Comparison
ai-gateway vs awesome-chatgpt
Verdict
Pick ai-gateway if ai-gateway from Ferro Labs supports over 30 LLMs with integrated caching, guardrails, A/B testing, and cost controls, making it ideal for managing multiple language models in a production environment; pick awesome-chatgpt if awesome ChatGPT offers a curated list of tools, demos, documentation, and community resources for developers and enthusiasts to interact with the ChatGPT model and GPT-3.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | ai-gateway | awesome-chatgpt |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (2d since push) As of 2w · github_public_v1 | Slowing (294d since push) As of 2w · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of 2w · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization account As of 2w · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | Published findings As of 1mo · osv@v1 | No lockfile (source not queried) As of 1mo · osv@v1 |
| deps.dev advisories | Not queried deps.dev@v1 | Not queried deps.dev@v1 |
| OpenSSF Scorecard | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 |
Tagline
- ai-gateway
- Unified AI Gateway for multiple LLMs with caching, guardrails, A/B testing, and cost controls
- awesome-chatgpt
- Curated list of resources for ChatGPT and GPT-3 from OpenAI
Stars
- ai-gateway
- 219
- awesome-chatgpt
- 8.2k
Forks
- ai-gateway
- 33
- awesome-chatgpt
- 556
Open issues
- ai-gateway
- 63
- awesome-chatgpt
- 142
Language
- ai-gateway
- Go
- awesome-chatgpt
- -
Adopt for
- ai-gateway
- ai-gateway from Ferro Labs supports over 30 LLMs with integrated caching, guardrails, A/B testing, and cost controls, making it ideal for managing multiple language models in a production environment.
- awesome-chatgpt
- Awesome ChatGPT offers a curated list of tools, demos, documentation, and community resources for developers and enthusiasts to interact with the ChatGPT model and GPT-3 through various unofficial APIs, Chrome extensions
Persona
- ai-gateway
- -
- awesome-chatgpt
- -
Runtime
- ai-gateway
- -
- awesome-chatgpt
- -
License
- ai-gateway
- Apache-2.0 - a permissive free software license
- awesome-chatgpt
- -
Last pushed
- ai-gateway
- Aug 7, 2026
- awesome-chatgpt
- Oct 15, 2025
Categories
- ai-gateway
- Inference & Serving, Model Training
- awesome-chatgpt
- Developer Tools, Inference & Serving
Trust and health
Maintenance
- ai-gateway
- Very active (96%)
- awesome-chatgpt
- Slowing (36%)
Days since push
- ai-gateway
- 2d
- awesome-chatgpt
- 294d
Open issues (now)
- ai-gateway
- 63
- awesome-chatgpt
- 142
OSV dependency advisories
- ai-gateway
- Published findings
- awesome-chatgpt
- No lockfile (source not queried)
Full report
- ai-gateway
- Trust report
- awesome-chatgpt
- Trust report
Choose ai-gateway if…
- Tags unique to ai-gateway: ai-gateway, litellm, llm-cost, llm-proxy.
- Also covers Model Training.
- When you need to integrate more than 30 different LLM services including OpenAI and Anthropic
When NOT to use ai-gateway
- If your project only involves one or two LLMs which does not necessitate the gateway's broad compatibility features
- For small-scale projects that do not require comprehensive cost analysis tools
- When custom integration for specific guardrails is required, as ai-gateway offers generalized settings
Choose awesome-chatgpt if…
- Tags unique to awesome-chatgpt: chatgpt, chrome-extension, cross-platform-access, gpt-3.
- Also covers Developer Tools.
- You need access to multiple unofficial APIs in different programming languages such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Dart, allowing broader integration options.
When NOT to use awesome-chatgpt
- If you require a fully official SDK or API provided by OpenAI due to compliance requirements, since Awesome ChatGPT primarily features unofficial tools.
- You're looking for direct integrations with enterprise platforms like Slack/Discord bots which may be insufficiently supported in your specific business environment or not meet security standards.
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (ferro-labs/ai-gateway) · observed Aug 9, 2026
- GitHub forks (ferro-labs/ai-gateway) · observed Aug 9, 2026
- Last push (ferro-labs/ai-gateway) · observed Aug 7, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Aug 9, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 17, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- GitHub stars (humanloop/awesome-chatgpt) · observed Aug 6, 2026
- GitHub forks (humanloop/awesome-chatgpt) · observed Aug 6, 2026
- Last push (humanloop/awesome-chatgpt) · observed Oct 15, 2025
- License file (unknown) · observed Aug 6, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: ai-gateway 219 · awesome-chatgpt 8.2k (synced Aug 9, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between ai-gateway and awesome-chatgpt?
- ai-gateway: Unified AI Gateway for multiple LLMs with caching, guardrails, A/B testing, and cost controls. awesome-chatgpt: Curated list of resources for ChatGPT and GPT-3 from OpenAI. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose ai-gateway over awesome-chatgpt?
- Choose ai-gateway over awesome-chatgpt when Tags unique to ai-gateway: ai-gateway, litellm, llm-cost, llm-proxy; Also covers Model Training; When you need to integrate more than 30 different LLM services including OpenAI and Anthropic.
- When should I choose awesome-chatgpt over ai-gateway?
- Choose awesome-chatgpt over ai-gateway when Tags unique to awesome-chatgpt: chatgpt, chrome-extension, cross-platform-access, gpt-3; Also covers Developer Tools; You need access to multiple unofficial APIs in different programming languages such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Dart, allowing broader integration options.
- When should I avoid ai-gateway?
- If your project only involves one or two LLMs which does not necessitate the gateway's broad compatibility features For small-scale projects that do not require comprehensive cost analysis tools When custom integration for specific guardrails is required, as ai-gateway offers generalized settings
- When should I avoid awesome-chatgpt?
- If you require a fully official SDK or API provided by OpenAI due to compliance requirements, since Awesome ChatGPT primarily features unofficial tools. You're looking for direct integrations with enterprise platforms like Slack/Discord bots which may be insufficiently supported in your specific business environment or not meet security standards.
- Is ai-gateway or awesome-chatgpt more popular on GitHub?
- awesome-chatgpt has more GitHub stars (8,207 vs 219). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are ai-gateway and awesome-chatgpt open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub.
- Where can I find alternatives to ai-gateway or awesome-chatgpt?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at ai-gateway alternatives and awesome-chatgpt alternatives (ai-gateway markdown twin, awesome-chatgpt markdown twin), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes.
- Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison?
- Yes. The markdown twin at this comparison mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.
- Which is better maintained, ai-gateway or awesome-chatgpt?
- ai-gateway: Very active. awesome-chatgpt: Slowing. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance.
- Where are the full trust reports for ai-gateway and awesome-chatgpt?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: ai-gateway trust report; awesome-chatgpt trust report.