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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Why choose LLM Gateway?
Bring Your Own Keys with just 1% tracking fee
Real-time analytics for cost & latency optimization
Can be self hosted for complete control
99.9% uptime SLA with enterprise support
LLM Gateway
OPEN & FLEXIBLE
From $0
Self-host free forever
OpenRouter
CLOSED & 5% fee
From $0
Credit-based pricing
Credits pricing
Pay-as-you-go with credits
Flat 5% fee on credit purchases
5% fee + $0.35 per credit purchase; 5% fee still applies with own API key
Bring Your Own Keys
Use your own provider API keys
1% tracking fee — pay providers directly
5% fee still applies with own API key
Self-hosting option
Deploy on your infrastructure for free (See license)
Free for non-commercial use
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
Enterprise
No credit card required • Self-host option available • Enterprise support included