Connect Venice

You need API key. About two minutes.

1Get your API key

API key

Paste the API key
  1. In Venice, open Settings, then API.
  2. Click Generate New API Key, add a description and choose the key type.
  3. Copy the key now: Venice shows it only once.

Reads the billing balance. Free to call.

Open the page

https://venice.ai/settings/api

2Add it to CreditBar

  1. Open CreditBar from the menu bar and choose Settings, then Accounts.
  2. Click Add account and pick Venice.
  3. Paste the API key into the matching field, and give the account a label you will recognise.
  4. Click Test connection, then Add. Numbers appear in the menu bar within a minute.

Keys are stored in your Mac's Keychain and only ever sent to Venice. Nothing passes through a CreditBar server.

3What it reads

Reports
USD and DIEM balances, and which one this account spends
Calls
https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/billing/balance
Refreshes
At most every 5 minutes
API docs
Venice reference, checked 2026-09-16

Accounts on DIEM spend an allocation that refreshes each epoch, not dollars.