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OrcaRouter

Adaptive LLM Gateway And AI Routing Platform

FreemiumFree Tier / Paid from $49/mo

About OrcaRouter

OrcaRouter is an open-source, OpenAI-compatible AI gateway that provides adaptive LLM routing, automatic failover, and load balancing across 200+ models with zero token markup. It includes built-in guardrails, prompt caching, and an agent firewall for tool and MCP calls.

Ideal for

Dynamically routing LLM traffic to balance quality, latency, and costProtecting AI agent workflows with security guardrails and MCP firewallsProviding unified API gateway access with automatic failover across multiple providers

Key Features

Pros
  • Intelligent adaptive routing grades prompts under 1ms to pick the optimal model
  • Pass-through zero markup on token costs across 200+ frontier and open-source models
  • Automatic failover and load balancing prevent downtime during upstream outages
  • Built-in agent firewall and guardrails evaluate MCP and tool calls before execution
  • OpenAI-compatible drop-in endpoint with support for prompt caching and BYOK
Cons
  • Advanced governance features and team collaboration require a paid subscription
  • Self-hosting full routing infrastructure requires DevOps setup and configuration
  • Complex routing DSL rules may require fine-tuning for custom organizational workflows

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