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n8n + Gonka AI - automation with cheap AI
n8n is a powerful open-source platform for workflow automation. Featuring a visual builder, 400+ integrations, and self-hosted deployment, it gives you full control over your data. Since 2024, n8n has been actively developing AI features: AI Agent nodes, chatbots, and document processing with LLMs.
n8n's AI nodes support OpenAI-compatible APIs. This means JoinGonka Gateway connects via the standard interface — no custom nodes or plugins required.
The result: AI automation (email classification, response generation, data analysis) at $0.003/1M tokens instead of $2.50-15 with OpenAI.
Step 1: Get API Key
Standard procedure:
- Register at gate.joingonka.ai/register.
- Bonus of 10M free tokens.
- Create
jg-xxxkey in Dashboard → API Keys.
Step 2: Configure n8n
In n8n, create a new Credential for OpenAI:
- Go to Settings → Credentials → Add Credential.
- Select type: OpenAI API.
- Fill in:
- API Key:
jg-your-key - Base URL (Custom):
https://gate.joingonka.ai/v1
- API Key:
- Save.
Now, when creating AI nodes (AI Agent, OpenAI Chat Model, etc.), select this Credential.
Model selection: in the Model field, enter MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.7.
Example: AI email classifier
Typical workflow: automatic classification of incoming emails and response generation.
- Email Trigger: receive a new email (Gmail, IMAP, etc.)
- OpenAI Chat Model (with Gonka): email classification → category (support, sales, spam, other)
- Switch: branching by category
- OpenAI Chat Model (with Gonka): generating a response based on a template
- Email Send: sending the response
Cost: classification + response generation — ~3-5K tokens per email. Via Gonka: $0.000014-0.000024 per email. Via OpenAI: $0.0075-0.05.
| Volume | OpenAI GPT-5.5 | JoinGonka Gonka | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 emails/day | $0.75 — $5.00/day | $0.0014/day | ~2,000x |
| 1000 emails/day | $7.50 — $50/day | $0.014/day | ~2,000x |
| 10,000 emails/day | $75 — $500/day | $0.14/day | ~2,000x |
For companies processing thousands of emails, switching to Gonka saves $2,000-15,000 per month — on just one workflow.
Other AI scenarios in n8n: chatbots for customer support (Telegram/Slack), automatic document summarization, content generation, feedback analysis, and CRM population.
Model parameters: maximum response length — up to 8192 tokens (for all models in the network). This is more than enough for classification tasks and short response generation (email, chatbots).