What is BYOK?
BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) means connecting your own API key from an AI provider — Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, Grok, or others — directly to Kognix. Your requests go through your account instead of ours.
Why use BYOK?
Three reasons. First, no rate limits — free tier Kognix limits you to 30 messages per day. With your own key, that limit disappears entirely. Second, cost control — you pay only for what you use, often less than a subscription. Third, model choice — switch between Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini, Mistral, and 7 other providers instantly.
Is it secure?
Yes. Your API key is encrypted with AES-256-GCM before storage. It's never logged, never returned in API responses, and decrypted only for the duration of a single request. We cannot read your key.
How to set it up
- 1Go to Settings → API Keys in Kognix
- 2Click "Add or replace a key"
- 3Select your provider from the dropdown
- 4Paste your API key
- 5Click Save — it's encrypted immediately
Your key is masked after saving — you'll only see the last 4 characters. You can test the connection directly from the settings panel.
Which providers are supported?
Kognix currently supports: Claude (Anthropic), GPT-4 (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), Grok (xAI), Alibaba Qwen, Groq, Mistral AI, Together AI, Fireworks AI, Hugging Face, and OpenRouter.