Getting Started with Zubnet

Quickstart: your first result in 5 minutes

Zubnet puts almost every major AI model behind one login and one balance — no separate subscriptions, no juggling API keys, no per-vendor billing. Here’s the fastest path from zero to something you can actually use.

Create a free account. Head to zubnet.com and sign up — no credit card required. You start with free credits to explore.
Open the dashboard. This is your home base. Every tool — chat, code, image, video, voice, music — is one click away in the sidebar.
Pick a tool. Writing or brainstorming? Open Chat. Need a picture? Open Image. Each tool is purpose-built for that kind of work.
Choose a model. Every tool has a model picker. Not sure which to use? Leave the default — it’s a strong all-rounder — and switch any time. You can even change models mid-conversation.
Type your prompt and go. Describe what you want in plain language. Your result appears in seconds and saves to your Library automatically, so you never lose your work.

That’s the whole loop. Everything below is optional depth — what each tool does, how credits work, which model to pick, and how developers wire Zubnet into their own apps. Skim what’s useful, skip the rest.

What you can do

Zubnet is one workspace for the things people actually use AI for. Each is a dedicated tool, not a bolt-on:

Chat — conversations, writing, research, analysis, summarizing. Switch between providers like Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, and DeepSeek without leaving the page.
Code — generate, explain, refactor, and debug, with models tuned for programming.
Image — create and edit images from text, plus utilities like upscaling and background removal.
Video — turn text or a still image into short video clips.
Voice — text-to-speech and transcription.
Music — generate original tracks from a description.

There are hundreds of models across providers, and you can use any of them from the same account. Browse the full list on the platform.

How credits work

Zubnet uses one simple currency: credits. Instead of a separate bill from every AI provider, you hold one balance and every action draws from it. What a request costs depends on what you’re doing:

Text & code — billed by tokens (roughly, how much text goes in and comes out). A frontier model costs more per token than a fast one.
Images — billed per image.
Video & voice — billed by the second of output.

You start free, no credit card. When you need more, paid plans add a larger monthly credit allotment as you grow — Light for regular use, Pro for heavy use, Flex for high volume, and Team for shared workspaces. See the pricing page for current prices and credit amounts.

Why one balance matters:

Use a frontier model for the hard problems and a cheap, fast one for the simple stuff — and pay for both from the same place, at usage-based rates. No commitment to a single vendor, no five different invoices to reconcile.

Which model should I pick?

Short answer: start with the default and switch when you have a reason to. Longer answer:

Simple, quick tasks (summarize, fix grammar, translate) → a fast, inexpensive model. You won’t notice a quality difference and you’ll spend a fraction of the credits.
Hard reasoning, nuanced writing, tricky code → a frontier model. Worth the extra credits when quality really matters.
Creative work → experiment. Models have different “personalities”; the best one for a poem isn’t always the best for a contract.

Want a proper decision framework? Read How to Choose the Right AI Model.

Your data stays yours

Plainly: Zubnet doesn’t train models on your prompts or outputs, and doesn’t sell your data. Your conversations and files belong to you. Traffic is encrypted, the platform’s analytics are self-hosted rather than handed to third-party ad networks, and Zubnet runs on its own infrastructure across multiple regions instead of reselling one big cloud. For the specifics, see the privacy policy.

For developers & power users

Everything in the UI is also available over an OpenAI-compatible API. If your tool already speaks the OpenAI format — an editor, a script, an agent framework — it already speaks Zubnet. Point it at Zubnet’s endpoint, use your key, and you’ve got every model on the platform behind one API.

Bring Your Own Key (BYOK): already have credits with a provider? Add your own key and route through it, mixing BYOK and Zubnet credits however suits you.

Create and manage keys under Account → API Keys. For full walkthroughs, see Integrating AI into your app and BYOK, explained.

Quick FAQ

Do I need a credit card to start?
No. You start free, with credits to explore.

Can I switch models mid-conversation?
Yes — change the model any time and the conversation keeps going.

Where do my results go?
Everything saves to your Library automatically.

Is my data used for training?
No — your prompts and outputs aren’t used to train models, and aren’t sold.

What if I outgrow the free tier?
Upgrade to Light, Pro, Flex, or Team for more monthly credits. See pricing.

Ready? Create your free account, pick a tool, and run your first prompt — you’ll be done before this guide finishes loading in a second tab.