Open source alternative to OpenRouter, GitHub Copilot, Cursor and Portkey
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Connect AI coding tools to 40+ providers with smart 3-tier fallback, maximizing free model quotas to eliminate rate limits.
Use 9Router when you regularly switch between coding assistants and want one local control point for models, keys, quotas, and fallback.
Skip if you use one hosted assistant and are satisfied with its built-in model selector.
It helps teams experiment with cheaper and free model paths while keeping expensive providers available for harder tasks.
Skip if your organization requires approved vendor routing and centralized audit controls.
AI coding workflows stall when one provider hits a quota, a subscription goes unused, or tool output burns tokens faster than expected. Developers who use several coding agents often juggle API keys, model formats, and fallback choices manually, which turns the model layer into constant operational overhead.
Exposes a local `/v1` style route so AI coding tools can point at one router instead of multiple provider endpoints.
The README describes RTK Token Saver as a way to reduce tool_result token usage by 20-40 percent per request.
Routes across subscriptions, cheaper APIs, free options, and multiple accounts so coding can continue when one model path is exhausted.
9Router routes AI coding-tool requests through one local endpoint, adding token compression, quota tracking, and provider fallback.
The README lists Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Cline, Gemini, OpenCode, and other CLI coding tools as supported clients.
No. It is a router in front of model providers and subscriptions, so you still need the accounts or API keys you plan to use.
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