Direct answer
This page explains how India-based teams use NextModel's OpenAI-compatible gateway. Add NextModel as an OpenAI-compatible provider in Cherry Studio. It adds the practical steps, configuration notes, and common questions.
Provider settings
In Settings → Model Services, add a provider of type OpenAI. All three fields come straight from your account.
| Provider type | OpenAI |
| API host | https://api.nextmodel.app |
| API key | A NextModel key from /dashboard/api-keys |
| Model | Any catalog model id, e.g. qwen/qwen3.7-max |
Claude models in Cherry Studio
Cherry Studio's Anthropic provider type also works: the API host is the same base URL — the gateway serves the Anthropic wire format on /v1/messages, so no /claude path suffix is needed. Model ids stay full catalog ids such as anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5.