Open-source proof that token998.com does NOT silently swap models or downgrade quality.
The Chinese AI-API-relay industry has a documented trust problem: a few bad actors have been caught swapping gpt-4o requests for gpt-4o-mini, harvesting prompts, or routing through unreliable upstreams.
We open-source this test so anyone can audit us in 60 seconds.
git clone https://github.com/token998/parity-test
cd parity-test
pip install -r requirements.txt
export OFFICIAL_OPENAI_KEY=sk-... # your own official OpenAI key
export TOKEN998_KEY=sk-tk998-... # your token998 key (get $1 free at token998.com)
python parity_test.pyYou'll see a side-by-side table of identical-seed outputs from both endpoints. If we ever swap models, the test fails publicly.
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TOKEN998 PARITY TEST RESULTS
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| Model | Test | Hash(Off) | Hash(Tk998) | Tokens | Latency | Result |
|-------------|-----------------------|-----------|-------------|--------|---------------|--------|
| gpt-4o-mini | math_basic | a3f9e2d1 | a3f9e2d1 | 18/18 | 0.82s/0.91s | PASS |
| gpt-4o-mini | code_basic | 7c2b8e44 | 7c2b8e44 | 24/24 | 1.10s/1.18s | PASS |
| gpt-4o-mini | factual | 4d5f6e7a | 4d5f6e7a | 12/12 | 0.65s/0.72s | PASS |
| gpt-4o | math_basic | a3f9e2d1 | a3f9e2d1 | 18/18 | 1.20s/1.30s | PASS |
Overall: ALL PASS
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- ❌ Log your prompts (we keep only billing metadata: tokens & timestamp)
- ❌ Substitute cheaper models for premium ones
- ❌ Re-route your traffic to questionable upstreams
- ❌ Train on your data
- ✅ Direct upstream pass-through (OpenAI / Anthropic / DeepSeek / Qwen official endpoints)
- ✅ Public status page: https://status.token998.com
- ✅ 99.9% monthly uptime SLA (with automatic credit refund if breached — see SLA.md)
- ✅ Refund unused credits within 7 days, no questions
- ✅ USDT settlement (TRC20 / BEP20)
3 RMB ≈ $1 official-equivalent credit (≈ 42% off official prices).
| Model | Official | Token998 | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-4o (1M input) | $2.50 | $1.05 | 58% |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet (1M input) | $3.00 | $1.26 | 58% |
| DeepSeek V3 (1M input) | $0.27 | $0.11 | 59% |
| Qwen 2.5 Max (1M input) | $0.45 | $0.19 | 58% |
See full pricing for all 500+ models.
Found a test case where we fail parity? Please open an issue with the failing output. We commit to investigating within 24 hours and posting a public post-mortem within 48 hours.
Want to add a new test case? PRs welcome — see CONTRIBUTING.md.
MIT — fork, modify, run against any other AI relay you suspect.
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- 🐛 Issues: file failing test runs publicly — we fix in 24h