Best OpenRouter Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from LLM gateways ranked against OpenRouter on the same published basis.
- 1OpenRouter vs Kong Gateway
- 3OpenRouter vs Bifrost
- 4OpenRouter vs Helicone
- 5OpenRouter vs LiteLLM
- 6OpenRouter vs Manifest
- 7OpenRouter vs Requesty
- 8OpenRouter vs Routerly
- 9OpenRouter vs TrueFoundry AI Gateway
- 10OpenRouter vs Vercel
- 11OpenRouter vs YoloRouter
- 12OpenRouter vs Apache APISIX
- 13OpenRouter vs Prisma AIRS AI Gateway
- 14OpenRouter vs Cloudflare AI Gateway
- 15OpenRouter vs Tyk AI Studio Proxy
- 16OpenRouter vs Cortecs
- 17OpenRouter vs Envoy AI Gateway
- 18OpenRouter vs LLM Gateway
- 19OpenRouter vs OpenZiti LLM Gateway
- 20OpenRouter vs Orq.ai
- 21OpenRouter vs Polyrouter
OpenRouter alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kong Gateway | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | Bifrost | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Helicone | 7.3 | Free plan | $79/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | LiteLLM | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | Manifest | 7.3 | Free plan | $19/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | Requesty | 7.3 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Web |
| 8 | Routerly | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | TrueFoundry AI Gateway | 7.3 | Free plan | $25/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Vercel | 7.3 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Web |
| 11 | YoloRouter | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Apache APISIX | 6.9 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | Prisma AIRS AI Gateway | 6.9 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | Cloudflare AI Gateway | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | Tyk AI Studio Proxy | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | Cortecs | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | Envoy AI Gateway | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 18 | LLM Gateway | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | OpenZiti LLM Gateway | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Orq.ai | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Polyrouter | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about OpenRouter alternatives
What is the best alternative to OpenRouter?
Kong Gateway, number 1 in LLM gateways with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Bifrost, Helicone, LiteLLM and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to OpenRouter?
Kong Gateway is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.