Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) allows you to enter your private API keys from Anthropic, OpenAI, or OpenRouter. Oyma makes direct HTTPS calls to those providers from your Mac with zero intermediary servers, zero markups, and zero logging.
Eliminating the SaaS AI Middleman
Many productivity applications charge $20 to $30 per user every month for “AI features.” Under the hood, they simply relay your prompts to OpenAI or Anthropic while adding an 80% pricing markup and capturing your confidential data in their intermediate logging servers.
Oyma adopts the transparent, cost-effective Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) model.
How Direct Client-Side BYOK Works
When you configure an API key in Oyma:
- Direct Point-to-Point Connection: API requests travel directly from your Mac’s network interface to the official provider endpoint (e.g.,
https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages). - Zero Proxy Servers: There is no Oyma server standing in the middle. We never see your API requests, prompt text, or generated responses.
- Hardware Keychain Storage: Your API keys are saved securely in macOS Keychain Services, protected by Apple Silicon Secure Enclave encryption.
- Pay-As-You-Go Economics: You pay the AI provider directly at wholesale API prices (fractions of a cent per meeting summary).
| Model Dimension | Traditional SaaS AI ($20/mo) | Oyma BYOK Model |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Markup | $240 to $360 per year | $0 markup (wholesale rates) |
| Middleman Server | All prompts routed through vendor | Zero middleman servers |
| Model Flexibility | Locked to vendor’s chosen LLM | Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4o, etc. |
| Data Retention | Subject to vendor’s database policies | Governed directly by your provider terms |
Supported AI Providers
- Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Opus, Claude 3 Haiku.
- OpenAI: GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini, o1.
- OpenRouter & Groq: Access hundreds of open and proprietary models via universal endpoints.
Direct HTTPS Communication and Key Security
When utilizing the Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) architecture:
- Point-to-Point TLS: Requests are dispatched directly from your Mac to official provider endpoints (e.g.,
api.anthropic.comorapi.openai.com) using TLS 1.3 encryption. - Zero Intermediary Logging: There are no proxy servers operated by Oyma intercepting your prompts, responses, or API keys.
- Cost Efficiency: Using direct developer APIs costs fractions of a cent per summary, avoiding expensive $20/month SaaS markups.
- Key Safety: Credentials are encrypted in macOS Keychain Services backed by the Apple Silicon Secure Enclave.
Complete Egress Transparency and Cost Control
Every outgoing HTTP request made to your chosen AI provider is logged in the built-in Network Egress Monitor. You can verify exact payload contents, character counts, and destination URLs to ensure absolute confidentiality.
Because you pay AI providers directly at wholesale token rates, summarizing a 60-minute meeting with Claude 3.5 Haiku or GPT-4o-mini typically costs less than two cents, saving hundreds of dollars compared to SaaS subscriptions.
