LiteLLM vs Orq.ai

LiteLLM8.8Visit Orq.ai8.2Visit

Higher score LiteLLM #4 in LLM Gateway Software 8.8/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit LiteLLM

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Orq.ai #8 in LLM Gateway Software 8.2/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Orq.ai

• LiteLLM fits best

  Teams wanting a complete open-source gateway

• Orq.ai fits best

  Teams routing across many models and providers

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Side by side

Feature	LiteLLM 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Orq.ai 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.2
Ranking	#4 in LLM Gateway Software	#8 in LLM Gateway Software
Best for	Teams wanting a complete open-source gateway	Teams routing across many models and providers
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Docs, Community
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations	11 integrations	26+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features LiteLLM 5/5 · Orq.ai 5/5
Fallback routing	✓	✓
Usage analytics	✓	✓
Self-hosted deployment	✓	✓
Budget controls	✓	✓
Virtual API keys	✓	✓
Specs
Provider count	Not checked yet	30
Our review
Pros	OpenAI-compatible API across 100+ providers Routing, retries, fallbacks, budgets, and rate limits Self-hosting with virtual keys and usage analytics	Routes across 500+ models from 30+ providers with fallback options Tracks traces, costs, tokens, latency, budgets, and spend limits Supports cloud, VPC, on-premises, and self-hosted deployments
Cons	Enterprise pricing is quote-based SSO and SCIM are part of the Enterprise edition The platform is geared toward teams managing multiple providers	No free plan for evaluating the platform Enterprise features require a custom pricing arrangement Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple model routing
Our verdict	LiteLLM is an open-source LLM gateway and Python SDK for platform teams and developers managing access to multiple model providers. Its OpenAI-compatible API translates requests to provider endpoints, while routing, retries, fallbacks,… Read the review →	Orq.ai is an AI gateway and platform for engineering, product, and enterprise teams building LLM applications. Its OpenAI-compatible endpoint routes requests across 500+ models from 30+ providers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• LiteLLM — where it wins

  • OpenAI-compatible API across 100+ providers
  • Routing, retries, fallbacks, budgets, and rate limits
  • Self-hosting with virtual keys and usage analytics

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise pricing is quote-based
  • SSO and SCIM are part of the Enterprise edition
  • The platform is geared toward teams managing multiple providers

• Orq.ai — where it wins

  • Routes across 500+ models from 30+ providers with fallback options
  • Tracks traces, costs, tokens, latency, budgets, and spend limits
  • Supports cloud, VPC, on-premises, and self-hosted deployments

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan for evaluating the platform
  • Enterprise features require a custom pricing arrangement
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple model routing

• LiteLLM8.8/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A complete open-source gateway for multi-provider routing, controls, and observability.

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• Orq.ai8.2/10 · Paid

  A broad LLM gateway for teams balancing model choice, control, and deployment flexibility.

  Visit Orq.aiFull verdict →