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// Switch models, control cost

ai-gatewayv0.2.0-beta.30

The fastest, lightest, and easiest-to-integrate AI gateway on the market. Fully open-sourced.

Open source No commits in 6+ months For agents

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ai-gateway is the fastest, lightest, and easiest-to-integrate AI gateway on the market. Fully open-sourced.

Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to switch models, control cost.

Not for: teams that need active fixes (no commits in the last 6 months).

01How to start

  1. 1Read the official README for requirements and permissions.
  2. 2Install it from the official package registry: npm install @helicone/ai-gateway
  3. 3Tell your agent the command exists (e.g. in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md) so it knows when to call it.

npm: @helicone/ai-gateway

02Alternatives & comparison

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