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Fikra API gives African developers access to powerful AI models without the barriers that usually block them : no Stripe, no US card, no VPN needed. Pay with M-Pesa. Start from $1. Get 2 million tokens per dollar. OpenAI-compatible endpoints so your existing code works with a one-line change. Built in Nairobi. Designed for developers in markets that mainstream AI platforms ignore.
I built Fikra API because every AI platform I tried wanted a US card or a Stripe account - neither of which works cleanly from Nairobi. So I built the alternative: OpenAI-compatible inference you can pay for with M-Pesa, Airtel Money, MTN and other local payment providers in Africa, starting from KES 130 or 1 US dollar. Your existing code works with a one-line endpoint change. We're giving the first developers 1,000,000 free tokens - no card required. Try it and tell me what you're building.
This is a nice product. I sure will use it. And the pricing point does show that it is indeed built for Africa. But on the M-pesa payments, that largely works in Kenya and a few other african countries, so how do you cover the rest of the continent?
About Fikra API on Product Hunt
“The AI API that actually works in Africa”
Fikra API was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 11 upvotes and 4 comments, placing #94 on the daily leaderboard. Fikra API gives African developers access to powerful AI models without the barriers that usually block them : no Stripe, no US card, no VPN needed. Pay with M-Pesa. Start from $1. Get 2 million tokens per dollar. OpenAI-compatible endpoints so your existing code works with a one-line change. Built in Nairobi. Designed for developers in markets that mainstream AI platforms ignore.
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Fikra API was hunted by James Miano. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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James Miano
I built Fikra API because every AI platform I tried wanted a US card or a Stripe account - neither of which works cleanly from Nairobi. So I built the alternative: OpenAI-compatible inference you can pay for with M-Pesa, Airtel Money, MTN and other local payment providers in Africa, starting from KES 130 or 1 US dollar. Your existing code works with a one-line endpoint change. We're giving the first developers 1,000,000 free tokens - no card required. Try it and tell me what you're building.