# Continuum Labs

> Continuum Labs runs leading open AI models in Australia behind an OpenAI-compatible API. Base URL: https://api.continuumlabs.ai/v1. Authenticate with "Authorization: Bearer <key>". Any OpenAI SDK works after changing the base URL and key.

## Get started

- [Overview](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/index.md): What the API is and how it works.
- [Quickstart](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/quickstart.md): Your first request in five minutes.
- [API keys](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/authentication.md): Create, use and protect your keys.
- [Switching from OpenAI or Anthropic](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/switching.md): What to change, and what stays the same.

## Using the API

- [Chat completions](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/chat-completions.md): The main endpoint and its parameters.
- [Streaming](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/streaming.md): Show answers as they are written.
- [Tool calling](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/tool-calling.md): Let a model call your own functions.
- [JSON output](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/json-output.md): Structured data for pipelines.
- [Embeddings](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/embeddings.md): Turn text into vectors for search.
- [Models](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/models.md): Which models you can use, and their limits.

## Cost control

- [Allowances](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/allowances.md): Spending limits that stop before they are crossed.
- [Receipts](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/receipts.md): Label requests so spend becomes cost per job.
- [Statements](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/statements.md): The monthly page, and the FOCUS export.
- [Management API](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/management-api.md): Create workspaces and keys from your own systems.

## Reference

- [Errors](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/errors.md): Every error, and what to do about it.
- [Credit and limits](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/credit-and-limits.md): How usage is charged, and the limits that apply.
- [Data and privacy](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/data-and-privacy.md): What happens to what you send.
- [Integrations](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/docs/integrations.md): LangChain, LlamaIndex, the Vercel AI SDK, n8n and more.

## Optional

- [All docs in one file](https://www.continuumlabs.ai/llms-full.txt)
- [Cookbook of working recipes](https://github.com/continuumlabs-ai/cookbook)