What Tablif read on OmniRoute's site
OmniRoute describes itself as: “OmniRoute by Cheaper Inference | #1 Open Source AI Router”
- Price model: Monthly · free tier
- Free tier: Free forever
- Stage: Live, no waitlist
What it is
Calls itself “AI Router” and “AI gateway”.
- Calls itself: AI Router · AI gateway
“#1 Open Source AI Router”
“Self-hosted AI gateway with automatic provider fallback”
Where it puts itself
Claims “#1 Open Source AI Router”. Rules out “OmniRoute account required”. Publishes a comparison page.
- Superlative claim: #1 Open Source AI Router
- Says it will not: OmniRoute account required
“No OmniRoute account required”
“Compare -> https://www.omniroute.online/compare/”
What it costs
Monthly subscription. A free tier, free forever. 24 prices listed on its pages, from $0 to $20.
- Monthly: yes
- Free plan: free forever
- Price: 24 prices, from $0 to $20
“…gpt-oss-120b OpenAI · text $0.10 $0.040483 / 1M tokens $0.50 $0.202417 / 1M tokens 59.52% off 128K Show details for gpt-oss-120b”
“…deepseek-v4.1-flash DeepSeek · text $0.15 $0.075 / 1M tokens $0.60 $0.30 / 1M tokens 50% off 1.0M Show details for deepseek-v4.1-flash”
Who it sells to
Sells to developers. Made for developers.
- Sells to: developers
- Made for: developers
“OmniRoute is a free, MIT-licensed, self-hosted AI gateway for developers.”
How it runs
A API and command-line tool for Android, Linux, Windows and macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Can be self-hosted. Distributed through the Docker and npm. Offers an API. Open source. AI is the core of the product. You can bring your own API key. Built with Google Analytics.
- Kind: api · cli
- Runs on: Android · Linux · Windows · +1
- Runs where: on the device, offline · self-hosted
- Distributed via: Docker · npm
- API: yes
- Open source: yes
- AI role: core to the product
- Bring your own key: yes
“Accept OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and Responses API requests at /v1.”
“Install the omniroute npm package globally.”
What it works with
Integrates with Cheaper Inference. Plugin for OmniCopilot. Names 9Router, CLIProxyAPI and 1 more on its pages.
- Integrates with: Cheaper Inference
- Plugin for: OmniCopilot
- Names: 9Router · CLIProxyAPI · LiteLLM
“9Router (opens in a new tab)”
“CLIProxyAPI (opens in a new tab)”
What it offers as proof
Live, no waitlist. Claims “352”. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.
- Number claimed: 352
- Instant signup: yes
- Trial asks for: nothing
“Create account + claim $10”
“No credit card needed for the keyless quick start.”
Sources
Tablif read these pages, last on 19 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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