Accessing models not available through major providers
Quick model prototyping and comparison
Pay-per-use without provider commitments
Community and open-source model access
Building model-agnostic applications
When to Choose Apigee AI Gateway vs OpenRouter
Choose Apigee AI Gateway if you need
Managing AI APIs on Google Cloud
Enterprise API security for AI endpoints
Usage metering and billing for AI services
Pricing: Enterprise
Choose OpenRouter if you need
Accessing models not available through major providers
Quick model prototyping and comparison
Pay-per-use without provider commitments
Pricing: Usage-based
About Apigee AI Gateway
Google Cloud's Apigee includes AI gateway capabilities for managing and securing generative AI API traffic, with model routing, token-based rate limiting, content moderation, and comprehensive analytics.
OpenRouter is an API aggregator that provides access to dozens of LLM providers through a unified OpenAI-compatible API. It offers model routing, price comparison, and rate limit management. OpenRouter is popular with developers who want to quickly switch between models or access models not available through major providers. The platform supports pay-per-use pricing and passes through provider-specific features.
Unified API platforms and proxies that aggregate multiple LLM providers behind a single endpoint, providing model routing, fallback, caching, rate limiting, cost optimization, and access control.