Why Choose LLM Gateway Over OpenRouter?

Compare our unified API gateway with advanced routing, analytics, and cost optimization against OpenRouter's basic proxy service.

Advanced AnalyticsSmart RoutingCost OptimizationEnterprise Ready
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Compare LLM Gateway and OpenRouter features side by side

LLM Gateway

OPEN & LOWER FEES

From $0

Self-host free forever

OpenRouter

CLOSED & 5% fee

From $0

Credit-based pricing

Free tier

Get started without upfront costs

5% fee + Stripe (2.9% + $0.35) on credit purchases; 0% fee with own API key (Pro only)
5% fee + $0.35 per credit purchase; 5% fee still applies with own API key

Pro plan pricing

Monthly subscription cost

$50/month — zero gateway fee with credits or own API key
No subscription — always pay 5% fee

Zero usage fees

No additional fees when using your own API keys

Pro plan

Self-hosting option

MIT-licensed, deploy on your infrastructure for free

Free forever

Real-time cost analytics

Detailed cost tracking for every request

Basic

Latency analytics

Real-time performance monitoring

Basic

Request-level insights

Granular analytics for each API call

Usage dashboard

Comprehensive usage metrics

Uptime SLA

Guaranteed uptime for managed instances

99.9%
Enterprise only

Failover support

Automatic failover to backup providers

Load balancing

Distribute requests across providers

Priority support

Dedicated support for paid plans

Pro+

Why choose LLM Gateway?

Zero gateway fees on Pro plan with your own API keys
Real-time analytics for cost & latency optimization
MIT-licensed self-hosting for complete control
99.9% uptime SLA with enterprise support

No credit card required • Self-host option available • Enterprise support included