diff --git a/src/any_llm/any_llm.py b/src/any_llm/any_llm.py
index b60fb10f..e4bd69ac 100644
--- a/src/any_llm/any_llm.py
+++ b/src/any_llm/any_llm.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ class AnyLLM(ABC):
     For example, in `gemini` provider, this could include `google.genai.types.Tool`.
     """
 
+    ANY_API_KEY = "ANY_API_KEY"
+
     def __init__(self, api_key: str | None = None, api_base: str | None = None, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         self._verify_no_missing_packages()
         self._init_client(
@@ -142,6 +144,11 @@ def _create_provider(
             raise ImportError(msg) from e
 
         provider_class: type[AnyLLM] = getattr(module, provider_class_name)
+        if any_api_key := os.getenv(cls.ANY_API_KEY):
+            from any_llm.providers.any_api import AnyAPI
+
+            return AnyAPI(provider_class, any_api_key=any_api_key, api_base=api_base, **kwargs)
+
         return provider_class(api_key=api_key, api_base=api_base, **kwargs)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/src/any_llm/providers/any_api.py b/src/any_llm/providers/any_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdcbeb49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/any_llm/providers/any_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterator
+
+    from any_llm.any_llm import AnyLLM
+    from any_llm.types.completion import ChatCompletion, ChatCompletionChunk
+
+
+class AnyAPI:
+    def __init__(self, any_api_key: str, provider_class: type[AnyLLM], api_base: str | None = None, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        self.any_api_key = any_api_key
+        self.provider_class = provider_class
+        self.api_base = api_base
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
+
+        self.provider_instance: AnyLLM | None = None
+        self.api_key = None
+
+    def _init_provider(self) -> None:
+        api_key = self.get_provider_key()
+        self.provider_instance = self.provider_class(api_key=api_key, api_base=self.api_base, **self.kwargs)
+
+    def get_provider_key(self) -> str:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def completion(
+        self,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> ChatCompletion | Iterator[ChatCompletionChunk]:
+        if self.provider_instance is None:
+            self._init_provider()
+        result = self.provider_instance.completion(**kwargs)
+        self.post_metadata(result)
+        return result
+
+    def post_metadata(self, result):
+        raise NotImplementedError