OpenAI-compatible gateway routing to GPT-4o, Claude, Llama, Gemini & more. Built into Empire Audit Stack — flat tiers, no per-call surprises, hash-chained audit log, BYOK support.
All four speak the OpenAI protocol. We're the one with flat tiers + built-in audit.
| OpenRouter | Portkey | LiteLLM (self-host) | EAS Gateway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI-compatible | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-provider routing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (4 providers) |
| Flat-rate self-serve tiers | ✗ pay-as-you-go | ✓ ($49+) | ✗ | ✓ ($29+) |
| Tier-gated allowlist | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ (6 tiers) |
| Monthly token cap enforcement | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ (Redis-backed) |
| Hash-chained audit log | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ (EAS audit chain) |
| Stripe-native billing | credit-card top-up | annual contract | self-bill | ✓ Stripe subscription |
| Activepieces integration | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ @empire/eas-llm |
| Indie price (3M tokens/mo bundle) | ~$60 PAYG | $49/mo | self-hosted | $99/mo — Indie tier |
Self-serve Hobby + Indie below; Starter+Pro bundled with EAS Audit Pack.
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