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7 comparable Build tools to UnoRouter — with starting prices and when to choose each. Prices checked November 3, 2026.

UnoRouter is a hosted AI gateway: one OpenAI-compatible key for 200+ models, with free :free model variants, pay as you go top-ups from $1 that never expire, and subscriptions from $20/month for $40 of credit delivered $10 a week. Buyers look elsewhere for a larger catalog, provider list pricing, enterprise terms, or a gateway they can self-host.

UnoRouter alternatives at a glance

ToolStarting priceFree planBest for
OpenRouterPay as you go: model list prices plus 5.5% fee on credit purchasesYes: 25+ free models, 20 requests/min and 50/dayThe widest catalog behind one key
RequestyPay as you go: 5% markup on model costYes: free models, 200 requests per day, no cardTeams wanting routing, fallbacks and spend limits
Vercel AI GatewayProvider list price, no markup (prepaid credits)Yes: monthly free credit on a subset of modelsApps already hosted on Vercel
LiteLLMFree (open source, self-hosted); Enterprise not publishedYes: MIT-licensed gateway, free to self-hostTeams that want to run the gateway themselves
Portkey$49/month (Production, 100K recorded logs)Yes: Developer plan, 10K recorded logs a monthProduction apps that need logs and guardrails
Eden AIPay as you go: provider prices plus 5.5% fee on credit purchasesNo (not stated on pricing page)Apps mixing LLMs with OCR, speech and other APIs
AIMLAPIPay per token at each model's listed rateYes: free playground tier (limits not listed)One key for text, image and video models

Prices read from each vendor's own pricing page on November 3, 2026. Vendors change plans often; follow the pricing link on each card to confirm.

When to choose each one

  • OpenRouter

    Pay as you go: model list prices plus 5.5% fee on credit purchases · Free: Yes: 25+ free models, 20 requests/min and 50/day

    Choose it when: you want 600+ models from 80+ providers with no subscription; the fee is 5.5% on credit purchases, and buying $10 of credits lifts the free model limit from 50 to 1,000 requests a day.

  • Requesty

    Pay as you go: 5% markup on model cost · Free: Yes: free models, 200 requests per day, no card

    Choose it when: you need fallbacks, caching, spend limits and EU data residency on top of 600+ models; the free plan allows 200 requests a day and paid use adds 5% to the model price.

  • Vercel AI Gateway

    Provider list price, no markup (prepaid credits) · Free: Yes: monthly free credit on a subset of models

    Choose it when: you want provider list prices with zero markup, including bring your own key, plus budgets per team, project or key; payment processing fees are on you and some add-ons cost extra.

  • LiteLLM

    Free (open source, self-hosted); Enterprise not published · Free: Yes: MIT-licensed gateway, free to self-host

    Choose it when: you want no middleman on billing: self-host the MIT-licensed proxy in front of your own provider keys across 140+ providers; Enterprise adds SSO, audit logs and SLAs at a price from sales.

  • Portkey

    $49/month (Production, 100K recorded logs) · Free: Yes: Developer plan, 10K recorded logs a month

    Choose it when: you bring your own provider keys and want logging, metrics and governance around them; Production is $49 a month with 30-day log retention and $9 per extra 100K requests.

  • Eden AI

    Pay as you go: provider prices plus 5.5% fee on credit purchases

    Choose it when: you need more than chat models; Eden AI lists about 1,000 models from 80+ providers through one API with unlimited seats, no subscription, and a 5.5% fee when you buy credits.

  • AIMLAPI

    Pay per token at each model's listed rate · Free: Yes: free playground tier (limits not listed)

    Choose it when: you want a single price list covering 845 models across text, image and video, with image models billed per generation or megapixel and volume discounts through sales.

Why people look for UnoRouter alternatives

  • Subscription credit arrives weekly and unused credit does not carry over to the next week (UnoRouter pricing page).
  • Free models are capped at about 1 request per minute per model per user, and extra calls get HTTP 429 (UnoRouter docs).
  • UnoRouter says free models are served by providers that may use your inputs for their own purposes, so private data needs paid routes.
  • The site names no company, jurisdiction, SLA, SSO or invoicing; OpenRouter, Requesty, Portkey and Eden AI publish enterprise tiers with them.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best free alternative to UnoRouter?

LiteLLM is free and MIT-licensed if you self-host it with your own provider keys. Among hosted gateways, OpenRouter offers 25+ free models at 50 requests a day, and Requesty allows 200 free requests a day with no card.

Is there an open-source alternative to UnoRouter?

LiteLLM is an MIT-licensed gateway you run yourself, covering 140+ providers through one OpenAI-compatible API. Portkey also lists a self-hosted open-source edition next to its hosted plans.

Which UnoRouter alternative has no markup on tokens?

Vercel AI Gateway charges provider list prices with no markup, including bring your own key. OpenRouter and Eden AI pass through provider prices and charge 5.5% when you buy credits; Requesty adds 5% to model cost.

UnoRouter vs OpenRouter: which is better for developers?

OpenRouter lists 600+ models from 80+ providers, has no subscription, and publishes an enterprise tier with SSO and SLAs. UnoRouter lists 200+ models and offers weekly-credit subscriptions from $20 a month, where unused credit does not carry over.

What do people use instead of UnoRouter for coding agents like Claude Code?

OpenRouter, Requesty and Vercel AI Gateway all expose OpenAI-compatible endpoints that coding agents can point at. Vercel documents routing coding agent spend through its gateway with budgets per key.

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