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How to Top Up LLM Gateway with USDT, USDC or BTC via ROZO

Shawn Muggle

LLM Gateway is an open source, OpenAI compatible API gateway that routes requests to models from many providers and bills them from a prepaid credit balance. Since 10 August 2026 its credit top-ups can be paid with crypto: the checkout button in the top-up dialog opens Stripe Checkout, and Crypto is one of the payment options there.

Stripe's crypto page accepts stablecoins such as USDC, on a short list of networks. If your funds sit somewhere else, for example USDT on BNB Chain or Bitcoin in a Lightning wallet, ROZO Checkout can pay that same Stripe page for you. ROZO charges a 1% service fee, shown before you pay.

This guide covers where the crypto option lives in LLM Gateway, which link to copy, and which link formats ROZO can and cannot pay. ROZO is independent and is not affiliated with LLM Gateway or Stripe.

What LLM Gateway's crypto top-up is

LLM Gateway sells prepaid credits. Credits are consumed as you make API requests through the gateway, and you add more with Top Up Credits on the billing page.

According to LLM Gateway's changelog entry of 10 August 2026, the checkout button below the amount (the one showing Apple Pay, Google Pay and Crypto) hands you off to Stripe Checkout, where crypto sits next to cards and wallets. After payment the credits land on your account the same way a card payment does.

LLM Gateway's billing documentation lists a flat 5% platform fee on every credit purchase. The top-up dialog shows the full breakdown before you confirm, so the total you see on the Stripe page already includes that fee.

Stripe's documentation says that when a customer picks the crypto payment method, Stripe redirects them to crypto.stripe.com to connect a wallet and complete the payment. For a one time payment that page address starts with crypto.stripe.com/pay/. That is the link ROZO Checkout can pay.

If the address instead starts with crypto.stripe.com/setup/, it is a wallet authorization for future charges with no fixed amount, and ROZO cannot pay it. Close it and start a new one time top-up instead.

ROZO has not published a walkthrough of an LLM Gateway payment yet, so check the address of the page you are on before you paste it.

Top up LLM Gateway with crypto, step by step

  1. Sign in to LLM Gateway, open Billing and click Top Up Credits.
  2. Enter the amount and check the fee breakdown in the dialog.
  3. Click the checkout button that shows Apple Pay, Google Pay and Crypto.
  4. On the Stripe page, choose Crypto. When the crypto page opens, copy its full address from the browser bar. It should start with crypto.stripe.com/pay/.
  5. Go to checkout.rozo.ai/services/llmgateway and paste the link.
  6. Check that the amount matches your top-up, pick your coin and chain, and approve the payment in your own wallet.

Keep the LLM Gateway tab open until the payment completes. Each Stripe crypto page belongs to one top-up, so a new top-up needs a new link.

Which coins and chains ROZO accepts

ROZO Checkout accepts Bitcoin over Lightning, USDC or USDT on Solana, BNB Chain or Ethereum, and USDC on Base or Stellar. The amount is fixed by the Stripe page, so the coin you pick only changes which balance you pay from, not what LLM Gateway receives.

On Solana, Base, BNB Chain and Ethereum you connect your wallet and see the token and amount before you sign. Stellar and Lightning are standard payment requests from your own wallet. Ethereum works, but its network fee can be large compared with a small top-up, so Solana, Base, BNB Chain, Stellar or Lightning usually fit better.

ROZO pays one link at a time. It does not run LLM Gateway's Auto Top-up, which uses the payment method saved in your LLM Gateway account.

Frequently asked questions

Does LLM Gateway accept crypto?
Yes. LLM Gateway's changelog says credit top-ups accept crypto since 10 August 2026, through the Crypto option on its Stripe Checkout page.
What does a crypto top-up cost?
LLM Gateway's billing docs list a flat 5% platform fee on every credit purchase, shown in the top-up dialog before you confirm. If you pay through ROZO, ROZO adds a 1% service fee shown before you pay, plus the network fee of the chain you use.
Which payment links can ROZO pay?
Coinbase payment links (payments.coinbase.com/payment-links/), Coinbase payment sessions (payments.coinbase.com/payment-sessions/) and Stripe crypto payment pages (crypto.stripe.com/pay/).
Which links can ROZO not pay?
Coinbase Commerce charges (commerce.coinbase.com) and Stripe wallet authorizations (crypto.stripe.com/setup/). A setup link has no amount and authorizes future charges, so ROZO does not sign it.
Can I pay LLM Gateway with Bitcoin?
Stripe's crypto page itself accepts stablecoins only. Through ROZO Checkout you can pay the same crypto.stripe.com/pay/ link from a Lightning wallet, and the amount LLM Gateway receives stays the same.
Do I need a ROZO account?
No. You paste the link, pick a chain and confirm in your own wallet. There is no ROZO balance to fund.
Is ROZO affiliated with LLM Gateway?
No. ROZO is independent and is not affiliated with LLM Gateway or Stripe. For questions about credits, billing or refunds, contact LLM Gateway support.

Pay your LLM Gateway top-up with the crypto you hold

Paste the crypto.stripe.com/pay link from your LLM Gateway top-up, pick your coin and chain, and confirm in your wallet.

Open ROZO Checkout for LLM Gateway

Pay your LLM Gateway top-up with the crypto you hold

Open ROZO Checkout for LLM Gateway