Universal LLM API Authentication and Routing Layer
C5/10March 20, 2026
WhatA middleware service that lets developers use any AI coding tool with any provider's authentication and billing, handling credential management, rate limiting, and model routing across providers.
SignalUsers are resorting to hacky auth plugins and workarounds to use their existing subscriptions (e.g., Claude Pro) with third-party coding tools, and fear account bans for doing so — there is clear demand for a legitimate bridge between AI subscriptions and open tools.
Why NowAI providers are starting to restrict API access and ban users who use unofficial integrations, creating an urgent need for a sanctioned routing layer before the ecosystem fragments further.
MarketDevelopers and teams managing multiple AI subscriptions; $1-3B market adjacent to API gateway/management; OpenRouter is a partial competitor but doesn't solve the auth-bridging problem for subscription plans.
MoatAggregating billing relationships with multiple providers creates switching costs and positions the service as essential infrastructure once teams route significant spend through it.
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