WanAPI vs Portkey
Enterprise observability & guardrails, versus a simple, affordable gateway.
WanAPI
WanAPI is a cost-efficient, OpenAI-compatible gateway for developers who want frontier text, coding, image and video models on one balance — with automatic failover, transparent pay-as-you-go pricing and direct founder support.
Portkey
Portkey is a production AI gateway focused on observability, guardrails, prompt management, BYOK and enterprise controls across many models.
portkey.aiSide by side
| Dimension | WanAPI | Portkey |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Simple, affordable multi-model gateway | Observability, guardrails, governance |
| Pricing angle | Cost-efficient pay-as-you-go | Gateway for teams; BYOK-oriented |
| Observability | Per-request logs & cost in console | Deep analytics, tracing, guardrails |
| Team / governance | Keys & quotas (team features later) | Rich governance, BYOK, enterprise |
| Media (image/video) | Yes | LLM-focused |
| Support | Founder replies directly | Team / enterprise support |
When to choose Portkey instead
- You need deep observability, tracing and guardrails.
- You need BYOK, governance or enterprise compliance.
- You're standardizing an organization on one governed gateway.
When WanAPI fits better
- You want the lowest-friction, lowest-cost path to many models.
- You need media APIs on the same balance.
- You'd rather have direct, fast support than enterprise process.
Switch in minutes
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