Comparison

Higress vs OpenRouter

On the evidence we track, OpenRouter leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Higress full profile →OpenRouter full profile →

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Higress47

★OpenRouter80

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Higress	OpenRouterLeader
Vioscale score	47 / 100low · 34%	80 / 100low · 36%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	80
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Falibaba%2Fhigress%2Fplugins%2Fwasm-go&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.95	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	4	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	9,195	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	19	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in CN, US · HQ CN	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Higress47 / 100low · 34%

OpenRouter80 / 100low · 36%

Pricing

Free tier

Higress✓

OpenRouter✓

Model

Higressfreemium

OpenRouterfreemium

Price level

Higresslow

OpenRouterlow

Transparent

Higress✗

OpenRouter✓

Integrations

Count

Higress7

OpenRouter80

Security

Gdpr

Higress–

OpenRouter✓

Vulnerabilities

HigressCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Falibaba%2Fhigress%2Fplugins%2Fwasm-go&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

OpenRouter–

Reliability

Sla pct

Higress99.95

OpenRouter–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Higress4

OpenRouter–

Github stars

Higress9,195

OpenRouter–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Higress100

OpenRouter–

Release

Cadence days

Higress19

OpenRouter–

History

Higress20 items

OpenRouter–

License

Spdx

HigressApache-2.0

OpenRouter–

Language

Primary

HigressGo

OpenRouter–

Market

Availability

HigressAvailable worldwide · Popular in CN, US · HQ CN

OpenRouterAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Llm Gateways
Capability	Higress	OpenRouter
Capabilities
Openai compatible API	-	✓
Automatic failover	-	✓
Routing strategy	-	Cost based
Caching	-	Exact
Virtual key management	-	✓
Budget spend controls	-	✓
Rate limiting	-	✓
Guardrails moderation	-	-
Request cost observability	-	✓
Streaming support	-	✓
Deployment model	-	Managed SaaS
Open source	-	✓
Pricing model	-	Usage based saas

Capabilities

Openai compatible API

Higress-

OpenRouter✓

Automatic failover

Higress-

OpenRouter✓

Routing strategy

Higress-

OpenRouterCost based

Caching

Higress-

OpenRouterExact

Virtual key management

Higress-

OpenRouter✓

Budget spend controls

Higress-

OpenRouter✓

Rate limiting

Higress-

OpenRouter✓

Guardrails moderation

Higress-

OpenRouter-

Request cost observability

Higress-

OpenRouter✓

Streaming support

Higress-

OpenRouter✓

Deployment model

Higress-

OpenRouterManaged SaaS

Open source

Higress-

OpenRouter✓

Pricing model

Higress-

OpenRouterUsage based saas

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

OpenRouter

Leader

OpenRouter aggregates 500+ language models from 80+ providers through a single, OpenAI-compatible API interface. It offers automatic fallback routing, cost control, usage analytics, and data policy management for teams deploying AI applications at scale.

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 2026-08-20verify ↗

OpenRouter

Leader

HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Pay-as-you-go at 5.5% platform fee. Enterprise from $25k/month.

FreeFree
- 25+ free models
- 4 free providers
- Chat and API access
- Community support
Pay-as-you-go5.5% platform fee on model usage, fee discounts available
- 500+ models from 80+ providers
- Automatic fallback routing
- Activity logs and export
- Auto-routing and preferred vendor selection
- Budgets and spend controls
- +4 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- 500+ models, 80+ providers
- Custom data policies and model/provider routing policies
- Managed policy enforcement
- SSO/SAML authentication
- Contractual SLAs
- +5 more

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Higress	OpenRouter
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Higress✓

OpenRouter✓

CLI

Higress✓

OpenRouter✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Higress✓

OpenRouter✓

Self-hosted

Higress✓

OpenRouter✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)

OpenAI

Higress

7 total - 6 not shared

Claude
DeepSeek
Azure OpenAI
Aliyun Dashscope
Aliyun DashVector
Doubao

Independently observed

OpenRouter

Leader

11 total - 10 not shared

Vercel AI SDK
Claude Code
Cursor
OpenAI SDK
Anthropic
Google
Meta
Mistral
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Terraform

Independently observed

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