Albatross Guides
Connect to Albatross
Write, translate, organize notes or create an image. Choose a task and follow the matching guide. Account data remains behind login.
Three things you need
- Create an API key in the console. Its plaintext value is shown once.
- Confirm model permissions and available quota with your service administrator; choose an allowed model in the client.
- Use the Gateway address supplied by your service administrator and follow the guide for your client.
What would you like to do?
First time here
Five-minute quickstart
Albatross supplies models and billing; you work in a client of your choice.
Cherry Studio
Write and translate in Chat; generate and edit a single image in Paintings.
Chatbox
A simple chat workspace with export; image generation needs the built-in OpenAI provider entry.
Codex Desktop
Work with local documents and controlled tools; follow the setup and verify the stated limits first.
Claude Code
Work with local documents and controlled tools; follow the setup and verify the stated limits first.
Everyday work
Account and costs
Developer integration
HTTP and curl
Call the Gateway directly from any HTTP client without an SDK.
OpenAI SDK
Use the official OpenAI SDK with a custom Albatross base URL.
Anthropic SDK
Use the official Anthropic SDK with the Albatross Gateway origin.
Codex CLI
Configure Codex to use Albatross as a custom Responses provider.