LLM gateway that is
resilient

Bifrost is a high-performance LLM gateway that connects 1000+ models through a single API interface with extremely high throughput.

❤️ Ghostty
Load Testing

The fastest LLM gateway in the market

These numbers are for t3.xlarge instance (single) at 5k RPS load

$ latency --check
0μs
Added Latency
✓ OPTIMAL
$ load --test
0 RPS
on t3.xlarge
✓ HIGH THROUGHPUT
$ key --select
0ns
Key Selection
✓ ULTRA FAST
$ memory --peak
0MB
Peak Memory
✓ OPTIMIZED
$ json --marshal
0μs
Marshaling
✓ FAST
$ response --parse
0ms
Parsing
✓ EFFICIENT
Performance Comparison

Rocket icon 50x faster than LiteLLM

(P99 latency) Bifrost vs LiteLLM at 500 RPS on identical hardware
(beyond this, LiteLLM breaks with latency going up to 4 minutes)

Memory Usage

Bifrost
120MB
LiteLLM
372MB
68% less

P99 Latency

Bifrost
1.68s
LiteLLM
90.72s
54x faster

Throughput

Bifrost
424/s
LiteLLM
44.84/s
9.5x higher

Success Rate

Bifrost
100%
LiteLLM
88.78%
11.22% higher

Get started in seconds

Install Bifrost with a single command and start building AI applications immediately.

$npx @maximhq/bifrost

No configuration required • Built in observability • MCP clients • Advanced routing rules • Virtual keys

Production-ready features out of the box

Everything you need to deploy, monitor, and scale AI applications in production environments.

OSS Features

Model Catalog

Access 8+ providers and 1000+ AI models from multiple providers through a unified interface. Also support custom deployed models!

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Budgeting

Set spending limits and track costs across teams, projects, and models.

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Provider Fallback

Automatic failover between providers ensures 99.99% uptime for your applications.

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MCP Server Connections

Connect to MCP servers to extend AI capabilities with external tools, databases, and services seamlessly. Central auth, access and budget control an security checks. Bye bye chaos!

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Virtual Key Management

Create different virtual keys for different use-cases with independent budgets and access control.

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Unified Interface

One consistent API for all providers. Switch models without changing code.

Drop-in Replacement

Replace your existing SDK with just one line change. Compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, LiteLLM, Google Genai, Langchain and more.

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Built-in Observability

Out-of-the-box OpenTelemetry support for observability. Built-in dashboard for quick glances without any complex setup.

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Community Support

Active Discord community with responsive support and regular updates.

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Enterprise Features

Governance

SAML support for SSO and Role-based access control and policy enforcement for team collaboration.

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Adaptive Load Balancing

Automatically optimizes traffic distribution across provider keys and models based on real-time performance metrics.

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Cluster Mode

High availability deployment with automatic failover and load balancing. Peer-to-peer clustering where every instance is equal.

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Alerts

Real-time notifications for budget limits, failures, and performance issues on Email, Slack, PagerDuty, Teams, Webhook and more.

VPC Deployment

Deploy Bifrost within your private cloud infrastructure with VPC isolation, custom networking, and enhanced security controls for enterprise environments. Supports Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloudflare, and Vercel.

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Log Exports

Export and analyze request logs, traces, and telemetry data from Bifrost with enterprise-grade data export capabilities for compliance, monitoring, and analytics.

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Vault Support

Secure API key management with HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Google Secret Manager, and Azure Key Vault integration. Store and retrieve sensitive credentials using enterprise-grade secret management.

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Audit Logs

Comprehensive logging and audit trails for compliance and debugging.

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function integrate() {  const client = new OpenAI();
  return client.chat.completions;
}
import { OpenAI } from 'openai'
const client = new OpenAI()
// Add one line: base_url
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Drop-in replacement for any AI SDK

AI providers logos

Change just one line of code. Works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, and more.

1import os
2from openai import OpenAI
3
4client = OpenAI(
5    api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
6
7)
8
9response = client.chat.completions.create(
10    model="gpt-4o-mini",
11    messages=[
12        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello world"}
13    ]
14)

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