developer api

The PicksByModel API

One call tells your app which AI model to use for any task. Daily-refreshed catalog. Simple bearer auth. Paid tiers starting at $19/mo.

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Endpoints

82 tasks · 350 models · refreshed daily

Endpoint	Returns
`GET /v1/models`	Full catalog, sorted by quality score.
`GET /v1/models/{slug}`	One model's full detail plus the tasks it ranks top-5 for.
`GET /v1/tasks`	All 82 ranked tasks.
`GET /v1/tasks/{slug}?n=25`	One task with top-N ranked models and task scores.
`GET /v1/best?task=SLUG`	Just the single best model for a task.
`GET /v1/rank?task=SLUG&n=10`	Top-N ranked models for a task.
`GET /v1/categories`	List category slugs (cheapest, free, vision, …).
`GET /v1/categories/{slug}`	Pre-filtered list for a category (up to 50 models).
`GET /v1/usage`	Your current-period request count and remaining quota.

Quickstart

# Get the best model for SQL generation
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer pbm_live_YOUR_KEY" \
  https://api.picksbymodel.com/v1/best?task=sql-generation

# Get the 10 cheapest models that support vision
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer pbm_live_YOUR_KEY" \
  https://api.picksbymodel.com/v1/categories/vision | jq '.models[:10]'

Fair use

Quotas reset on the 1st UTC. Rate limits are per second. Keys are delivered automatically the moment your Stripe checkout completes — you never talk to us to get started. Cancel anytime from the dashboard's Stripe portal.