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3 options ranked by Trust Score · April 2026
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Unified API gateway to 200+ LLMs with automatic fallbacks, cost routing, and a single API key — drop-in OpenAI SDK compatible.
TypeScriptMulti-providerPaidREST
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Vercel AI SDK
Trust Score 88 · Good
88
Unified TypeScript SDK for building AI-powered streaming UIs with any LLM provider — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and more.
TypeScriptReactStreaming
Free tierView profile
OpenAI API
Trust Score 87 · Good
87
The most widely used LLM API. Powers GPT-4o and o1 models with best-in-class reasoning, vision, and structured outputs. Largest ecosystem of tutorials, integrations, and community support.
TypeScriptPythonREST
$0.002/1K tokens (GPT-3.5) · $0.01/1K (GPT-4o)View profile
LiteLLM
Trust Score 82 · Good
82
Single Python interface and proxy server for 100+ LLM providers — call any model with the OpenAI SDK format.
PythonOpen SourceMulti-provider
Free tierView profile
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