# One API vs TensorZero

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** TensorZero

| Attribute | One API | TensorZero |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 46.2 (54% (medium)) | 56.2 (48% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 37,155 | 11,707 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Llm Gateways.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What is One API?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"One API is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Is One API free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"One API supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does One API support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. One API can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Can One API be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for One API, including OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, ByteDance Douyin, ChatGLM, Baidu ERNIE Bot and iFLYTEK Spark, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What does One API integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. One API is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/songquanpeng/one-api","question":"Is One API open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A unified operations platform for LLM applications that provides infrastructure for routing API calls, tracking performance metrics, running experiments, and optimizing model and prompt configurations. Built as self-hosted open-source software designed for production-scale deployments. It is indexed under Llm Gateways.","source":"https://www.tensorzero.com","question":"What is TensorZero?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"TensorZero is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.tensorzero.com","question":"Is TensorZero free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to TensorZero. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.tensorzero.com","question":"What platforms does TensorZero support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. TensorZero can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.tensorzero.com","question":"Can TensorZero be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for TensorZero, including OpenAI, Ollama and Slack. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.tensorzero.com","question":"What does TensorZero integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. TensorZero is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/tensorzero/tensorzero","question":"Is TensorZero open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A self-hosted platform that combines deployment, monitoring, evaluation, and optimization for language model applications. It enables teams to manage multiple model providers through a single interface, measure performance across different configurations, and automatically improve routing strategies and prompts. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"open-source-self-host","rate_limiting":true,"deployment_model":"self-hosted","routing_strategy":"load-based","streaming_support":true,"automatic_failover":true,"budget_spend_controls":true,"openai_compatible_api":true,"virtual_key_management":true,"request_cost_observability":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"open-source-self-host","deployment_model":"self-hosted","automatic_failover":true,"openai_compatible_api":true,"virtual_key_management":true,"request_cost_observability":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic Claude"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"DeepSeek"},{"name":"ByteDance Douyin"},{"name":"ChatGLM"},{"name":"Baidu ERNIE Bot"},{"name":"iFLYTEK Spark"},{"name":"Alibaba Tongyi Qianwen"},{"name":"360 Brain"},{"name":"Tencent Hunyuan"},{"name":"Cloudflare Gateway"},{"name":"Alibaba Qwen","native":true},{"name":"Tencent Yuan","native":true},{"name":"Baidu Wenxin","native":true},{"name":"Byte Doubao","native":true},{"name":"360 AI Brain","native":true},{"name":"Claude","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Gemini","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Doubao","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Ernie","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Spark","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Qwen","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"360 Smart Brain","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Hunyuan","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Teams","category":"chat"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | Rust |
| license.spdx | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-14T09:24:50.525Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.tensorzero.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-14T09:27:44.874Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 19 | 6 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.trust_center | https://github.com/security | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fsongquanpeng%2Fone-api&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=tensorzero&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Llm Gateways)

| Capability | One API | TensorZero |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Openai compatible API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic failover | ✓ | ✓ |
| Routing strategy | Load based | - |
| Caching | - | - |
| Virtual key management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Budget spend controls | ✓ | - |
| Rate limiting | ✓ | - |
| Guardrails moderation | - | - |
| Request cost observability | ✓ | ✓ |
| Streaming support | ✓ | - |
| Deployment model | Self hosted | Self hosted |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Open source self host | Open source self host |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:03:54.462Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*