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YoloRouter

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About

YoloRouter is an OpenAI-compatible gateway that routes AI requests across multiple providers. Its API accepts OpenAI Chat Completions and Responses, Anthropic Messages, and Gemini generateContent protocols, translating between supported formats when clients and providers differ. Routing includes ordered provider candidates, multi-provider failover, and upstream key pooling. Server-Sent Events provide streaming with usage tracking, while OpenAI Images and Videos APIs cover media requests and bill delivered images or seconds. The gateway can compress bulky tool output before forwarding it upstream and report measured savings. API keys support model allowlists, rate and concurrency limits, cumulative budget caps, optional expiry, and instant revocation. An admin console handles multiple users, OAuth2/OIDC single sign-on, usage visibility, and account controls. Self-hosting is a single binary with an embedded console, SQLite by default, and optional PostgreSQL. The self-hosted plan is free; cloud uses top-up credits without subscription or minimum spend.

Who it is for

It suits teams already shipping AI features that need multi-model access, failover, quota controls, cost optimization, or request observability. Self-hosting fits deployments preferring a single binary and local database options.

What is good

  • OpenAI-compatible multi-provider gateway
  • Protocol translation across major APIs
  • Failover and upstream key pooling
  • Detailed API key budget controls
  • Single-binary self-hosted deployment

What to know first

  • Cloud billing uses top-up credits
  • Media billing is based on delivered images or seconds
  • Security issues must use GitHub private advisories

Verdict

YoloRouter centralizes several model protocols behind one endpoint while adding routing, controls, analytics, and self-hosting. Its free self-hosted plan and usage-based cloud option support different deployment preferences.

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Facts

Product
YoloRouter is an OpenAI-compatible AI model routing gateway that routes requests across multiple AI providers.yolorouter.com · 30 Sept 2026
API compatibility
The API supports OpenAI Chat Completions, OpenAI Responses, Anthropic Messages, and Gemini generateContent protocols.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Provider routing
It provides multi-provider failover, ordered provider candidates, and upstream key pooling.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Protocol translation
Clients and providers can use different protocols because YoloRouter translates between supported protocols.yolorouter.com · 30 Sept 2026
Supported providers
The documentation lists access to providers including OpenAI and Anthropic through one endpoint.yolorouter.com · 30 Sept 2026
Streaming
Streaming uses Server-Sent Events with usage tracking.yolorouter.com · 30 Sept 2026
Media APIs
The gateway exposes OpenAI Images and Videos APIs beside chat and bills delivered images or delivered seconds.yolorouter.com · 30 Sept 2026
Cost optimization
YoloRouter can compress bulky tool output before forwarding it to upstream models and reports measured savings.yolorouter.com · 30 Sept 2026
Access controls
API keys support model allowlists, rate and concurrency limits, cumulative budget caps, optional expiry, and instant revocation.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Team features
The admin console supports multiple users, OAuth2/OIDC single sign-on, per-user usage visibility, and administrative account controls.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Storage and deployment
The product is distributed as a single binary with an embedded admin console, requires no Node runtime, uses SQLite by default, and optionally supports PostgreSQL.yolorouter.com · 30 Sept 2026
Security
Upstream provider keys are encrypted at rest with AES-256, while admin credentials and API keys are hashed.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Security reporting
Security vulnerabilities should be reported through GitHub's private Security Advisories flow rather than public issues or pull requests.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Cloud billing
YoloRouter Cloud uses top-up credits with no subscription and no minimum spend, charging users only for usage.yolorouter.com · 30 Sept 2026
Target users
The product is designed for teams already shipping AI features and for multi-model access, cost optimization, provider failover, quota management, and request observability.yolorouter.com · 30 Sept 2026

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