As recorded at collection: Free 20-dollar credit for new TrueSOTA sign-ups

TrueSOTA is a relay API service that a startup team created for internal use and later opened to the public. The team says that after experiencing unstable connections, inconsistent model quality, and situations where no one could be contacted when problems arose while using various relay API services, they decided to operate one themselves.

Visit the official site https://true-sota.com/ and log in with a Linux.do account to sign up. The 20-dollar credit is granted immediately, with no lottery or comments required. After confirming that the credit has arrived, create an API key yourself, an authentication string required to use the service, and enter it into tools such as Codex and Claude Code to start using the service right away.

ChatGPT costs 1x the official price, or around 0.5~0.7x the official price when converted to a subscription. The explanation is that the price is a little higher because only official accounts are used instead of higher-risk accounts. Both top-ups and subscriptions are deducted only in proportion to usage, and the remaining balance can be refunded. The team advises not to top up a large amount at once, and to try a small 6.9-yuan package after using all the free credits. Outages or call issues can be reported to Discord customer support, and the progress of handling them is made public.