{"rid":"inference/meituan-longcat-api","card":{"rid":"inference/meituan-longcat-api","eid":"longcat","topic":"inference","slug":"meituan-longcat-api","provider":"Meituan LongCat API Platform","url":"https://longcat.chat/platform","domain":"longcat.chat","category":"inference API, paid","tier":null,"verdict":"paid-only","vorder":3,"grp":"paid","confidence":"documented","binding":"request-rate","identity_kind":"email","identity_basis":"stated","needs_card":0,"needs_phone":1,"needs_id":0,"needs_institution":0,"country":null,"crypto":null,"interfaces":"rest","egress_metered":null,"per_object_bytes":null,"retention_days":null,"verified_at":"2026-10-28T04:36:18.792Z","verified_basis":"live","checked_on":"2026-10-29","stale_on":"2026-11-29","n_evidence":11,"usd_month":null,"usd_per_tb_month":null,"summary":"no standing free allowance on the pages read: LongCat-2.0 and LongCat-2.5-Preview are pay-as-you-go from a prepaid balance at a limited-time discount of USD ...","duplicate_of":null,"n_unknown":4,"free_unit":"none"},"record":{"topic":"inference","slug":"meituan-longcat-api","provider":"Meituan LongCat API Platform","url":"https://longcat.chat/platform","category":"inference API, paid","per_object_cap":{"stated":"not applicable"},"retention":{"stated":"not applicable"},"egress":{"terms":null,"metered":false},"interface":["rest"],"verified_at":"2026-10-28T04:36:18.792Z","endpoint":"https://api.longcat.chat/openai","tooling":"OpenAI-compatible POST /v1/chat/completions on https://api.longcat.chat/openai and Anthropic-compatible POST /v1/messages on https://api.longcat.chat/anthropic","chaining":"pairs with an agent as a 1M-context pay-as-you-go model; the six LongCat-Flash models of the earlier API launch are retired","free_tier":{"stated":"no standing free allowance on the pages read: LongCat-2.0 and LongCat-2.5-Preview are pay-as-you-go from a prepaid balance at a limited-time discount of USD 0.30 per 1M uncached input and USD 1.20 per 1M output. 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Users outside Mainland China can register/login using either their mobile phone number or email.","proved":"registration outside mainland China is by phone or email"},{"url":"https://longcat.chat/platform/docs/faq","date":"2026-10-28","capture":"sha256:b4bc67c2cf20921428adc79a027897e13fdc7f5a75d51efc26daadad53fd804e","quote":"Users in Mainland China are required to complete Identity Verification or Enterprise Verification before recharging or purchasing Token Packs.","proved":"mainland accounts need identity or enterprise verification before recharging"},{"url":"https://longcat.chat/platform/docs/faq","date":"2026-10-28","capture":"sha256:b4bc67c2cf20921428adc79a027897e13fdc7f5a75d51efc26daadad53fd804e","quote":"A: No Identity Verification is required — recharging and using the service do not mandate verification.","proved":"the international-site FAQ requires no identity verification to recharge or use the service"},{"url":"https://longcat.chat/platform/docs/faq","date":"2026-10-28","capture":"sha256:b4bc67c2cf20921428adc79a027897e13fdc7f5a75d51efc26daadad53fd804e","quote":"Yes, rate limits are enforced per API Key. 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