OpenClaw API Key: Which Key Does Your AI Agent Need?
You installed OpenClaw. The setup wizard asks for an API key. Which one? From where? Will it cost $200 next month if you pick wrong?
This guide covers which OpenClaw API key you need, how to get it, and why you might not need one at all.
Providers covered:
- Anthropic (Claude)
- OpenAI (GPT)
- Google (Gemini)
- DeepSeek
- OpenRouter
DeepSeek costs 10x less than Claude. Gemini has a 1M token context window. Which fits your use case?