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Portkey vs Token Harbor

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan
Token Harbor — $0.99/mo vs $49/mo for Portkey
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Portkey — 91 vs 78 for Token Harbor
Best fit
Portkey: Teams calling several LLM providers who want a single API with fallbacks and caching · Token Harbor: Developers wiring coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) to multiple models through one key

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

PortkeyAI gateway that routes requests to 1,600+ models through one API, with caching, fallbacks, guardrails and observability.Token HarborOne OpenAI-compatible API that routes requests across GPT, Claude, Gemini, and other models.

Side by side

FactPortkeyToken Harbor
CategoryAI Gateways & RoutingAI Gateways & Routing
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$49/mo$0.99/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score91 / 10078 / 100
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CompanyPalo Alto NetworksToken Harbor Pte. Ltd.
Launched2023—
Last verifiedOct 2, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

Portkey

Portkey is a mature way to put one gateway in front of many model providers, with failover, caching and logging included. It suits teams running LLM apps in production that want cost and reliability controls without writing them. The acquisition by a security vendor is likely to steer the roadmap toward enterprise governance, so small teams should watch pricing and packaging.

Pros

  • Open-source MIT-licensed gateway that can be self-hosted
  • Routing, fallbacks, load balancing and semantic caching in one place
  • Free developer tier and a $49 production tier with published overage pricing
  • Observability, guardrails and prompt management on the same platform

Cons

  • The free tier is limited to 10,000 logs and is not meant for production
  • Brand and packaging are shifting under Palo Alto Networks' Prisma AIRS
  • Advanced governance, SSO and VPC hosting need the Enterprise plan

Token Harbor

Token Harbor's pitch is model-routing convenience: point your agent at one API key and get access to a tiered set of models without juggling separate provider accounts. Launch pricing is unusually cheap for the entry passes, but that also means the regular (non-launch) prices — up to 3x higher — are what a longer-term budget should assume.

Pros

  • Single OpenAI-compatible endpoint covers models from several major providers
  • Free tier requires no card and includes real (if rotating) model access
  • One-command setup is documented for common coding-agent tools

Cons

  • Current Pass prices are explicitly launch discounts — regular prices run up to 3x higher
  • Free tier's rotating models mean you don't control exactly which model answers a given request

Which one fits

Choose Portkey if you need

  • Teams calling several LLM providers who want a single API with fallbacks and caching
  • Platform teams that need guardrails, logs and access control around model usage

Choose Token Harbor if you need

  • Developers wiring coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) to multiple models through one key
  • Anyone wanting to try several providers' models without separate accounts for each

Portkey vs Token Harbor: the questions people ask

Is Portkey cheaper than Token Harbor?

On published entry prices, Token Harbor starts lower — $0.99/mo against $49/mo for Portkey. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Portkey or Token Harbor have a free tier?

Both: Portkey has a free tier, and Token Harbor has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Portkey or Token Harbor?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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