Step 1: Log in / Sign up for a Novita AI account
You can sign up from https://novita.ai/user/login to create a new Novita AI account or log in if you already had an account.
Step 2: Get Novita API key
Go to https://novita.ai/en/settings/key-management to create an API key for Novita:
Step 3: Set up Novita Models on TypingMind
You have two options to set up Novita Models on TypingMind:1. Use available Novita models
- Go to typingmind.com
- Go to Models → Switch to API keys tab and enter the API key for Novita


2. Use Novita models as custom models
This is usually helpful when a new model is released and the app has not been updated yet.- Go to Models → Click Add Custom Models
- Enter any model name.
- Enter the exact endpoint from the API document:
https://api.novita.ai/v3/openai/chat/completions - Enter the Model ID and context length: for example,
deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528,meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct. You can view all available models here: https://novita.ai/models-console - Add a custom header row, then enter
Authorizationand the copied API key in the value textbox in the format:Bearer your_api_key - Click “Test” to verify the information is correct
- Click Add Model.
Step 4: Use Novita AI Models in TypingMind
You can now select the newly created custom model and chat with it.