diff --git a/example.py b/example.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4732859d..00000000
--- a/example.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-import openai
-
-client = openai.OpenAI(
-    api_key=os.environ["CASHU_TOKEN"],
-    base_url=os.environ.get("ROUTSTR_API_URL", "https://api.routstr.com/v1"),
-    # base_url="http://roustrjfsdgfiueghsklchg.onion/v1",
-    # client=httpx.AsyncClient(
-    #     proxies={"http": "socks5://localhost:9050"},
-    # ),  # to use onion proxy (tor)
-)
-history: list = []
-
-
-def chat() -> None:
-    while True:
-        user_msg = {"role": "user", "content": input("\nYou: ")}
-        history.append(user_msg)
-        ai_msg = {"role": "assistant", "content": ""}
-
-        for chunk in client.chat.completions.create(
-            model=os.environ.get("MODEL", "openai/gpt-4o-mini"),
-            messages=history,
-            stream=True,
-        ):
-            if len(chunk.choices) > 0:
-                content = chunk.choices[0].delta.content
-                if content is not None:
-                    ai_msg["content"] += content
-                    print(content, end="", flush=True)
-        print()
-        history.append(ai_msg)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    chat()
diff --git a/examples/balance/check_balance.py b/examples/balance/check_balance.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a2a7c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/balance/check_balance.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import os
+
+import httpx
+
+# Use your Cashu token or API key as the Bearer token,
+# cashu token is hashed on the server and acts as an Temporary API key
+headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ.get('TOKEN')}"}
+base_url = os.environ.get("API_URL", "https://api.routstr.com/v1")
+
+resp = httpx.get(f"{base_url}/balance/info", headers=headers)
+print(resp.json())
diff --git a/examples/balance/create_balance.py b/examples/balance/create_balance.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14206696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/balance/create_balance.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import os
+import httpx
+
+# Send a Cashu token to the /create endpoint to get a persistent API key
+token = os.environ.get("TOKEN")
+if not token:
+    print("Please set TOKEN environment variable with a Cashu token")
+    exit(1)
+
+base_url = os.environ.get("API_URL", "https://api.routstr.com/v1")
+
+resp = httpx.get(f"{base_url}/balance/create", params={"initial_balance_token": token})
+
+print(resp.json())
diff --git a/examples/balance/refund_balance.py b/examples/balance/refund_balance.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da785d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/balance/refund_balance.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import os
+import httpx
+
+# Use your Cashu token or API key as the Bearer token
+headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ.get('TOKEN')}"}
+base_url = os.environ.get("API_URL", "https://api.routstr.com/v1")
+
+resp = httpx.post(f"{base_url}/balance/refund", headers=headers)
+
+print("Refund successful!")
+print(resp.json())
diff --git a/examples/balance/topup_balance.py b/examples/balance/topup_balance.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccdbe77e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/balance/topup_balance.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import os
+import httpx
+
+# Use your Cashu token or API key as the Bearer token
+headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ.get('TOKEN')}"}
+base_url = os.environ.get("API_URL", "https://api.routstr.com/v1")
+
+# The Cashu token to top up with
+cashu_token = input("Enter Cashu token to top up: ")
+
+resp = httpx.post(
+    f"{base_url}/balance/topup", headers=headers, json={"cashu_token": cashu_token}
+)
+
+print(resp.json())
diff --git a/examples/chat_completions.py b/examples/chat_completions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7b4b9a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/chat_completions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import os
+
+from openai import OpenAI
+
+client = OpenAI(
+    api_key=os.environ.get("TOKEN"),
+    base_url=os.environ.get("API_URL", "https://api.routstr.com/v1"),
+)
+
+response = client.chat.completions.create(
+    model=os.environ.get("MODEL", "gpt-5-nano"),
+    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
+)
+
+print(response.choices[0].message.content)
diff --git a/examples/list_models.py b/examples/list_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8aba55e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/list_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import os
+
+import httpx
+from openai import OpenAI
+
+client = OpenAI(
+    api_key=os.environ.get("TOKEN", ""),
+    base_url=os.environ.get("API_URL", "https://api.routstr.com/v1"),
+)
+
+for model in client.models.list():
+    print(model.id)
+
+# OR
+
+models = httpx.get(
+    f"{client.base_url}/v1/models",
+    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {client.api_key}"},
+).json()
diff --git a/examples/responses/conversation.py b/examples/responses/conversation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91814a0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/responses/conversation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import os
+from openai import OpenAI
+
+client = OpenAI(
+    api_key=os.environ.get("TOKEN"),
+    base_url=os.environ.get("API_URL", "https://api.routstr.com/v1"),
+)
+
+conversation = []
+
+# First turn
+response1 = client.responses.create(  # type: ignore
+    model="o4-mini",
+    input="Hi, my name is Alice.",
+    conversation=conversation,
+)
+print("Response 1:", response1.output)
+
+# Note: The 'conversation' parameter might need to be constructed differently
+# depending on exact SDK/API spec. Typically, you pass back the previous turn's data.
+# Assuming the SDK manages or returns a conversation object/ID:
+# conversation.append(response1)
+
+# Second turn - demonstrating intent, actual implementation depends on strict API spec
+# response2 = client.responses.create(
+#     model="openai/gpt-4o-mini",
+#     input="What is my name?",
+#     conversation=conversation,
+# )
+# print("Response 2:", response2.output)
diff --git a/examples/responses/create.py b/examples/responses/create.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa2625ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/responses/create.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import os
+from openai import OpenAI
+
+# The OpenAI SDK handles the 'responses' endpoint if it's updated to the latest version
+# and the base_url points to a compatible proxy like Routstr.
+client = OpenAI(
+    api_key=os.environ.get("TOKEN"),
+    base_url=os.environ.get("API_URL", "https://api.routstr.com/v1"),
+)
+
+response = client.responses.create(
+    model="gpt-5-mini",
+    input="Tell me a three sentence bedtime story about a unicorn.",
+)
+
+print(response.output)
diff --git a/examples/responses/streaming.py b/examples/responses/streaming.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b22d1c6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/responses/streaming.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import os
+from openai import OpenAI
+
+client = OpenAI(
+    api_key=os.environ.get("TOKEN"),
+    base_url=os.environ.get("API_URL", "https://api.routstr.com/v1"),
+)
+
+stream = client.responses.create(
+    model="gpt-5-nano",
+    input="Write a short poem about rust.",
+    stream=True,
+)
+
+for event in stream:
+    # Note: Depending on the SDK version and response structure,
+    # you might access event.output_delta or similar fields
+    print(event, end="", flush=True)
+
+print()
diff --git a/examples/responses/streaming_response.py b/examples/responses/streaming_response.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a133cee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/responses/streaming_response.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import os
+from openai import OpenAI
+
+client = OpenAI(
+    api_key=os.environ.get("TOKEN"),
+    base_url=os.environ.get("API_URL", "https://api.routstr.com/v1"),
+)
+
+stream = client.responses.create(
+    model="claude-4.5-sonnet",
+    input="Write a short poem about rust.",
+    stream=True,
+)
+
+for event in stream:
+    # Note: Depending on the SDK version and response structure,
+    # you might access event.output_delta or similar fields
+    print(event, end="", flush=True)
+print()
diff --git a/examples/responses/web_search.py b/examples/responses/web_search.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f91fd12c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/responses/web_search.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import os
+from openai import OpenAI
+
+client = OpenAI(
+    api_key=os.environ.get("TOKEN"),
+    base_url=os.environ.get("API_URL", "https://api.routstr.com/v1"),
+)
+
+response = client.responses.create(
+    model="gpt-5-mini",
+    input="What is the latest news about AI?",
+    tools=[{"type": "web_search"}],  # type: ignore
+)
+
+print(response.output)
diff --git a/examples/streaming.py b/examples/streaming.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c0bacf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/streaming.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import os
+
+from openai import OpenAI
+
+client = OpenAI(
+    api_key=os.environ.get("TOKEN"),
+    base_url=os.environ.get("API_URL", "https://api.routstr.com/v1"),
+)
+
+messages = []
+while True:
+    messages.append({"role": "user", "content": input("\nYou: ")})
+
+    stream = client.chat.completions.create(
+        model=os.environ.get("MODEL", "gpt-5.1-mini"),
+        messages=messages,  # type: ignore
+        stream=True,
+    )
+
+    print("AI: ", end="")
+    response_content = ""
+    for chunk in stream:
+        if content := chunk.choices[0].delta.content:  # type: ignore
+            print(content, end="", flush=True)
+            response_content += content
+    print()
+
+    messages.append({"role": "assistant", "content": response_content})
diff --git a/examples/tor.py b/examples/tor.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69b9c28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/tor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import os
+import httpx
+from openai import OpenAI
+
+# Requires `pip install "httpx[socks]"` and a running Tor proxy on port 9050
+client = OpenAI(
+    api_key=os.environ.get("TOKEN"),
+    base_url=os.environ.get("ONION_URL", "http://roustrjfsdgfiueghsklchg.onion/v1"),
+    http_client=httpx.Client(proxies="socks5://localhost:9050"),
+)
+
+print(
+    client.chat.completions.create(
+        model="openai/gpt-4o-mini",
+        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from Tor!"}],
+    )
+    .choices[0]
+    .message.content
+)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a25cbbaf..0aa4e101 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ packages = ["routstr"]
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = ["E", "F", "I"]
 ignore = ["E501"]
+exclude = ["examples"]
 
 [tool.mypy]
 python_version = "3.11"