OpenAI
- Go to platform.openai.com
- Sign in (or create an account)
- Click your profile (top right)
- Select View API keys
- Click Create new secret key
- Copy and store it immediately (you won’t see it again)
Anthropic (Claude)
- Go to console.anthropic.com
- Sign in
- Navigate to API Keys in the sidebar
- Click Create Key
- Copy and securely store the key
xAI (Grok)
- Go to console.x.ai
- Sign in
- Open API Keys
- Click Create API Key
- Copy and store it securely
Google (Gemini via Google AI Studio)
Two paths depending on usage:
Simple Setup (AI Studio)
- Go to aistudio.google.com
- Sign in
- Click Get API key
- Create a new key
- Copy and store it
Production / Scalable Setup (Google Cloud)
- Go to console.cloud.google.com
- Create or select a project
- Enable the Generative Language API
- Go to Credentials
- Create an API key
- Restrict it appropriately