Comparison

Higress vs One API

No leader: the top candidate One API has only 0.27 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Higress47
One API48
Score
Vioscale score
Higress47 / 100low · 34%updating
One API48 / 100low · 27%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Higress
One API
Model
Higressfreemium
One APIcommercial
Price level
Higresslow
One APIfree
Transparent
Higress
One API
Integrations
Count
Higress7
One API13
Reliability
Sla pct
Higress99.95
One API
Adoption
Dependent repos
Higress4
One API0
Github stars
Higress9,195
One API36,589
Activity
Commits last 30d
Higress100
One API0
Release
Cadence days
Higress19
One API19
History
Higress20 items
One API20 items
License
Spdx
HigressApache-2.0
One APIMIT
Language
Primary
HigressGo
One APIJavaScript
Market

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for llm gateways. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Openai compatible API
Higress-
One API
Automatic failover
Higress-
One API-
Routing strategy
Higress-
One API-
Caching
Higress-
One API-
Virtual key management
Higress-
One API
Budget spend controls
Higress-
One API
Rate limiting
Higress-
One API
Guardrails moderation
Higress-
One API-
Request cost observability
Higress-
One API
Streaming support
Higress-
One API
Deployment model
Higress-
One APISelf hosted
Open source
Higress-
One API
Pricing model
Higress-
One APIOpen source self host

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Higress

An API gateway that routes requests to multiple language models and manages AI agents through pluggable extensions. Provided as open-source for self-hosting or as a managed cloud service with 99.95% availability guarantee.

Independently observed

One API

An open-source system for managing and redistributing API access across multiple large language model providers—including OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and others—through a single OpenAI-compatible API. Deploys as a self-contained binary or Docker container.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Higress

HybridFree tier

Free open-source version and commercial cloud service offerings

as of verify ↗

One API

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Higress
One API
CLI
Higress
One API
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Higress
One API
Self-hosted
Higress
One API

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)
  • OpenAI
  • DeepSeek
  • Azure OpenAI

Higress

7 total - 4 not shared
  • Claude
  • Aliyun Dashscope
  • Aliyun DashVector
  • Doubao
Independently observed

One API

13 total - 10 not shared
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Google Gemini
  • ByteDance Douyin
  • ChatGLM
  • Baidu ERNIE Bot
  • iFLYTEK Spark
  • Alibaba Tongyi Qianwen
  • 360 Brain
  • Tencent Hunyuan
  • Cloudflare Gateway
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.