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LowRouter vs Kaeso

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LowRouter compared with Kaeso
Detail LowRouterKaeso logo Kaeso
What it doesSovereign, carbon-aware AI routing Open-source AI gateway you run yourself
StageMVP Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inFR Not given
Pricing modelPaid Open source
PricingPay-as-you-go credits. Top-up fees: Business rate 5.5% + €0.30, Standard rate 6.5% + €0.30, International 8.5% + €0.30. Minimum top-up €5.00. Tokens billed at upstream provider's per-token price in EUR with no per-token markup. Not given
Key features
  • OpenAI-compatible API, works with existing SDKs and tools without modification
  • Per-request carbon emissions tracking and grid carbon intensity reporting
  • Multi-provider routing with choice of provider, model, and region per request
  • Model aliases for repointing requests without code changes
  • Auto-routing to select lowest-carbon route based on policy
  • Jurisdiction filtering including EU-only provider option
  • Usage dashboard with per-model, per-provider, and per-key breakdown
  • CSV export for auditable per-request usage and carbon data
  • One invoice for all providers with automatic EUR conversion
  • No lock-in with base URL configuration allowing instant provider switching
  • Single sign-on with OpenID Connect and two-factor authentication
  • Format translation through KPP canonical format, allowing any SDK to call any model
  • Spend and token budgets with hard limits that are never skipped
  • Complete request logging with status, tokens, cost, timing and content when permitted
  • Encrypted provider key storage with AES-256-GCM
  • Web console for managing organizations, projects, members, roles and request logs
  • Stateless Rust gateway for horizontal scaling
  • Support for 14 built-in AI providers
  • Docker Compose deployment with Caddy, PostgreSQL, Valkey and ClickHouse
  • Error reporting that names unsupported fields instead of silently dropping them
What makes it different
  • Sovereign EU hosting outside CLOUD Act reach with GDPR compliance and your choice of provider jurisdiction per request
  • No data training or retention; prompts forwarded unchanged to chosen provider only
  • OpenID Connect single sign-on and two-factor authentication included in the open-source code, not an enterprise edition
  • Hard budgets with worst-case reserves for every request to prevent burst overruns
  • Single MIT-licensed repository for gateway, console, KPP and UI library with no separate enterprise version
  • Rust gateway architecture with no interpreter on the hot path for performance
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)27 −1 (down) since last check20 +17 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)44
Citation Flow (Majestic)2719
Referring domains (Majestic)2615

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