Launching today
Fikra API gives African developers access to powerful AI models without the barriers that usually block them : no Stripe, no US card, no VPN needed. Pay with M-Pesa. Start from $1. Get 2 million tokens per dollar. OpenAI-compatible endpoints so your existing code works with a one-line change. Built in Nairobi. Designed for developers in markets that mainstream AI platforms ignore.
I built Fikra API because every AI platform I tried wanted a US card or a Stripe account - neither of which works cleanly from Nairobi. So I built the alternative: OpenAI-compatible inference you can pay for with M-Pesa, Airtel Money, MTN and other local payment providers in Africa, starting from KES 130 or 1 US dollar. Your existing code works with a one-line endpoint change. We're giving the first developers 1,000,000 free tokens - no card required. Try it and tell me what you're building.
Quick update, we are offering 2 Million free tokens to anyone who signs up this week. Offer ends on Friday, June 19.
This is a nice product. I sure will use it. And the pricing point does show that it is indeed built for Africa. But on the M-pesa payments, that largely works in Kenya and a few other african countries, so how do you cover the rest of the continent?
@georgy_kariuki Hi George, so yeah you are right that M-pesa only works in a select african nations. We are using Paystack and that allows us to cover the whole continent. And also we can be able to accept payments globally so this works for people in the diaspora too.