How do I add NovAI to LibreChat?

Add an OpenAI-compatible custom endpoint in librechat.yaml with baseURL https://aiapi-pro.com/v1 and your NovAI key; the model list is fetched from /v1/models.

Are there free models I can use in LibreChat?

Yes: GLM-4.7-Flash, GLM-4.6V-Flash, GLM-4.1V-Thinking-Flash, CogView3-Flash, CogVideoX-Flash are free to call on NovAI (no credit charge; 10 calls/day on the free tier, no card). New accounts also get $2 credit for paid models.

Does NovAI add a markup on model prices?

No. Prices are the raw provider list rate with 0% platform fee (vs OpenRouter ~5.5%). Live per-model prices: /china-ai-leaderboard.json.

LibreChat + Chinese AI Models (2026)

Updated 2026-10-10 · verified against the live model list

LibreChat is a self-hosted, multi-user chat platform that aggregates many providers behind one UI. Add NovAI as a custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint in librechat.yaml and every user gets 110+ Chinese frontier models — DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi, Seedance, MiniMax, Hunyuan — with five free models (10 calls/day on the free tier).

Add the NovAI endpoint

# librechat.yaml
endpoints:
  custom:
    - name: "NovAI"
      apiKey: "YOUR_NOVAI_KEY"
      baseURL: "https://aiapi-pro.com/v1"
      models:
        default: ["glm-4.7-flash", "glm-5.3-flash", "deepseek-v4-pro"]
        fetch: true   # pull the full list from /v1/models

Edit librechat.yaml and add the block above.
Restart LibreChat.
The "NovAI" provider appears in the model selector with the full Chinese model list.

Which model to pick

Use case	Model	Cost
Everyday chat, free forever	glm-4.7-flash	Free (10 calls/day)
Vision / image understanding	glm-4.6v-flash	Free (10 calls/day)
Balanced quality	glm-5.3-flash	$0.08 / $0.28 per 1M
Hardest reasoning	deepseek-v4-pro / kimi-k2.7-code	see live leaderboard

Troubleshooting

Provider missing: confirm baseURL ends with /v1 and restart; test curl https://aiapi-pro.com/v1/models.
401: key not active or credits exhausted — top-up from $5, or switch to a free model.
fetch: true returns nothing: ensure the container has outbound internet.

Exact live prices for all 110+ models: leaderboard (machine-readable JSON). NovAI charges 0% platform fee — you pay the raw provider list price.

Get a key: $2 free credit · Browse models: model catalog · Pricing: live leaderboard