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Agents run on models from external providers. To call a provider’s model, register that provider’s API key with the workspace first. Nora doesn’t resell tokens. You bring the key from your own provider account, and the provider bills those tokens directly.

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Route

The top of this page controls where the in-app assistant, Ask AI, sends its calls.
  • Hosted use a commercial provider. Calls go out on the keys registered below.
  • On-prem route to an OpenAI-compatible endpoint you operate yourself. Register the endpoint under Internal resources first; until then this option shows Not active.
Under Default model, pick the model Ask AI answers with, or leave it on Auto to let Nora choose. Only models from providers whose keys are connected appear in the picker.

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Keys belong to the workspace

  • Keys are registered to the workspace, not to a person. Add once; every Flow in the workspace uses it.
  • Values are masked on save and never shown again. To change one, overwrite it with a new value (Replace).
  • Keeping keys per workspace splits usage cleanly on the provider’s own dashboard.

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Adding a key

The External API keys list shows every supported provider. Providers screen. Ask AI routing and default model at the top, then the External API keys list from OpenAI to ElevenLabs, each with an [Add key] button. Press the [Add key] button on a provider’s row and paste the key (input is masked). A connected provider shows a connected badge with a [Replace] button and [Remove] button. The provider Ask AI uses shows a Used by Ask AI badge. Or via CLI:
See nora providers for CLI details.

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Removing a key

Remove deletes the key. Anything that used that provider fails on its next call until a new key is added.

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Billing

External LLM token costs are billed by the provider on your key; they never appear on Nora’s invoice. Nora’s own usage fees are separate; see Plans. If you route to an in-house endpoint instead (see Internal resources), there’s no external token cost at all.

Internal resources

Register an in-house OpenAI-compatible endpoint to route On-prem.

Plans & pricing

Nora’s own usage fees, separate from external token costs.