Glossary

Core terms for working with the platform.

A quick language layer for credits, tasks, keys, webhooks, and the main voice or image routes.

API Key

A secret token used to authenticate requests to the CheapAI API. Keys use the sk_ prefix.

The root URL for API requests. CheapAI uses https://api.cheapaiapi.com as the unified public API base.

An asynchronous job created by generation endpoints. You can poll the task endpoint or receive a webhook when it completes.

A callback URL that CheapAI can POST to when a task completes or fails.

Text-to-Speech. Converts text into spoken audio using a selected voice.

Speech-to-Text. Converts uploaded audio into transcripts, subtitles, or structured transcript data.

Creating a reusable custom voice from a source recording.

Transforming a recorded voice into another target voice.

Separating the main vocal track from background sound or noise.

Replacing speech in an audio file with a target language or rendered voice output.

An audio clip generated from a text prompt, such as ambience or impacts.

Generating music tracks from prompts, lyrics, or style guidance.

Creating one or more images from a prompt, optionally with reference assets and model parameters.

An optional per-key cap that limits how much a specific API key can spend in a day.

An optional timestamp after which an API key automatically stops working.

Prepaid balance used to pay for tasks on the platform.

The input text or instructions given to guide generation.

Service-side protection that may temporarily reject traffic when requests are too aggressive.