The best router alternatives

gpt-load

tbphp/gpt-load

Self-hosted AI gateway for multi-channel, multi-credential setups — API keys and subscription accounts, scheduling, failover, request logs and usage. 自托管 AI 网关：多渠道多凭据统一接入，含密钥与订阅账号、调度容错、日志与用量。

Choose gpt-load if…

• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you specifically need api-gateway or claude

Shares ai-gateway, anthropic, claude-code, codex with router.

TokenEconomizer

microsoft/TokenEconomizer

Experience-Driven Black-Box Cost Control for Coding Agents

Choose TokenEconomizer if…

• you would rather work in Python than Go
• you specifically need agentic-ai or ai-coding

Shares agentic-coding, anthropic, claude-code, codex with router.

OmniRoute

diegosouzapw/OmniRoute

Never stop coding. Free MIT AI gateway: one endpoint, 352 providers (150+ free), 1200+ models Kimi, Claude, GPT, Gemini, GLM, DeepSeek, MiniMax. Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Cline & Copilot. Quota-aware auto-fallback, RTK+Caveman compression saves 15-95% tokens, MCP/A2A, Desktop/PWA. Built by 550+ contributors

Choose OmniRoute if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Go
• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (86.9k)
• you specifically need a2a or ai-agents

Shares ai-gateway, anthropic, claude-code, codex with router.

9router

decolua/9router

Unlimited FREE AI coding. Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, Copilot, Antigravity to FREE Claude/GPT/Gemini via 40+ providers. Auto-fallback, RTK -40% tokens, never hit limits.

Choose 9router if…

• you would rather work in JavaScript than Go
• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (32.3k)
• you specifically need ai-agents or chatgpt

Shares ai-gateway, anthropic, claude-code, codex with router.

opencodex

lidge-jun/opencodex

Universal provider proxy for OpenAI Codex & Claude Code — use any LLM (Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Ollama…) with Codex CLI, App, SDK, and Claude Code

Choose opencodex if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Go
• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (18.4k)
• you specifically need ai-tools or chatgpt

Shares ai-gateway, anthropic, claude-code, codex with router.

axonhub

looplj/axonhub

⚡️ Open-source AI Gateway — Use any SDK to call 100+ LLMs. Built-in failover, load balancing, cost control & end-to-end tracing.

Choose axonhub if…

• you specifically need agent or agents

Shares anthropic, claude-code, codex with router.

hermes-agent

NousResearch/hermes-agent

The agent that grows with you

Choose hermes-agent if…

• you would rather work in Python than Go
• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (263.0k)
• you specifically need ai or ai-agent

Shares anthropic, claude-code, codex with router.

magpie

yetone/magpie

Every agent's model. One place. Codex on DeepSeek, Claude Code on Kimi, from the menu bar.

Choose magpie if…

• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (35.4k)
• you specifically need deepseek or gemini-cli

Shares claude-code, codex with router.

claude-squad

smtg-ai/claude-squad

Manage multiple AI terminal agents like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and Amp.

Choose claude-squad if…

• GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (8.8k)
• you specifically need cli or opencode

Shares claude-code, codex with router.

tuios

Gaurav-Gosain/tuios

A terminal window manager that knows what your agents are doing. Tiling panes, workspaces, sessions that survive restarts, and one Inbox for every coding agent. Official only at tuios.dev and this repo. tuios has no X/Twitter account.

Choose tuios if…

• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you specifically need ai-agents or bubbletea

Shares claude-code, codex with router.

rtk

rtk-ai/rtk

CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies

Choose rtk if…

• you would rather work in Rust than Go
• you want the more widely starred option (86.4k)
• you specifically need ai-coding or cli

Shares agentic-coding, anthropic, claude-code with router.

agents

wshobson/agents

Multi-harness agentic plugin marketplace for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, and Google Antigravity

Choose agents if…

• you would rather work in Python than Go
• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you want the more widely starred option (42.5k)

Shares anthropic, claude-code, codex with router.