AI Verdict
Confidence: MediumMarket is large and growing (projected $40.8B by 2028), but differentiation is critical - focus on underserved compliance/security needs or build superior cost optimization features.
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LLM Gateway
LLM Gateway는 대규모 언어 모델(LLM)을 위한 오픈소스 API 게이트웨이입니다. 애플리케이션과 다양한 LLM 제공업체 사이의 미들웨어 역할을 하며, 다음과 같은 기능을 제공합니다: - 여러 LLM 제공업체(OpenAI, Anthropic, Google AI Studio 등)로 요청 라우팅 - 다양한 제공업체의 API 키를 한 곳에서 관리 - 모든 LLM 상호작용에 대한 토큰 사용량 및 비용 추적 - 성능 지표 분석을 통한 LLM 사용 최적화
Open-source LLM API gateway with $350 MRR growing 417% monthly in booming AI infrastructure market.
Open-source community adoption and multi-provider integrations - but weak defensibility currently
- Engineering teams at mid-market companies ($10M-$100M revenue) using multiple LLM providers and struggling with API key management and cost tracking
- AI startups needing unified LLM orchestration without vendor lock-in
- No enterprise-grade security features
- Limited analytics depth
- No model performance benchmarking
- Missing cost optimization recommendations
- Add real-time cost optimization engine
- Build compliance certifications (SOC2, HIPAA)
- Create model performance benchmarking suite
- Add A/B testing for LLM providers
Medium - open-source nature helps distribution but requires strong technical marketing
- Major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) building native LLM gateways
- Open-source competitors with better funding
- Pricing pressure from free alternatives
- Rapid LLM API standardization reducing need for middleware
$15k-$25k for 2-engineer team over 3 months
- Multi-provider API routing (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google)
- API key management dashboard
- Token usage and cost tracking
- Basic performance analytics
Skip: Advanced caching, Enterprise SSO, Custom model fine-tuning, Advanced rate limiting