Coding with API Keys

Date: 2026-05-19

Category: News

AI-School now supports coding with API keys. This allows students and teachers to use programming tools that work with an OpenAI-compatible API. With this update, you can use tools such as Aider or OpenCode. The tool sends the request to AI-School. AI-School then checks the key, the budget, the validity period, and the models that may be used. This is useful when you want to use AI coding assistance during class, while still maintaining control over access and costs. Students can receive support with code, while the school decides which models are available and how much budget may be used. AI-School recommends Aider for students and classroom coding. Aider works like pair programming in the terminal: the student asks for help, sees suggested changes, and stays close to the code. For teachers and advanced users, OpenCode is available. This tool can carry out steps more independently and edit files. That is powerful, but it also requires a better understanding of code, git, and local development environments.