> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://doc.starrise.tech/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# FAQ

> Frequently asked questions about Starrise AI.

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  <Accordion title="What is Starrise AI?">
    Starrise AI is a unified AI API platform that gives developers access to models from multiple providers — including chat, image generation, and video generation — through a single API key and consistent interface.
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  <Accordion title="How do I get an API key?">
    Register at [ai.alad.com](https://ai.alad.com), then go to the [Console](https://ai.alad.com/console/token) to create your API key.
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  <Accordion title="Is Starrise AI compatible with the OpenAI SDK?">
    Yes. Chat models fully conform to the OpenAI API specification. Just change `base_url` to `https://ai.alad.com/v1` — no other code changes are needed.
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  <Accordion title="How does billing work?">
    Starrise AI uses a prepaid credit system. Credits are deducted in real time when API calls are made. Chat models are billed per token; image and video generation models are billed per generation. Go to the [Top Up page](https://ai.alad.com/console/topup) to add credits.
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  <Accordion title="What happens when I run out of credits?">
    API calls will return a `402 Payment Required` error. Top up at the [Console](https://ai.alad.com/console/topup) to resume usage.
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  <Accordion title="Which models are supported?">
    Starrise AI supports models from multiple providers including Anthropic, ByteDance, and more. Browse the full list in the [Model API](/en/guides/model-api/bytedance/seedance-2-0) section.
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  <Accordion title="How do I generate a video with Seedance 2.0?">
    Video generation is an asynchronous process. Submit a request to `POST /v1/video/generations`, then poll `GET /v1/video/generations/{task_id}` until the status becomes `succeeded`. See the [Seedance 2.0 guide](/en/guides/model-api/bytedance/seedance-2-0) for a complete example.
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