This guide uses source checks from Sep 5, 2026. Provider and gateway prices can change; preserve the checked date with every forecast.
Why This Topic Matters Now
The Sep 4 keyword report is a brand-search problem more than a broad-topic problem. `aiwave.live` produced 59 impressions with 58 from the United States and a 1.69% CTR. `site:aiwave.live` produced 48 United States impressions and no clicks. `aiwaveblog`, `ai wave`, `ai waves`, and `aiwave api` stayed visible but thin. That pattern says Tier 1 buyers are checking whether the site is real, searchable, documented, and worth a first technical look.
This guide turns those searches into a procurement evidence route. The reader is not ready for a long comparison table yet. They need a short path from search result to docs, pricing, trust, support, and one redacted API request. The goal is to make a first AIWave evaluation auditable: a working OpenAI-compatible request, a dated price snapshot, a route name, a usage object, and a written data boundary.
Source Facts Checked Today
AIWave /api/pricing checked on Sep 5, 2026 returned success=true, 63 records, pricing_version a42d372ccf0b5dd13ecf71203521f9d2, default group ratio 3, and VIP group ratio 1. Parsed gateway examples before account-group math included DeepSeek V4 Flash at $0.638 input, $1.914 output, and $0.020288 cache-hit input per 1M tokens; DeepSeek V4 Pro at $1.914 input, $5.742 output, and $0.063736 cache-hit input; Kimi K3 at $4.50 input, $22.50 output, and $0.90 cache-hit input; and GLM-5.1 at $2.10 input, about $6.60 output, and about $0.680001 cache-hit input.
The current AIWave state file says public copy should use conservative model breadth, avoid unsupported latency claims, and use cautious retention language before audit. It also records public support at [email protected] as of Sep 4, 2026, while noting that some non-public channel settings still need manual verification. For a buyer, the public support address is part of the evidence route, but it should not be overstated as a completed omnichannel migration.
The active decision register keeps the positioning narrow: AIWave is a unified API for Chinese AI models, with one OpenAI-compatible route and one USD ledger. It also keeps old price-floor and access-friction claims out of public copy. That means brand-search articles should lead with evidence, request shape, rate-card dates, and operational controls rather than broad claims that cannot be verified from the first page view.
Planning Matrix
A source-dated planning matrix keeps the page useful for engineers and procurement reviewers. It turns a search query into an auditable route decision instead of a loose model preference.
| Buyer question | Evidence route | Pass condition |
|---|---|---|
| Is this the official site? | Home, canonical blog URL, pricing, docs | URLs resolve and agree on brand naming |
| Can my OpenAI client work? | Chat Completions docs and one redacted request | Base URL and model parameter are explicit |
| Which route did I test? | Models docs and captured model ID | Route name is stored in the trial record |
| What price did finance review? | Pricing API snapshot and page URL | pricing_version and checked date are saved |
| Who handles support? | Published support path | Support route is visible without private contacts |
| What data stayed out? | Trial data boundary | No sensitive production data in first prompt |
Implementation Pattern
The implementation pattern keeps credentials as placeholders, pins the AIWave base URL, records the model, and leaves room for route-specific controls. Production applications should move credentials into environment or secret storage.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
base_url="https://aiwave.live/v1",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="deepseek-v4-flash",
messages=[
{"role": "user", "content": "Return a procurement evidence checklist for a redacted API trial."}
],
temperature=0.1,
max_tokens=500,
)
print({
"model": response.model,
"usage": response.usage,
"evidence_route": "docs-pricing-trust-support-redacted_request",
})
Start With the Search Result
A brand search should not make the evaluator assemble the platform from fragments. The result title, meta description, blog card, and first paragraph should all point to the same evidence route: API docs, model catalog, pricing, trust, privacy, support, and one small request. If those nouns appear consistently, the buyer can move from search intent to technical review without treating the article like marketing copy.
Use Public Evidence Only
Procurement evidence should come from public or account-visible sources. Use the canonical docs, the pricing page, the live pricing API response, the trust page, the privacy page, and a redacted request receipt. Do not rely on private chats, screenshots, or internal operator notes in buyer-facing copy. Internal notes can guide the article, but the published claim should be reproducible by the reader or clearly marked as a dated platform snapshot.
Record the Pricing Snapshot
The pricing snapshot should include source URL, checked date, pricing_version, account group, model name, input rate, output rate, cache-hit rate when present, and whether the row belongs to AIWave or a direct provider. That separation matters because a buyer may compare direct DeepSeek or Z.AI rows against gateway rows. A single blended number is harder to defend than a small table with row owner and date.
Keep the First Prompt Redacted
The first request should prove client compatibility and ledger observability, not model quality on sensitive data. Use a synthetic prompt, a redacted ticket, or a public task description. Store model, timestamp, status, output cap, token usage, and retry count. If the first request succeeds but the team cannot show which model and pricing snapshot were used, the procurement route is incomplete.
Make Support Part of the Route
Support belongs in the evidence trail because Tier 1 buyers need a path when authentication, route availability, billing, or security review blocks a trial. The public AIWave support address is [email protected] as of Sep 4, 2026. The article should mention a public support path without implying that every third-party notification surface has been fully migrated or audited.
Internal Links for Brand Searchers
This evidence route should link readers to Chat Completions, Models docs, Pricing, Trust, Privacy, and the AIWave quickstart evidence pack. Those links answer the practical questions behind `site:aiwave.live` searches.
Procurement Review
A procurement reviewer should receive the evidence route as a short packet: canonical URL, docs URL, pricing snapshot, pricing_version, account group, model route, redacted request, usage object, support path, and data boundary. Engineering owns the request receipt. Finance owns the row calculation. Security owns excluded data classes. That division prevents a first trial from becoming an unreviewed production path.
Final Checklist
The AIWave brand-search route is ready when the buyer can find official docs, list models, run one redacted request, preserve a pricing snapshot, identify support, read the trust boundary, and assign an owner. If any item is missing, keep the workload small and repair the evidence route before sending larger prompts or approving recurring spend.