API / 接口调用API
API
解决什么问题What problem it solves
不自己搞模型，按用量付钱调用别人的。Do not run a model yourself — pay per use for someone else's.
这是什么What it is
通过网络接口把提示词发给模型服务方，返回结果。
Send the prompt to a model provider over a network interface and get the result back.
为什么需要知道Why it matters
这是绝大多数人用 AI 的实际方式。不需要显卡，按量付费，代价是数据外发和长期成本。This is how most people actually use AI. No graphics card needed and you pay as you go; the cost is that data leaves your machine and the bill keeps going.
现在能做什么What you can do now
去 Agent 图谱：看有哪些装得上的客户端、运行时与工具Agent atlas: which clients, runtimes and tools you can install ↗
回到名词地图看第6站的其他 29 个词 →Back to the map: the other 29 terms in station 6 →
出处Sources
- OpenAI API 快速开始OpenAI API Quickstart ↗