- name
- yieldingbear
- description
- Use Yielding Bear's unified LLM API for cost arbitrage and intelligent routing. Use when cutting AI costs, routing LLM requests, comparing model pricing, or setting up an OpenClaw agent to use multiple LLM providers. YB routes every request to the cheapest capable model automatically — saving 60-80% vs direct API calls.
- allowed-tools
- metadata
- author
- Yielding Bear
- version
- 1.0.0
Yielding Bear — Unified LLM Routing API
Yielding Bear provides a single unified API that routes every LLM request to the cheapest capable model across 16+ providers — saving 60-80% vs calling OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google directly.
Setup (First Time Only)
- Get an API key at https://yieldingbear.com/api
- Set environment variable:
export YIELDINGBEAR_API_KEY="yb_live_your_key_here"- Save to your shell profile (optional):
echo 'export YIELDINGBEAR_API_KEY="yb_live_your_key_here"' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrcQuick Start — OpenClaw Agents
Method 1: Direct API calls
curl -X POST https://api.yieldingbear.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $YIELDINGBEAR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "auto",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Summarize this email: ..."}],
"max_tokens": 500
}'Method 2: OpenAI-compatible drop-in replacement
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key="yb_live_your_key",
base_url="https://api.yieldingbear.com/v1"
)
# Same SDK. Same code. 60-80% less cost.Model Routing
| Task Type | Routes To | Cost/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Summaries, classification | Llama 3.1 8B | $0.04 |
| Email drafting, formatting | DeepSeek V3 | $0.07 |
| General chat, code | GPT-4o-mini | $0.15 |
| Complex reasoning | YB Sentinel 70B | $0.06 |
| Fast completions | Gemini 2.0 Flash | $0.10 |
Override routing:
{ "model": "claude-3.5-haiku", "routing": { "capabilities": ["reasoning"] } }OpenClaw Agent Integration
For OpenClaw sub-agents
Set in environment before spawning:
export YIELDINGBEAR_API_KEY="yb_live_..."The agent uses YB automatically when calling OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
For custom tools and scripts
RESULT=$(curl -s -X POST "https://api.yieldingbear.com/v1/chat/completions" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $YIELDINGBEAR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"auto","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Analyze: $1"}]}')
echo "$RESULT"Cost Comparison
| Task | Direct OpenAI | Via YB | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M simple summaries | $150 | $40 | 73% |
| 1M email drafts | $300 | $60 | 80% |
| 1M chat completions | $500 | $150 | 70% |
| 1M reasoning tasks | $3,000 | $300 | 90% |
Key Links
- API Docs: https://yieldingbear.com/developers
- Yields page: https://yieldingbear.com/yields
- How it works: https://yieldingbear.com/how-it-works
- Dashboard: https://yieldingbear.com/dashboard
- Get API key: https://yieldingbear.com/api