What is opengateway?

opengateway combines direct access to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google with built-in observability behind one OpenAI-compatible API for builders.

In one sentence#

opengateway is an AI platform that combines direct model access with built-in observability behind a single OpenAI-compatible API. The goal is to give you the same kind of leverage Vercel gives you for frontend deployment, but for shipping AI features.

Who it's for#

You are probably the target user if any of this sounds familiar:

  • You burned a weekend wiring a model SDK, a tracing tool, and a queue together.
  • Your CFO asked what the $20K AI bill was for and you were not sure how to answer.
  • A provider went down for 40 minutes and you had no failover.
  • You want a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint that routes to OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google on demand.

What problem it solves#

Production AI is currently an assembly problem, not a capability problem. The models exist. Tracing tools exist. What doesn't exist is a single place where they're already wired together and running.

BEFORE opengateway:
  You ─► multiple SDKs ─► multiple dashboards ─► manual cost tracking

AFTER opengateway:
  You ─► one API ─► one dashboard ─► ship features

How it's built#

opengateway is an open-source-first platform. Every component has a corresponding open source foundation you could run yourself, and the code you write against opengateway already works on the raw provider APIs. You can leave anytime. We want you to stay because the product is better, not because the exit is expensive.

  • The Gateway is OpenAI-API-compatible, so you can point straight back to the raw providers if you need to.
  • Observability is first-party, with cost, latency, and logs captured automatically on every request.

How it's different#

If you're using...opengateway adds
A single-product model gatewayBuilt-in observability behind the same API key.
A standalone observability toolTraffic already flowing through the gateway that produces it, with no extra SDK to wire up.
A model-reseller marketplaceA direct line to the companies shipping the frontier models. openai/gpt-4o means the model OpenAI made, not a rebadged copy.

Where to start#

Quickstart

Your first API call in about 60 seconds.

Core Concepts

How the pieces fit together.