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* feat(providers): add Zylo UnoRouter and Poolside registries

* feat(providers): integrate audited free-tier gateways

* feat: add wave2 free-tier provider registries

* feat(providers): add Mixlayer Speka and TokenReply registries

* feat: add wave 2 free-tier provider registries

* fix: align meganova provider slug

* feat(providers): integrate wave2 free-tier gateways

* feat(providers): add Wave 3-A free-tier registries

* feat(providers): add HelyxAI Auriko and Poixe registries

* feat(providers): add Naga AI and Chat Oripe registries

* feat(providers): integrate wave3 free-tier gateways

* feat(providers): add FreeInference registry

* feat(providers): add Free.ai registry

* feat(providers): integrate wave4 free-tier gateways

* docs: synchronize provider and free-tier inventories

* refactor(providers): split audited gateway catalog

* feat(providers): add audited Void AI and HelixMind gateways

* feat(providers): finalize audited free-tier integration

* test(providers): update APIKEY split count to 229 after rebase onto release/v3.8.50

The rebase merged the release catalog (201 APIKEY providers) with the PR's
28 free-tier additions, yielding 229 total. Correct the characterization
count so the partition assertion reflects the true merged state.

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Co-authored-by: diegosouzapw <diegosouzapw@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: backryun <bakryun0718@proton.me>
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OmniRoute vs Alternatives 3.8.50 2026-08-02

OmniRoute vs Alternatives

Objective feature comparison vs popular open-source AI routers.

Methodology: Public repos audited 2026-Q2. Versions as listed. Submit corrections via PR — we want this to be accurate.

Feature OmniRoute 3.8 LiteLLM 1.x OpenRouter (SaaS) Portkey
Providers 329 ~100 ~50 ~30
Free/no-auth catalog entries 155 n/a passthrough n/a
Self-hostable ⚠ paid
OAuth catalog entries 23 partial
Auto-fallback combos 19 strategies priority-based tier-based weighted
Fusion (parallel panel + judge synthesis)
Tier 1/2/3 fallback (subscription→cheap→free) + UI manual n/a manual
Token compression 12-engine stack (RTK + Caveman + LLMLingua) none none none
Multimodal generation (speech/music/video) passthrough
Built-in MCP server 107 tools, 32 scopes
A2A protocol 6 skills
Memory (FTS5 + vector)
Guardrails (PII, injection, vision) partial paid
Cloud agent integrations Codex, Cursor, Devin, Jules
Circuit breaker per provider 3-state, lazy recovery basic
TLS fingerprint stealth (JA3/JA4) wreq-js
Eval framework built-in ⚠ paid
MITM proxy (intercepts Cursor/Antigravity) cross-platform
CLI with system tray (no Electron) n/a n/a
CLI machine-ID auto-auth n/a n/a
Dashboard Next.js 16 basic proprietary proprietary
i18n 43 locales
Public agent skills (SKILL.md) 45
Tunnel support (Cloudflared, Tailscale, Ngrok) n/a n/a
License MIT MIT proprietary proprietary

When to choose OmniRoute

  • You self-host and want maximum provider coverage (329 providers, 155 free/no-auth catalog entries)
  • You need a built-in MCP server (LLM tools, memory, skills exposed as tools)
  • You need A2A protocol for agent-to-agent workflows
  • You want fingerprint stealth (JA3/JA4) to avoid detection by upstream CAPTCHAs
  • You need enterprise features (guardrails, evals, audit trail) without a SaaS bill

When to choose LiteLLM

  • You're Python-first and need tight integration with litellm.completion()
  • You need mature production deployment recipes (k8s, Helm charts)
  • Your team already runs Python microservices

When to choose OpenRouter (SaaS)

  • You don't want to self-host
  • You're fine paying per-token at SaaS markup
  • You need a single payment method across all providers

When to choose Portkey

  • You need a commercial SLA with uptime guarantees
  • You prefer a managed dashboard without ops overhead
  • You need enterprise compliance features out of the box

Last updated: 2026-08-02. Submit corrections via PR to keep this table accurate.