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11 scored tools, ranked by overall score. Last checked on 25 October 2026. Refine with the Finder →
The three to remember
The workhorse of self-hosted gateways; pin versions after the March 2026 incident.
- · Utility 9/10, best of the selection
- · Free tier to get started
- · One security caveat, see the card
Noticeably reduces output tokens and speeds up responses; the skill alone is sufficient, the proxy and companion engine are under the BSL licence.
- · Utility 7/10
- · Free, no limits
- · No known security caveat
The first tool to install when paying for Claude Code on a usage basis.
- · Utility 8/10
- · Free, no limits
- · No known security caveat
| Tool | Price | Score | Sec. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ccusageRisingReads local Claude Code logs and displays cost by day, session or model. | Free | 8.9 | Security: nothing to flag |
| HeliconeRisingObservability proxy: costs, latency and logs of all your LLM requests by changing one URL. | Freemium | 8.7 | Security: nothing to flag |
| PortkeyRisingAI gateway with routing, guardrails, and observability, open source since March 2026. | Freemium | 8.6 | Security: nothing to flag |
| BifrostRisingAI gateway in Go, very low latency, also serving as an MCP gateway. | Freemium | 8.4 | Security: nothing to flag |
| Claude Code Usage MonitorRisingReal-time monitor for Claude Code quotas and tokens in the terminal. | Free | 8.1 | Security: nothing to flag |
| LiteLLMSelf-hosted gateway that unifies 100+ providers behind an OpenAI API, with budgets and virtual keys. | Freemium | 7.8 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| RequestyHosted router with cost optimization and guardrails, team-oriented. | Paid | 7.7 | Security: nothing to flag |
| Not DiamondSmart router that selects the cheapest model capable of handling each request. | Freemium | 7.4 | Security: nothing to flag |
| OpenRouterOne API key to access 400+ models, with automatic fallback between providers. | Freemium | 7.4 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| OmniRouteRisingLocal open-source gateway in front of 290+ providers with automatic quota-based switching. | Free | 5.5 | Security: serious reservations |
App : A product you use directly · Tool : A precise action the AI can call · MCP : Standardises the connection between an AI application and systems that expose tools or data · Built-in mode : A feature to switch on inside an assistant you already use (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini): nothing to install · Skill : A reusable method: instructions, procedures, sometimes scripts or templates · Plugin : A set of capabilities installed into an AI application or a host
Method
Overall score = utility (rated by the editorial team), reliability (GitHub activity, official publisher, reachable site), security (where data goes, permissions, known incidents) and accessibility (install, required level, price), weighted per category. A tool inactive for over six months is flagged and leaves the recommendations. No ranking is sold.
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