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RunPod API key setup

Cloud platform for deploying full-stack AI apps. 750K+ developers.

Get your key

  1. Open the RunPod site: runpod.io
  2. Create an account and generate an API key.
  3. Paste it into the Dracon BYOK provider keys — 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: Varies by plan

Connection details

Env var
RUNPOD_API_KEY
Model lineup
Llama 3.1 70B, Mistral 7B, FLUX.1

Gotchas

Browser-direct chat is not available for this provider: This provider uses separate URLs per operation rather than one chat endpoint.. Dracon provider keys still cover it for tools that run elsewhere (for example a LiteLLM chain from the Dracon Router builder).

Our verdicts on this kind of provider

Independent comparisons we keep current as pricing and free tiers shift. A guide is setup; a verdict is whether it's worth setting up.

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