Changelog

What we shipped, in reverse chronological order. We ship frequently.

April 22, 2026Major

Vertical landing pages + smart routing explainer

New /ai-for-saas and /ai-for-ecommerce guides. New /routing page with 6 routing modes explained + real cost math. /pricing gets 5 scenario filters (cheapest/fastest/coding/long-context/reasoning) across all 16 models.

April 22, 2026Trust

/security + /privacy pages added

Full data-handling policy (TLS, hashed keys, no-prompt-retention), GDPR/CCPA-compliant privacy, 7-layer bot defense documented, vulnerability-disclosure channel. Access via footer on every page.

April 22, 2026Improvement

Blog tail CTA upgraded (affects all 55+ articles)

Every blog post now ends with a 4-block conversion module: audience / 3-step setup / working code / direct signup. Related-reading links at the bottom.

April 21, 2026Payments

Alipay support + custom top-up amount

Alipay (支付宝大陆版) joins WeChat Pay and credit card. Custom amounts are available from $5 or local equivalent.

April 21, 2026Pricing

Cross-border pricing matrix live

Cross-border pricing now accounts for regional access, settlement, and provider availability. Chinese and Western models each have clear public sell prices in USD/CNY/HKD.

April 21, 2026Security

Tiered free-tier + 7-layer bot defense

After a 340-bot registration attack, signup credits dropped to 10 trial calls. +100 bonus only on real $5+ top-up (prevents card-fraud farming). Turnstile + UA filtering + email patterns + IP rate-limiting + verification now protect signup.

April 21, 2026Feature

Usage analytics dashboard

New /dashboard/analytics: 30/90-day timeseries, per-model breakdown, latency p50/p95/p99. OpenRouter-parity observability in every account.

April 17, 2026Major

Stepped reward system live

Earn free API calls by progressing through signup, first top-up, and referrals. Dashboard shows your progress.

April 17, 2026Integrations

Cursor, Continue, Cline, Open WebUI guides

One-click configs for the most popular AI IDEs and chat UIs. Use AIPower's 16 models everywhere you already work.

April 17, 2026Feature

Model rankings page

See which models are most used on AIPower. Updated every 5 minutes with aggregated usage stats.

April 17, 2026Feature

Compare models tool

Side-by-side comparison of up to 4 models — benchmarks, pricing, monthly cost calculator. No login required.

April 16, 2026Feature

Referral program launched

Refer a friend, both get bonus calls. Friend gets +20 on signup, you get +50 on signup, +500 when they make their first top-up.

April 16, 2026Security

Stripe webhook signature verification

All payment webhooks now verified with HMAC-SHA256 signature + 5-minute replay protection.

April 16, 2026Security

Disposable email blocking

30+ disposable email domains blocked at registration. Reduces abuse of free tier.

April 15, 2026Feature

Free tier adjusted to 10 calls

Refined free tier: 10 trial calls on signup, with larger rewards moved behind real payment and referrals to keep bot economics negative.

April 15, 2026Feature

WeChat Pay (CNY/HKD) live

Pay for AI credits with WeChat Pay via Stripe PaymentIntent. Direct QR code, no account needed.

April 15, 2026Feature

Google OAuth login

Sign in with Google. One-click account creation.

April 14, 2026Models

Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash added

Google's latest models with 1M token context windows. Available via model=google/gemini-2.5-pro.

April 13, 2026Launch

AIPower went live

16 AI models, 10 providers, one OpenAI-compatible API. Launched on aipower.me with Cloudflare Workers + D1 backend, Vercel + Next.js frontend.

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