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LiteLLM vs OpenRouter vs Cloudflare AI Gateway

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Routers & Gateways · verified 13 Aug 2026

×BLiteLLMBerriAIcurrent
×OpenRouterOpenRoutercurrent
×Cloudflare AI GatewayCloudflarecurrent
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SpecificationLiteLLMOpenRouterCloudflare AI Gateway
SummaryThe self-hosted standard.Biggest catalogue, simplest start.Edge gateway with free core features.
Added latencySelf-hosted40–55msEdge
HostingSelfManagedManaged
CachingRedis——
CategoryRouters & GatewaysRouters & GatewaysRouters & Gateways
OfficialBerriAI ↗OpenRouter ↗Cloudflare ↗

Highlighted rows are where these differ.

LiteLLM

  • Budget controls and Redis caching
  • Zero marginal cost, you run it

Best for production.

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OpenRouter

  • Consolidated billing across every provider
  • 40–55ms overhead — 5× the alternatives

Best for prototyping.

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Cloudflare AI Gateway

  • Analytics and rate limiting free
  • BYOK, dynamic routing, DLP

Best for Cloudflare stacks.

Full spec sheet →