OpenRouter in blindGram: free AI models with one API key
OpenRouter is blindGram Assistant's default AI provider. One free account and no card gives you image descriptions, summaries, and answers about messages.
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OpenAI in blindGram: GPT-4o and Whisper for voice messages
OpenAI is the only preset provider in blindGram Assistant that hears your voice messages itself, through Whisper. Here is what that costs and how to set it up.
Google Gemini in blindGram: free API key, models, and limits
Gemini gives blindGram Assistant a free API key from Google AI Studio, no card needed. Here are the current models, the setup path, and the free tier's limits.
Custom AI provider in blindGram: Ollama, vLLM, and proxies
The Custom provider lets blindGram Assistant use any OpenAI-compatible server: Ollama on your computer, a company gateway, or a proxy. Here is what it needs.
Claude in blindGram: image descriptions and text summaries
Anthropic's Claude is one of five AI providers in blindGram Assistant. It describes photos and summarizes long messages well, but cannot hear a voice message.
Five blindGram settings that make TalkBack faster on Telegram
Five blindGram settings for screen reader users: keep the keyboard down, speed up long chats, hear emoji names, stay offline, and review voice messages first.
How to Set Up an AI Provider in blindGram Assistant
blindGram Assistant can connect to several AI providers for accessible image descriptions, message questions, and summaries. Setup requires a provider account, API key, and compatible model.
Using blindGram PROXY Safely: Privacy, Ads, and Sources
blindGram announced its free proxy channel on August 29, 2026. Proxies published there are collected from different channels and sources, then reviewed and tested before being shared.
Save streamed Telegram videos to the gallery in blindGram
Some Telegram videos refuse to save to the gallery or share as a file because they were streamed, not downloaded. One setting in blindGram fixes it.
Telegram login codes and blindGram: how to sign in since 2023
Since February 2023, Telegram sends SMS login codes only to its official app. Here is how to sign in to blindGram on a new phone anyway.