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Gateway pricing & token markup comparison
15 posts on gateway pricing & token markup comparison — part of competitor comparisons on the n4n AI blog.
Why LLM API gateway pricing varies by up to 3x
Analyzes why LLM API gateway pricing variance reaches 3x, breaking down markup models, caching, fallback, and routing costs for engineers.
What OpenRouter's 5% fee actually costs you per month
Use an OpenRouter fee cost calculator to see how the 5% markup adds up monthly. We break down real scenarios and tradeoffs for engineers.
Together AI vs Fireworks AI: per-token pricing compared
A head-to-head engineer's comparison of Together AI vs Fireworks AI pricing, covering cost models, latency, limits, and which to choose per use case.
Pay-per-token vs subscription pricing for LLM APIs
A head-to-head comparison of pay-per-token vs subscription LLM API pricing across cost, latency, limits, and ergonomics for engineers shipping LLM apps.
OpenRouter vs n4n.ai: comparing token markup on GPT-4o
A head-to-head look at OpenRouter vs n4n.ai pricing for GPT-4o token markup, covering cost model, latency, ergonomics, ecosystem, and limits for engineers.
n4n.ai vs Portkey: gateway pricing and fee structure
A head-to-head breakdown of n4n.ai vs Portkey pricing, fee models, latency, and limits to help engineers pick the right LLM gateway.
Mixtral 8x7B pricing: Together AI vs DeepInfra vs Groq
A head-to-head Mixtral 8x7B API pricing comparison of Together AI, DeepInfra, and Groq across cost, latency, limits, and ergonomics for engineers.
Llama 3.1 405B pricing across five inference gateways
A head-to-head Llama 3.1 405B API pricing comparison across OpenRouter, Together, Fireworks, DeepInfra, and n4n.ai, covering cost, latency, and limits.
How much do LLM API gateways markup provider pricing
Breaks down LLM API gateway markup from per-token surcharges to hidden retry costs, showing how to compute true price and when a gateway pays off for engineering teams building production systems.
Hidden fees in LLM API gateways: a pricing breakdown
A technical breakdown of hidden fees LLM API gateways charge: token markup, caching penalties, fallback surcharges, and how to audit your inference bills.
Groq vs Fireworks AI: pricing per million tokens
Compare Groq vs Fireworks AI pricing per token across capabilities, cost, latency, and ergonomics to pick the right inference provider for your workload.
GPT-4o mini pricing compared across LLM API gateways
A hands-on GPT-4o mini pricing comparison across OpenAI, Azure, OpenRouter, and n4n.ai: markup, latency, limits, and which gateway fits your use case.
DeepInfra vs Replicate: open-weight model pricing compared
DeepInfra vs Replicate pricing: a head-to-head comparison of open-weight inference cost models, latency, ergonomics, and limits for engineers.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet API pricing: direct vs gateway markup
Compare Claude 3.5 Sonnet pricing direct vs gateway across cost, latency, and ergonomics to decide which integration path fits your production LLM stack.
AWS Bedrock vs Azure OpenAI: enterprise LLM pricing compared
An engineer-focused head-to-head of AWS Bedrock vs Azure OpenAI pricing, cost models, latency, throughput, and limits for enterprise LLM systems.
More topics in competitor comparisons
- Best API for coding assistants & AI IDEs15
- Accessing Llama 4 across inference providers14
- Best API for AI agents & tool use14
- Best gateway for startups & indie developers14
- Framework integrations across gateways14
- Inference speed benchmarks14
- n4n vs calling providers directly14
- n4n vs OpenRouter14
- Accessing Claude Opus 4.8 via gateway vs Anthropic direct13
- Accessing DeepSeek models via gateway13
- Accessing Gemini 3 via gateway vs Google direct13
- Accessing GPT-5 via gateway vs OpenAI direct13