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aiopen-source

Open-source AI model router

Build a self-hostable alternative to commercial AI API aggregators.

Why now

Teams want to avoid vendor lock-in for critical AI infrastructure.

Who for
AI infrastructure teams
Business model
Enterprise support
Effort
A few weeks

Commercial API routers create dependence while open options lack polish.

Develop a robust, extensible router that can load balance between multiple open and proprietary models.

Target teams running their own model mixes who need failover and optimization.

MVP could handle basic routing between 2-3 endpoints.

Risk is maintained open-source projects being hard to monetize.

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