Do I need new SDK code?

No. You keep your OpenAI SDK code and change the base URL to the gateway.

Can I use my own provider keys?

Yes. You can bring your own keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and other providers.

Can it be self-hosted?

Yes. The core is open source and can run on Docker or Kubernetes; enterprise features need a license key.

What happens if a provider fails?

The gateway retries up to twice on another provider for that model before responding.

What is LLM Gateway's monthly traffic and growth trend?

LLM Gateway currently receives 196.88K monthly visits, with a month-over-month traffic change of +19.47K (+11% growth rate). Its primary source market is South Korea (27.5% share), including 121.47K direct visits/mo and 0 organic search visits/mo.

Is LLM Gateway free? What is its pricing model?

LLM Gateway operates on a Freemium, Contact for Pricing pricing model. Freemium: you can bring your own provider API keys and use the gateway for free, with flat-price DevPass plans and enterprise plans (SSO, audit logs, provider policy) available on request. Supported billing and checkout platforms include: not listed.

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Rank	AI Tool	Monthly Visits	MoM Growth	Direct traffic share	Pricing	Head-to-Head
●	LLM Gateway	196.88K	+11%	62% direct	Freemium, Contact for Pricing	Current
1	ChatGPT	6.05B	+2.2%	73% direct	Freemium	vs ChatGPT
2	Google Gemini	2.64B	-0.1%	62% direct	Freemium	vs Google Gemini
3	DeepSeek	372.76M	+4.3%	78% direct	Freemium	vs DeepSeek
4	OpenAI Platform	234.68M	-9.6%	45% direct	Paid	vs OpenAI Platform
5	Google AI Studio	112.62M	+2%	54% direct	Freemium	vs Google AI Studio
6	Perplexity	88.31M	-3.7%	72% direct	Freemium	vs Perplexity

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