Guides for developers in Africa

Plain answers to the questions developers ask us most.

• OpenAI API card declined in Nigeria? Pay for AI APIs in naira
  Why Nigerian naira cards are often declined for AI API billing, and how to use open-source AI models with an OpenAI-compatible API paid in naira through Paystack.
• How to use DeepSeek models with naira and Paystack (no dollar card)
  Use DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and other open-source models through an OpenAI-compatible API, funded in Nigerian naira through Paystack. No virtual dollar card needed.
• Use AI APIs without a virtual dollar card
  An alternative to funding AI APIs with virtual dollar cards from services such as Geegpay or Chipper Cash: pay for open-source AI models directly in naira through Paystack.