Outrun runs on your own provider keys (BYOK): Soniox for speech-to-text and OpenRouter for the AI model. Here's how to create both — about 5–10 minutes.
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Soniox — speech-to-text
Soniox transcribes speech in real time. It's pay-as-you-go: you top up a prepaid balance and pay only for what you use. We use Soniox as the example here — ElevenLabs works the same way, so pick whichever you prefer in Outrun's settings.
Go to console.soniox.com, click Build with API and sign in (Google is easiest). On first sign-in, fill in your basic organization details.
Sign in
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Add a payment method
In the sidebar open Billing → Payment setup and click Add payment method. Enter your card in the Stripe form.
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Top up your balance
Open Billing → Overview and click Add now to make a starter deposit — for example $10. Optionally enable Autopay in Payment setup so the balance refills automatically.
A $10 deposit goes a long way — roughly 15–20 hours of live transcription.
Add funds
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Create an API key
Open the API keys tab inside your project (My First Project by default) and click Create API key.
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Name the key
Type any name you'll recognize, then click Create API key.
Create
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Copy the key
Copy the generated key and paste it into Outrun — Settings → Providers → Soniox.
Save it now — Soniox shows the key only once. If you lose it, you'll have to create a new one.
OpenRouter sends requests to AI models and auto-routes to the fastest provider. It's prepaid: buy credits and pay only for what you use. OpenRouter is just the example — Outrun supports other LLM providers too, so choose the one you like in the settings.
Go to openrouter.ai and click Sign Up in the top-right corner.
Sign up
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Create an account
Continue with Google (or GitHub), or fill in the form and click Continue.
Sign up
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Open Credits
In the sidebar, open Credits under Account.
Open
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Add credits
Click Add Credits and buy a starter amount — for example $10. Optionally enable Auto Top-Up to refill automatically.
This covers the AI side. A full cycle — prep, the live call, and the post-call analysis — typically runs ~$0.5–2, depending on the model you pick.
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Create an API key
Open API Keys in the sidebar and click New Key in the top-right corner.
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Name and create
Give the key a name (leave the limits blank for unlimited) and click Create.
Create
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Copy the key
Copy the generated key and paste it into Outrun — Settings → Providers → OpenRouter.
Copy the key and save it somewhere safe right away — OpenRouter shows it only once and there's no way to retrieve it later. If you lose it, you'll have to create a new one.