# Fraterna.ai

> Pooled inference for Venice API keys. Fraterna is an OpenAI-compatible API proxy that lets small groups share Venice API capacity in invite-only groups called consorzi. Members keep ownership of their own keys; the proxy rotates requests across the pool so one member's daily rate limit is never the bottleneck.

## What Fraterna does
- Pools Venice API keys into shared groups (consorzi) with invite-only access
- Routes OpenAI-compatible requests across contributed keys with automatic rotation
- Skips depleted, invalid, or rate-limited keys when possible
- Lets members pay for extra seats and lifetime extensions in USDC on Base

## Who it's for
- Developers and researchers who use the Venice API and want more capacity than a single key provides
- Small teams building projects together who need shared inference budget
- Venice API users who want to collaborate without exposing their API keys

## Key pages
- [Homepage](https://fraterna.ai/): Product overview and sign-in
- [Documentation](https://fraterna.ai/docs): How consorzi work, API usage, seats, lifetime, and privacy
- [Pricing](https://fraterna.ai/pricing.md): Machine-readable pricing for AI agents
- [Sitemap](https://fraterna.ai/sitemap.xml): Public HTML pages available for indexing

## API
- Base URL: `https://fraterna.ai/api/v1`
- OpenAI-compatible endpoints: chat completions, image generation, models
- Authentication: Bearer token using your Venice API key
- A Venice API key must belong to an active consorzio to use shared capacity

## Pricing
- Joining and creating a consorzio: free with a Venice API key (3 seats, 30 days included)
- Additional seats: $1.00 per seat (USDC on Base)
- 30-day lifetime extension: $0.50 per seat (USDC on Base)
- See [pricing.md](https://fraterna.ai/pricing.md) for full details