSS 120B, Qwen 3 72B, Mistral Small 3.1
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