Cherry Studio

Cherry Studio is a cross-platform desktop AI client supporting Windows, macOS, and Linux. It includes many model providers out of the box and also supports adding custom OpenAI-compatible providers. Add Sakrylle as a custom provider and you can use GPT and Claude models directly from inside it.

• Website: https://cherry-ai.com
• Repo: https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio
• Official docs: https://docs.cherry-ai.com

Prerequisites

1. Install the Cherry Studio desktop app
2. Create an API Key in the Sakrylle Console
3. Confirm in the Console that your account has enough balance

Configuration

OpenAI endpoint

1. Open Cherry Studio and click Settings (gear icon) at the bottom-left
2. Go to Model Services (Model Providers)
3. Scroll to the bottom of the list and click Add to create a new provider
4. In the dialog, fill in:
   • Provider name: Sakrylle (OpenAI)
   • Provider type: choose OpenAI
5. After creation, return to the provider details page and fill in:
   • API Key: paste the key you created in the Sakrylle Console
   • API Host: https://api.sakrylle.com/v1
6. Click the Check button next to the API Key field for a connectivity test; it should succeed
7. In the Models section below, click Manage to add the models you want to use:
   • gpt-5.6-sol (recommended default)
   • gpt-5.4, gpt-5.5, etc., as needed
8. Make sure the toggle at the top right is Enabled for this provider

Anthropic endpoint

Starting with Cherry Studio 1.9, an Anthropic-type provider is available. If you want to use the native Claude API:

1. Same as above — Add a provider, choose type Anthropic
2. Fill in:
   • API Key: your Sakrylle key
   • API Host: https://api.sakrylle.com (note: no /v1 here — the Anthropic SDK appends it automatically)
3. In Manage models, add:
   • claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
   • claude-sonnet-4-6, claude-opus-4-7, as needed

If your Cherry Studio version is older, the Anthropic provider type may not exist. In that case, just use the OpenAI-compatible endpoint — Sakrylle's /v1/chat/completions also routes to Claude, you just can't use Anthropic-specific fields (such as the native tool_use format).

Usage

Open the main chat view, select your newly added model in the model picker at the top, and start chatting.

FAQ

• Empty model list / Check fails 401: The API Key is wrong or has been deleted. Go back to API Keys and create a new one
• Check fails with connection refused / timeout: The API Host is wrong. The OpenAI type must end in /v1; the Anthropic type does not include /v1
• Streaming responses stutter: Cherry Studio Settings → Model Services → find the provider, confirm proxy or VPN is not interfering. If network checks pass and it still happens, disable streaming for that provider and use non-streaming first
• 402 insufficient balance: top up in the Console