doteb Is Now SOC 2 Type II Compliant
doteb has successfully completed its SOC 2 Type II audit. Here's what that means, why it matters for teams routing LLM traffic through us, and how to request our report.
June 11, 2026
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Product updates, tutorials, benchmarks, and announcements.
Speech Generation Is Live: ElevenLabs, OpenAI & Gemini TTS Through One API
Nine text-to-speech models from ElevenLabs, OpenAI, and Google are now one OpenAI-compatible API call away — plus a new Audio Studio in the Playground to compare voices and models side by side.
June 10, 2026
Stripe for AI: Embed AI + Credit Purchases in Your App
Our new LLM SDK lets your end-users buy credits inside your app and chat with any model — billed through doteb, with your markup as margin. Here's how it works and how to ship it in ~40 lines.
June 7, 2026
doteb vs Portkey: An Honest Comparison
Looking for a Portkey alternative? A straightforward comparison of doteb and Portkey — features, pricing, deployment, and trade-offs — so you can pick the right AI gateway for your stack.
May 26, 2026
What Is LLM Orchestration? Patterns, Tools & When You Need One
LLM orchestration is the layer that coordinates models, providers, and steps into one reliable workflow. A practical guide to the patterns, the tools, and when you need an LLM orchestrator.
May 26, 2026
ByteDance Seedance Lands on doteb: Three Video Models, One API
All three ByteDance Seedance video generation models — 2.0, 2.0 Fast, and 1.5 Pro with native audio — are now live on doteb. Same API key. Same billing. Same dashboard.
May 17, 2026
Embeddings on doteb: One API for Vectors and Chat
Generate vectors for semantic search, clustering, and RAG through the same gateway you already use for chat. OpenAI-compatible, drop-in, and tracked alongside your model spend.
May 15, 2026
doteb vs Direct API: When the Provider SDK Stops Scaling
Calling OpenAI or Anthropic directly is the right first call. Here's the honest case for when a gateway starts paying for itself — and when you don't need one yet.
April 26, 2026
Prompt Caching Explained: How to Cut LLM Costs by 30–99%
How LLM response caching actually works, where it helps, where it doesn't, and how to turn it on without rewriting your app.
April 25, 2026
How to Estimate LLM Token Costs Before You Ship
A practical guide to forecasting LLM costs: the token formula, real-world examples across GPT-5.4, Claude, and Gemini, and a free calculator to run the numbers.
April 24, 2026
doteb vs LiteLLM: An Honest Comparison
A straightforward comparison of doteb and LiteLLM — features, operational cost, and trade-offs — so you can pick the right one for your stack.
April 23, 2026
doteb Is Now a Built-in Provider in OpenCode
No config files, no env vars. OpenCode ships doteb as a first-class provider — select it, paste your key, and start coding with 210+ models.
April 18, 2026
How to Choose the Right LLM for Your Use Case in 2026
A practical framework for picking the right model — based on task type, budget, latency requirements, and context window — instead of chasing benchmarks.
April 11, 2026
How We Handle LLM Provider Failover at Scale
A deep dive into the routing, retry, and failover systems that keep doteb reliable when upstream providers go down.
April 11, 2026
doteb vs OpenRouter: An Honest Comparison
A straightforward comparison of doteb and OpenRouter — features, pricing, and trade-offs — so you can pick the right one for your stack.
April 11, 2026
LLM Guardrails Explained: Prompt Injection, PII Detection & Content Moderation
What LLM guardrails are, why they matter in production, and how to implement content safety without building it yourself.
April 11, 2026
7 Best AI Gateways in 2026 (Compared)
An honest comparison of the top AI gateways — features, pricing, and trade-offs — so you can pick the right one for your stack.
April 9, 2026
Up to 30% Off DeepSeek Models on doteb
doteb offers exclusive discounts on DeepSeek V3.2, V3.1, and R1 through partner providers — up to 30% off base pricing, applied automatically to every request.
March 28, 2026
Top 10 Cheapest Providers for DeepSeek V3.2 in 2026
We compared DeepSeek V3.2 pricing across every major API provider. Here's the definitive ranking — and how our Token Cost Calculator can help you estimate exact savings.
March 28, 2026
Q1 2026: Video Gen, Image Studio & Enterprise Features
Three months of updates: video generation, Image Studio, sessions, GPT-5.4 family, enterprise guardrails, 5+ new providers, and much more.
March 23, 2026
How We Cut Our LLM Costs 60% With Request Routing
A practical breakdown of how intelligent routing, caching, and model selection through an LLM gateway can dramatically reduce your AI infrastructure costs.
February 14, 2026
OpenAI vs Anthropic vs Google: Real Cost Comparison 2026
Side-by-side pricing comparison of GPT-5, Claude Opus 4.6, and Gemini 2.5 Pro with real cost calculations for production workloads.
February 11, 2026
20% Off All Alibaba Cloud Qwen Models on doteb
doteb partners with Alibaba Cloud to bring you 20% off 26 Qwen AI models — including Qwen3 Max, Qwen3 Coder, QwQ reasoning, vision-language, and image generation models.
February 10, 2026
Getting Started with doteb in 5 Minutes
A step-by-step guide to making your first LLM API request through doteb — from signup to seeing results in your dashboard.
February 8, 2026
The Hidden Cost of LLM Vendor Lock-in
Why building directly against a single LLM provider's API is riskier than you think, and how a gateway layer protects your AI investment.
February 5, 2026
Why Your AI App Needs a Gateway Layer
What an LLM gateway does, why it matters, and how it lets you ship AI features faster by abstracting away provider complexity.
February 3, 2026
Beyond Proxies: Why Enterprises Need a Unified AI Gateway
Learn why simple LLM proxies aren't enough and how a unified AI gateway delivers centralized access control, cost visibility, compliance, and security.
January 25, 2026
What is a doteb?
Learn what a doteb is, why you need one, and how it simplifies integrating, managing, and deploying large language models in production.
January 25, 2026
Deploying Next.js on GCP
How we deploy our Next.js apps on Google Cloud Platform without relying on Vercel.
December 27, 2025
Quarter 4 2025: Major Platform Updates
Three months of updates: 15+ new models, team management, referral program, tiered pricing, data retention, new providers, and much more.
December 18, 2025
Cyber Monday at doteb – 50% Off Credits
Use the CYBERMONDAY promo code to get 50% off credits for a limited time.
December 1, 2025
Black Friday at doteb – 50% Off Credits
Use the BLACKFRIDAY promo code to get 50% off credits for a limited time.
November 28, 2025
Introducing doteb Chat — Test 180+ Models in One Interface
Compare GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, and 180+ other models side by side. Generate images, test prompts, and find the best model for your use case.
October 14, 2025
How to Configure Claude Code to Use Any Model via doteb
Use GPT-5, Gemini, or any model with Claude Code. Three environment variables, zero code changes.
September 8, 2025
Custom OpenAI-Compatible Providers Are Now Supported
Connect your internal LLM deployments or any OpenAI-compatible API to doteb—and get the same analytics, caching, and routing.
May 10, 2025
How to Self-Host doteb
Run doteb on your own infrastructure in under 5 minutes. Full control, zero platform fees.
May 1, 2025
Introducing doteb
One API for 180+ models across 60+ providers. Route requests, track costs, and switch models without changing your code.
April 12, 2025