Alternatives to Gateway
13 tools that compete with or replace Gateway. Ranked by direct product-type match — not generic category overlap.
OrcaRouter
One OpenAI-compatible endpoint in front of 200+ models, with per-prompt grading that routes each call — and no markup on tokens.
OpenRouter Agents
One OpenAI-compatible API that routes any request across 500+ text, image, video, and audio models from 80+ providers.
MakeHub.ai
OpenAI-compatible API load balancer that routes each LLM request to the fastest, cheapest provider in real time.
CometAPI
CometAPI is one OpenAI-compatible API key for 500+ text, image, video and audio models, priced at least 20% below official vendor rates.
Crazyrouter
One OpenAI-compatible API key for 600+ AI models with cost-optimized routing and pay-as-you-go billing
Github Copilot Api Vscode
Open-source VS Code extension that turns your GitHub Copilot subscription into a local OpenAI-compatible API server on port 3030.
OfoxAI
One API key for 160+ LLMs — GPT, Claude, Gemini and DeepSeek at official provider prices with a 0% platform fee.
Netlify AI Gateway
Netlify's built-in inference proxy: call OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and OpenRouter models from Netlify code without managing API keys.
Not Diamond
Not Diamond routes each prompt to the model most likely to answer it well, drawing on GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini and others.
ChatComparison.ai
Paste one prompt, see how 40+ AI models answer it, then pick the one that's best, fastest, or cheapest.
Echo
Open-source SDK that lets your app's users pay for their own LLM inference, so you never front the API bill.
discode.ai
One chat, 100+ AI models picked per task — credit-based, privacy-focused, made in Austria.
Heretic
Free, open-source utility that removes refusal behaviour from open-weight language models so they follow your instructions.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Gateway?
We currently list 13 alternatives to Gateway: OrcaRouter, OpenRouter Agents, MakeHub.ai, CometAPI, Crazyrouter. Each is ranked by direct product-type match rather than generic category overlap.
How do you choose which Gateway alternatives to show?
Alternatives are ranked by direct product-type match — tools that do the same job — not by shared category tags. Every listed tool is independently re-verified on a continuous cycle.