ai-for / ai-gateway
As of , EffectHub tracks 10 tools for AI gateway; 2 of the 10 have a free tier.
Infron, OfoxAI and PoYo AI lead the list on click-through. 9 of the 10 ship a public API.
ranked by click-through
Pay-as-you-go gateway to about 500 AI models through one OpenAI-compatible API, with provider routing, fallbacks and a single balance.
Best for: Product teams calling several model families who want one API key and one bill
OpenAI-compatible gateway routing requests to 100+ language, image, and video models by swapping a base URL.
Best for: Developers who want to test or mix multiple LLM providers without rewriting SDK calls
Single async API for image, video, music, chat, and 3D generation models from many providers.
Best for: Developers integrating several generation model types (image, video, music, chat) who want one API surface
Pay-as-you-go single API for text, image, and video models from multiple AI providers.
Best for: Developers prototyping across several model providers without separate accounts
Web workspace and unified API for image, video, audio and text models, billed by subscription credits or a prepaid balance.
Best for: Solo creators wanting to try several image and video models without separate signups
A free macOS menu-bar app that reroutes Claude Code and Claude Desktop to run on a different AI model provider.
Best for: Developers who like the Claude Code interface but want a cheaper or local model
Playground and API for comparing and calling image, video, and text generation models from one account.
Best for: Developers comparing video/image model output and cost before committing
Pay-as-you-go gateway for image and video models like Seedance and Veo, with GPT, Claude and Gemini on the same endpoint.
Best for: Developers who don't want to manage separate API keys and contracts per AI vendor
One API key routes requests to more than 100 models from Claude, GPT, Gemini, and others.
Best for: Developers who want one integration point instead of separate SDKs per model provider
Describe an app and it writes the code, sets up the database and auth, and deploys it to a live URL
Best for: Founders prototyping a full-stack product without a backend engineer
| Tool | Price | Free plan | API | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infron | Not confirmed | No | Yes | Active |
| OfoxAI | Not confirmed | No | Yes | Active |
| PoYo AI | from $0.0066/image | No | Yes | Active |
| 2KEN | from $0.005/image | No | Yes | Active |
| APIXO | from $19/mo | No | Yes | Active |
| Modyak | Free | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| SJolt | from $0.015/image | No | Yes | Active |
| APIPod | Not confirmed | No | Yes | Active |
| ApiFlux | Not confirmed | No | Yes | Active |
| Blink.new | from $25/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
Yes. 1 of the 10 tools for AI gateway on EffectHub's list is free to use — Modyak; 1 more has a free tier with paid upgrades.
9 of the 10 tools for AI gateway on EffectHub's list ship a public API, including Infron, OfoxAI, PoYo AI and 2KEN. The API badge on each card is re-checked against the vendor's documentation.
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As of October 26, 2026, EffectHub tracks 10 tools for AI gateway; 2 of the 10 have a free tier. (EffectHub, “AI Gateways”, Oct 2026, https://effecthub.net/ai-for/ai-gateway)
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