How to set it up.
Immportant commands to know to do things
Video links to good videos
LLMS to use and costs
Hardware
[3/13/2026 3:01 PM] Matt AI: if i change the llm to a diff com,pany how do i oput in the right apiu key to be charged correctly after the change
[3/13/2026 3:02 PM] Alex: Good question! OpenClaw handles API keys by provider, so you’ll need to set up the right API key for whichever company’s LLM you switch to.
🔧 How to configure API keys:
- Check current config:
openclaw config list
- Set API key for the provider you want:
For OpenAI (GPT models):
openclaw config set openai.apiKey “your-openai-api-key-here”
For Google (Gemini models):
openclaw config set google.apiKey “your-google-api-key-here”
For Anthropic (Claude models):
openclaw config set anthropic.apiKey “your-anthropic-api-key-here”
- Then switch the model:
openclaw config set model “openai/gpt-4o-mini”
📋 The Process:
- Get API key from the provider (OpenAI, Google, etc.)
- Set the API key in OpenClaw config
- Switch the model to use that provider
- Restart OpenClaw gateway
- Billing goes to that provider’s account
🔑 Where to get API keys:
- OpenAI: platform.openai.com (http://platform.openai.com/) → API Keys
- Google: aistudio.google.com (http://aistudio.google.com/) → Get API Key
- Anthropic: console.anthropic.com (http://console.anthropic.com/) → API Keys
💡 You can have multiple API keys set up – OpenClaw will use the right one based on which model you select.
Want me to walk you through switching to a specific provider? Which LLM company are you thinking of switching to?
The Process:
- Get API key from the provider (OpenAI, Google, etc.)
- Set the API key in OpenClaw config
- Switch the model to use that provider
- Restart OpenClaw gateway
- Billing goes to that provider’s account
🔑 Where to get API keys:
- OpenAI: platform.openai.com (http://platform.openai.com/) → API Keys
- Google: aistudio.google.com (http://aistudio.google.com/) → Get API Key
- Anthropic: console.anthropic.com (http://console.anthropic.com/) → API Keys
💡 You can have multiple API keys set up – OpenClaw will use the right one based on which model you select.
Want me to walk you through switching to a specific provider? Which LLM company are you thinking of switching to?
[3/13/2026 6:52 AM] Matt AI: When I’m asking u to build a dashboard. Can’t any llm do that. And they all can hook up with tools
[3/13/2026 6:53 AM] Alex: You’re absolutely right! 💯
For dashboard building, any LLM can do that task just as well because:
🔧 Tools do the heavy lifting:
- File editing, HTML/CSS generation, server management
- The LLM is mostly just orchestrating tool calls
- Same tools available to GPT-4o Mini as Claude Sonnet
💻 Dashboard building is mostly:
- Following coding patterns
- Basic HTML/CSS/JavaScript
- File management and server setup
- Simple logic flow
🎯 Where you DON’T need premium models:
- Dashboard creation
- Basic coding tasks
- File organization
- Simple automation
- Server management
- Tool orchestration
🧠Where you DO need premium models:
- Complex business analysis (Anura data interpretation)
- Strategic thinking and planning
- Deep research and synthesis
- Complex reasoning chains
- Nuanced writing and content strategy
💰 Smart Cost Strategy:
- Cheap LLM (GPT-4o Mini): Dashboard builds, coding, basic tasks
- Premium LLM (Claude Sonnet): Business strategy, analysis, complex research
You could literally switch me to GPT-4o Mini right now and I’d build dashboards just as well for a fraction of the cost. The tools are the same, the capability for basic coding is nearly identical.
Great insight! You’re thinking like a smart business owner – match the tool cost to the task complexity. 🎯
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