Can I use Claude Code with an OpenAI-compatible endpoint?

Yes. AnyRoute is designed around familiar API shapes and route aliases, so teams can keep client code predictable while changing the upstream model route.

Does this page replace the backend product app?

No. The public site explains routing, setup, pricing, and migration choices. API keys, billing, and account state remain owned by the backend product app.

How should I choose a production model?

Start with the route that matches your workload, then compare latency, quality, cache behavior, and fallback requirements before exposing it to users.

All tools

Claude Code

Claude Code can use AnyRoute as a stable gateway while keeping the API key, model route, and fallback rules explicit.

Primary surface: hub

Recommended route: claude-sonnet-4-6

Start with claude-sonnet-4-6 for this workflow, then compare latency, quality, and cost before making it the team default.

Setup boundary

Keep the AnyRoute base URL, API key, and model route in environment variables or the client settings supported by the tool.

Use a backend-owned API key or team-managed secret.

Keep billing and usage inspection in the product app.

Document the active route before adding fallback behavior.

Setup pages

Choose the concrete setup surface before publishing internal onboarding docs.

Claude Code CLI

Configure Claude Code CLI with AnyRoute for explicit model routing, API key boundaries, and predictable setup.

Claude Code VS Code extension

Configure Claude Code VS Code extension with AnyRoute for explicit model routing, API key boundaries, and predictable setup.

Claude Code Desktop

Configure Claude Code Desktop with AnyRoute for explicit model routing, API key boundaries, and predictable setup.

Setup

Setup example

Shared environment contract

bash

export OPENAI_BASE_URL="https://api.anyroute.io/v1"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-anyroute-..."
export MODEL="claude-sonnet-4-6"

Generic custom provider fields

json

{
  "baseUrl": "https://api.anyroute.io/v1",
  "apiKey": "$ANYROUTE_API_KEY",
  "model": "claude-sonnet-4-6"
}

FAQ

Common questions

Short answers for the practical decisions on this page.

Next steps

Explore related pages

Continue through the closest model, pricing, and setup references.

AI coding tools

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Claude Sonnet 4.6

claude-sonnet-4-6 route details and pricing baseline.

Claude API pricing

Compare route pricing, model costs, and cache behavior.

Ready when you are

Ready for the next step?

Create a key in the backend product app.

Get an AnyRoute API key Claude API pricing