Question 1

How is Krater different from GitHub Copilot or Cursor?

Accepted Answer

Copilot and Cursor are IDE-bound — they live inside one editor and ship one (or a few) models. Krater is the workspace around your IDE: every frontier coding model (Claude Sonnet 4.6, GPT-5 Codex, Gemini 3 Pro, Grok 4, DeepSeek R1), voice mode, API access, image/video/voice — on one credit pool. Many developers use Cursor + Krater together: Cursor for in-editor completion, Krater for architecture, code review, and everything else.

Question 2

Which model is best for code on Krater?

Accepted Answer

For most daily work: Claude Sonnet 4.6. For complex architecture and multi-file plans: Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemini 3 Pro (long context). For raw code generation and edge-case reasoning: GPT-5 Codex. For low-cost batch tasks: DeepSeek R1. Run the same prompt to all four and pick — Krater makes that one click.

Question 3

Can I use the Krater API in production?

Accepted Answer

Yes. api.krater.ai is OpenAI-compatible — point your SDK at it, pass your Krater API key, and you get the full 350+ model catalogue with one billing relationship. Credits are shared with your chat usage so you have one budget to monitor.

Question 4

Does Krater have IDE integrations?

Accepted Answer

Krater is OpenAI-compatible, so any tool that supports OpenAI (Cursor custom models, Continue.dev, Cline, aider, Zed) can point at api.krater.ai. You get every model on Krater with one API key.

Question 5

How does pricing work for heavy code use?

Accepted Answer

Krater charges by actual model cost × 200 (so a $0.01 model call costs 2 credits). Pro at $20/month gets 1,500 credits, Ultra at $49 gets 4,000, Max at $119 gets 10,000. Heavy users on Sonnet 4.6 and DeepSeek R1 typically land on Ultra; teams using Opus 4 and GPT-5 Pro daily go to Max or Enterprise.

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