Deploy and use OmniRoute — the free AI gateway (17.4k GitHub stars). One endpoint connects to 250+ providers (90+ free). RTK + Caveman compression saves 15-95% on tokens. Smart auto-fallback when providers are down. AES-256-GCM encrypted credential storage. Self-hosted. Aggregates ~1.6B free tokens/month across free tiers.
KI-Gateway mit 250+ Anbietern, 15-95% Token-Kompression, AES-256 Verschlüsselung. Selbst gehostet, keine Abhängigkeiten.
# OmniRoute — Free AI Gateway
## When to use this
- Current Hermes gateway costs are too high (OmniRoute's compression saves 15-95% on tokens)
- Need access to more providers (250 vs Hermes gateway's handful)
- Want smart auto-fallback (if one provider fails, auto-switch without error)
- Want to use free tier aggregations across 90+ providers
- Need token compression for heavy workloads (US Cities DB pipeline, batch processing)
## How it differs from our current setup
| | Current (Hermes gat