LiteLLM vs OpenRouter
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
| LIT LiteLLM One OpenAI-style gateway to 100+ model providers, with spend controls Visit |
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8 / 10 | 8.6 / 10 |
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| Value for money | — | |
| Ease of use | — | |
| ASEAN readiness | — | |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Full open-source gateway and Python SDK, free to self-host forever (MIT, except the enterprise/ directory) | Free plan: 25+ free models, 20 requests a minute and 50 a day (1,000 a day after buying $10 of credits) |
| Paid from | Custom (LiteLLM Enterprise, annual contract sized to request volume; 30-day trial key) | Provider list price plus a 5.5% fee on credit purchases (8% on Business) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | — |
| Founded | 2023 | 2023 |
| Maker | Independent (Berrie AI Incorporated / BerriAI) | — |
| Verdict | LiteLLM is the most widely used open-source way to put many model providers behind one API with cost controls, and its move to a Rust core should cut overhead. Its security record in 2026 is the main caution: a poisoned... |
OpenRouter removes the chore of holding a dozen provider keys and invoices: one OpenAI-compatible endpoint reaches more than 450 models, fails over when a provider stalls, and makes it quick to compare two models or swap... |
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