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new-api Alternatives

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

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.

CandidatesExplicitCloudflare-readyAvg similarityTop candidate
123094schmitech/orbit

Source Project

QuantumNous/new-api

A unified AI model hub for aggregation & distribution. It supports cross-converting various LLMs into OpenAI-compatible, Claude-compatible, or Gemini-compatible formats. A centralized gateway for personal and enterprise model management.

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

simstudioai/sim leads this comparison context

simstudioai/sim has the strongest combined agent score and maintenance profile in this comparison.

ProjectSimilarityStarsLanguageDeployQualityAgent
QuantumNous/new-apiSource48,900GoDocker, Local8487
schmitech/orbit100/100351PythonDocker, Library Only1965
lobehub/lobehub-gateway100/10027GoDocker, Cloudflare1560
coaidev/coai100/1009,314TypeScriptDocker, Vercel967
mozilla-ai/otari96/100479PythonDocker, Local3673
simstudioai/sim93/10029,715TypeScriptDocker, Vercel4688

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.
Quality19
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.
Quality15
Agent60

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.
Quality9
Agent67

Alternative Match

mozilla-ai/otari

96/100

Same rag framework intent with rag, llm_gateway overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

Open-source, OpenAI-compatible LLM gateway you run yourself. One endpoint for 40+ providers, with virtual keys, budgets, and usage tracking.

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.
Quality36
Agent73

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.
Quality46
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

izzoa/polyrouter

91/100

Same rag framework intent with rag, llm_gateway overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

A self-hostable LLM router / gateway: OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible, explicit-first routing with fallbacks, spend limits, and metadata-only cost tracking. No markup, no third-party proxy — your keys, your box.

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.
Quality25
Agent60

Alternative Match

Inebrio/Routerly

91/100

Same rag framework intent with rag, llm_gateway overlap.

Fit: Strong replacement candidate with overlapping indexed use cases.

Self-hosted LLM gateway that routes requests across AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, Ollama) using intelligent multi-policy scoring — including an LLM-native routing policy. Drop-in compatible: just swap the base URL. No database required, built-in cost tracking, budget enforcement and multi-tenant isolation.

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.
Quality16
Agent57

Alternative Match

Nayjest/lm-proxy

91/100

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.
Quality14
Agent59

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.
Quality13
Agent58

Alternative Match

langchain-ai/langgraph

90/100

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.
Quality78
Agent85

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.
Quality72
Agent85

Data Source

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