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Byok
4 articles on byok from the Dracon blog — data-anchored editorial on AI providers, games, music, and the tools we ship.
- Free AI API rate limits, compared: which free tiers can do real work and which are demo taps 22 of the 45 AI providers we track have a free tier. The real limits side by side: RPM, daily caps, token grants, and the 7 that hold up for actual work.
- What bring-your-own-key actually costs: the real math The honest math behind bring-your-own-key: real API token prices from our 45-provider catalog versus $20 AI subscriptions, and why Dracon Omni is $10.
- 22 of the 45 AI providers we track have a free tier. Only 7 are actually useful. We maintain rate-limit data on 45 AI providers. Most 'free tiers' are demo taps. These 7 hold up for real work, with actual limits and how to mix them via BYOK.
- Where do your AI keys go when you use our tools? A straight answer BYOK tools ask for the most sensitive string you own. Exactly what happens to your keys across Dracon tools (extension, chat, vault) and what we never do.