How to stop paying for several AI subscriptions at once

01Why the usual way fails

Every AI company sells access through its own app and plan, so trying a new model usually means another subscription. Monthly plans come with caps and throttling, which push you to upgrade even when your use is uneven. The official APIs are more flexible, but each needs its own account, key and billing, and they are not convenient for everyday chatting. Context does not move between apps either, so your files, notes and earlier conversations stay locked in one place. The result is a stack of tools that grows every few months.

02How Somnus helps

Somnus is an AI agent and model gateway with one prepaid balance for more than 50 models. You can use them in a desktop agent where chat, tools, terminal, files and memory live together, or through an OpenAI-compatible API with one key. Instead of a monthly plan you top up credit that never expires, and every top-up is doubled.

03Step by step

1. Create an account and start with the free $10 credit.
2. Install the desktop agent on Windows or Linux, or use the terminal.
3. Pick a model for each task, and switch models without leaving the session.
4. If you build tools, point them at the OpenAI-compatible gateway with your Somnus key.
5. Top up when your credit runs low instead of paying monthly fees.

04Tips

• List what you actually pay. Add up every AI subscription for the last three months and compare it with how often you used each one; most people find at least one they barely open.
• Match the model to the task. Use a cheaper model for drafts and simple questions and a stronger one for hard problems, which a single balance makes easy.
• Keep your work in one place. When files, memory and sessions sit together, you stop copying the same context into different chat windows.
• Prefer credit that does not expire for uneven use. If some months are busy and others quiet, prepaid credit avoids paying for capacity you do not use.

05Questions