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new-api Alternatives

Compare open-source alternatives to QuantumNous/new-api by fit, deployment, maintenance, quality, and agent readiness.

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Decision Summary

QuantumNous/new-api has 12 alternative candidates. Top match is schmitech/orbit at 100/100 because Same rag framework intent with rag, llm_gateway overlap.

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Source Project

QuantumNous/new-api

Open-source AI gateway. Self-hosted LLM gateway with OpenAI-, Claude- and Gemini-compatible APIs, model routing, access control, usage tracking and cost accounting.

Go AGPL-3.0 DockerLocalCloud

Best For

Where new-api fits

build RAG applications
connect private data to LLMs
index documents for retrieval

Not Best For

When to compare alternatives

edge-only Cloudflare Workers deployment without adaptation

Comparison Table

QuantumNous/new-api leads this comparison context

QuantumNous/new-api has the strongest combined agent score and maintenance profile in this comparison.

ProjectSimilarityStarsLanguageDeployQualityAgent
QuantumNous/new-apiSource51,694GoDocker, Local8487
schmitech/orbit100/100361PythonDocker, Library Only2065
lobehub/lobehub-gateway100/10027GoDocker, Cloudflare1862
coaidev/coai100/1009,343TypeScriptDocker, Vercel867
Nayjest/lm-proxy95/100160PythonDocker, Library Only1060
helixml/helix94/100829GoDocker, Kubernetes3375

Alternative Match

schmitech/orbit

100/100

Same rag framework intent with rag, llm_gateway overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

Self-hosted AI gateway for private RAG, natural-language data access, and tool-calling agents.

ExplicitRag FrameworkDockerLocalVector Database
Replacement risklow
Adoption noteSame category, so it can be evaluated as a direct functional substitute.
Adoption noteDeployment overlap: docker, local, cloud.
Quality20
Agent65

Alternative Match

lobehub/lobehub-gateway

100/100

Same rag framework intent with rag, llm_gateway overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

Use lobehub/lobehub-gateway when the user needs a rag framework project with docker, cloudflare, serverless deployment options.

ExplicitRag FrameworkDockerLocalVector Database
Replacement risklow
Adoption noteSame category, so it can be evaluated as a direct functional substitute.
Adoption noteDeployment overlap: docker, local.
Quality18
Agent62

Alternative Match

coaidev/coai

100/100

Same rag framework intent with rag, llm_gateway overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

🚀 Next Gen Multi-tenant AI One-Stop Solution. Builtin Admin & Billing System. Enterprise-Grade Unified LLM Gateway Support for 200+ Models And 35+ Providers, Load Balacing w/ Priority-base Routing, Cost Management, Chat Share, Cloud Sync, Credit/Subscription Billing, All File Parsing, Web Search, Built-in Model Cache.

ExplicitRag FrameworkDockerLocalVector Database
Replacement risklow
Adoption noteSame category, so it can be evaluated as a direct functional substitute.
Adoption noteDeployment overlap: docker, local.
Quality8
Agent67

Alternative Match

Nayjest/lm-proxy

95/100

Same rag framework intent with rag, llm_gateway overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

OpenAI-compatible HTTP LLM proxy / gateway for multi-provider inference (Google, Anthropic, OpenAI, PyTorch). Lightweight, extensible Python/FastAPI—use as library or standalone service.

Rag FrameworkDockerLocalVector DatabaseLlm Provider
Replacement risklow
Adoption noteSame category, so it can be evaluated as a direct functional substitute.
Adoption noteDeployment overlap: docker, local, cloud.
Quality10
Agent60

Alternative Match

helixml/helix

94/100

Same rag framework intent with rag overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

♾️ Private Agent Fleet with Spec Coding. Each agent gets their own GPU-accelerated desktop. Run Claude, Codex, Gemini and open models on a full private AI Stack ♾️

Rag FrameworkDockerLocalVector DatabaseLlm Provider
Replacement risklow
Adoption noteSame category, so it can be evaluated as a direct functional substitute.
Adoption noteDeployment overlap: docker, local, cloud.
Quality33
Agent75

Alternative Match

Felix-au/OmniKey-AI-Unified-Key-Manager

94/100

Same rag framework intent with rag, llm_gateway overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

A self-hosted LLM proxy and failover gateway supporting OpenAI & Gemini compatible endpoints. Routes requests dynamically across 12+ LLM platforms with automatic fallback, key scheduling, rate-limit tracking and encrypted credential storage.

Rag FrameworkLocalCloudVector DatabaseLlm Provider
Replacement risklow
Adoption noteSame category, so it can be evaluated as a direct functional substitute.
Adoption noteDeployment overlap: local, cloud.
Quality5
Agent51

Alternative Match

simstudioai/sim

93/100

Same rag framework intent with rag overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

Sim is the collaborative workspace to build, deploy, and monitor AI agents and workflows. Used by 100,000+ builders.

Rag FrameworkDockerLocalVector DatabaseLlm Provider
Replacement risklow
Adoption noteSame category, so it can be evaluated as a direct functional substitute.
Adoption noteDeployment overlap: docker, local.
Quality45
Agent88

Alternative Match

BerriAI/provider-litellm

92/100

Same rag framework intent with rag, llm_gateway overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

LiteLLM Gateway (Proxy) crossplane provider

Rag FrameworkLocalCloudVector DatabaseLlm Provider
Replacement risklow
Adoption noteSame category, so it can be evaluated as a direct functional substitute.
Adoption noteDeployment overlap: local, cloud.
Quality4
Agent44

Alternative Match

langchain-ai/langgraph

91/100

Same rag framework intent with rag overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

Build resilient agents.

Rag FrameworkLocalCloudVector DatabaseLlm Provider
Replacement risklow
Adoption noteSame category, so it can be evaluated as a direct functional substitute.
Adoption noteDeployment overlap: local, cloud.
Quality84
Agent87

Alternative Match

Portkey-AI/portkey-python-sdk

91/100

Same rag framework intent with rag, llm_gateway overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

Build reliable, secure, and production-ready AI apps easily.

Rag FrameworkLocalCloudVector DatabaseLlm Provider
Replacement risklow
Adoption noteSame category, so it can be evaluated as a direct functional substitute.
Adoption noteDeployment overlap: local, cloud.
Quality12
Agent57

Alternative Match

bytedance/deer-flow

90/100

Same rag framework intent with rag, llm_gateway overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

An open-source long-horizon SuperAgent harness that researches, codes, and creates. With the help of sandboxes, memories, tools, skill, subagents and message gateway, it handles different levels of tasks that could take minutes to hours.

Rag FrameworkDockerLocalVector DatabaseLlm Provider
Replacement risklow
Adoption noteSame category, so it can be evaluated as a direct functional substitute.
Adoption noteDeployment overlap: docker, local, cloud.
Quality73
Agent83

Alternative Match

Portkey-AI/portkey-node-sdk

90/100

Same rag framework intent with rag, llm_gateway overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

Build reliable, secure, and production-ready AI apps easily.

Rag FrameworkLocalCloudVector DatabaseLlm Provider
Replacement risklow
Adoption noteSame category, so it can be evaluated as a direct functional substitute.
Adoption noteDeployment overlap: local, cloud.
Quality6
Agent53

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