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LLM Gateway
llmgateway.io
How did an open-source LLM gateway nearly triple its monthly revenue in four months?

Product at a glance
- What it is
- An open-source LLM API gateway: one OpenAI-compatible endpoint for 250+ models from 40+ providers, with routing, failover and cost analytics built in.
- Who it is for
- Developers and platform teams working across several LLM providers, plus individual developers on coding plans and everyday users on chat memberships.
- How it charges
- The platform is free (Free $0 forever), routing with your own keys is free and self-hosting the open-source core is free. Metered use is Pay per token + 5% fee. Coders can buy DevPass: Lite $29/mo → $58.
- Business model
- Open source plus a hosted service: the open gateway draws developers in, while revenue comes from platform fees on metered credits, DevPass coding plans and Enterprise.
Revenue, last 12 months
$999K
$1M all time
MRR
$78.8K
+22.5% in 30 days
Active subscriptions
1,386
about $57 a month each
August revenue
$250K
A record · November 2025 was $10.9K
Revenue as of 2026-09-07 (public channels, daily)Report as of 2026-10-2101
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- ?Where do its users mainly come from?
- ?Which decision drove the revenue jump?
- ?Why did it change the rules in October?
- 01Product overview
- 02Marketing map
- 03The growth plays
- 04How it uses social
- 05Timeline
- 06What to take from it
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