At cost · no markup · OpenAI-compatible

One API. Every leading AI model. Pay in Taka.

For developers in Bangladesh without an international card. Use models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek and more through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, top up with bKash or Nagad, and pay exactly what the provider charges — Padma adds nothing on top.

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Top-ups open soon, with bKash first. Prices, docs and the API are live now.

Models live: 11
Providers live: 1
Minimum top-up: ৳100
Markup on models: 0%

Why Padma exists

No card needed
Most AI APIs only take an international credit card. Padma takes bKash, Nagad and Rocket, so a student, a freelancer or a small team can build with the same models.
At cost, not for profit
Padma is not run to make money. Model usage is charged at the provider's list price; the only other charge is a card gateway's fee, shown before you pay.
Every number in the open
Every price, the exchange rate and its date, and where each Taka goes are published on the pricing page and in the API.

One API for any model
Every model in the directory through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Switch models by changing one string.
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Higher availability
The auto/* routers and multi-host fallback send each request to a provider that is up. Failed requests are not billed.
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Pay in Taka, at cost
Top up with bKash, Nagad or Rocket from ৳100 — no international card. Every token costs the provider's own price at a published exchange rate.
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Budgets and guardrails
Per-key spend limits, model allow-lists and data policies are enforced in the gateway, before any provider is called.
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Featured models

11 live now · 64 models from 7 providers listed, the rest as their providers are connected

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Providers' own list prices, converted at ৳123.01 per US dollar (Oct 16, 2026). No markup.

Works with the tools you already run

The gateway speaks the OpenAI chat-completions shape, so anything that accepts a custom base URL can point at it.

chat.pyPOST /v1/chat/completions

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="pdm_live_••••••••",
    base_url="https://padmarouter.com/v1",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-6-luna",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from Dhaka!"}],
)

200 OK

metered · deducted from BDT balance

Model: GPT-6 Luna
Input: 1,284
Output: 421
Cost: ৳0.04
Latency: 1.7s

Example response · figures illustrative

OpenAI SDK · Python · Node
TypeScript · fetch · SDK
cURL · plain HTTP
LangChain · base_url override
LlamaIndex · OpenAILike
Vercel AI SDK · openai provider

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Already using the OpenAI SDK? You may only need to change your base URL and model name.

1
Create your API key
Sign up with your email address. Keys are scoped per environment with their own spend limits.
pdm_live_8f2a…c41
2
Add ৳100 to your wallet
Pay with bKash, and later Nagad, Rocket or a card. Balance is usable the moment the payment clears.
৳100 · ৳500 · ৳1,000
3
Change one base URL
Keep your SDK, your framework and your prompts. Point the client at the gateway.
https://padmarouter.com/v1

https://padmarouter.com/v1

One key. One wallet. Every model.

Create an account, add ৳100 and send your first request in a few minutes.

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