Building in public — Nairobi, Kenya

AI inference built for developers
Stripe forgot.

$1 minimum spend. 2 million tokens per dollar. M-Pesa accepted. OpenAI-compatible. No credit card. No $20 minimums. No excuses.

2,000,000 tokens / $1
$1 minimum spend
M-Pesa accepted
OpenAI compatible
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// drop-in replacement

Already use OpenAI?
Change one line.

Fikra API is fully OpenAI-compatible. Any SDK, any language. Point your base URL at api.fikraapi.co.ke/v1 and everything else stays the same.

Python, JavaScript, Go, Rust — any language with an HTTP client
Pay per token — no monthly subscriptions, no wasted spend
Top up with M-Pesa or card — whichever you actually have
inference.py 

import openai

# Change just this line
client = openai.OpenAI(
  base_url="https://api.fikraapi.co.ke/v1",
  api_key="your_fikra_key"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
  model="fikra-fast-8b",
  messages=[{
    "role": "user",
    "content": "Build something."
  }]
)

// no surprises

Pricing that makes sense in Kenya

One tier. Pay as you go. Top up what you need, when you need it.

2M tokens

for every $1 you top up

what 2M tokens gets you

  • → ~1,500 detailed conversations
  • → ~800 document summaries
  • → ~600 code completions
  • → Unlimited for a small app

payment methods

  • ✓ M-Pesa (Kenya)
  • ✓ Visa / Mastercard
  • ✓ Top up anytime
  • ✓ No expiry on balance

available models

Fikra Pro 120B

Best for complex tasks, reasoning

Fikra Pro 20B

Fast, great for production apps

Fikra Fast 8B

Strong multilingual support

Fikra Nano 1B

Edge model - coming soon

// why this exists

"I kept watching developers across East Africa hit the same wall - Stripe not supported, $20 minimum too steep, no card at all. The tools to build exist. The access doesn't. That's the gap Fikra API is closing."
JM

James Miano

Founder, Roniki Systems · Nairobi, Kenya

LinkedIn Roniki Systems ↗

// early access

Be first when we go live.

We're in active development. Join the waitlist and you'll be the first to get an API key. 1 developer already waiting.

Questions? Reach out on LinkedIn or WhatsApp support once we go live.