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[ We’re Open Source ]

The Fastest Enterprise
AI Gateway

Built for enterprise-grade reliability, governance, and scale.

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Our numbers at a glance

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$Added_latency20 Micro-s
$Throughput5,000 req/s
$peak_Memory3.3 GB

[OVER 1,000+ TEAMS USE BIFROST]

[BENCHMARK]

50x faster than LiteLLM

(P99 latency) Bifrost vs LiteLLM at 500 RPS on identical hardware (beyond this, LiteLLM breaks with latency going up to 4 minutes)

Memory Usage

68% LESS

Bifrost

LiteLLM

P99 Latency

54x faster

Bifrost

LiteLLM

Throughput

9.5x higher

Bifrost

LiteLLM

success rate

11.22% higher

Bifrost

LiteLLM

[Plug any model in]

Built for Real-World Scale

Compatible with all model SDKs, with outputs sent anywhere you need.

Governance

Organizations can manage budgets per team or virtual key, track audit logs and maintain access control via SSO.

MCP gateway

Built in MCP gateway to use all tools within the agent.

GUARDRAILS

Real-time model protection that blocks unsafe outputs, enforces compliance, and keeps your agents secure.

[quick setup]

Drop-in replacement for any AI SDK

Change just one line of code. Works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, and more.

AND MANY MORE

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import os

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from openai import OpenAI

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client = OpenAI(

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api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"),

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base url ="https: //<your_bifrost_deployment_base_url>/openai",

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)

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response = client.chat.completions.create(

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model="gpt-4o-mini",

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messages=[

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{"role": "user", "content": "Hello world"}

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]

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)

[Build freely, Scale securely]

Production-ready features out of the box

Everything you need to deploy, monitor, and scale AI applications in production environments.

01 Model Catalog

Access 8+ providers and 1000+ AI models from multiple providers through a unified interface. Also support custom deployed models!

02 Budgeting

Set spending limits and track costs across teams, projects, and models.

03 Provider Fallback

Automatic failover between providers ensures 99.99% uptime for your applications.

04 MCP Gateway

Centralize all MCP tool connections, governance, security, and auth. Your AI can safely use MCP tools with centralized policy enforcement. Bye bye chaos!

05 Virtual Key Management

Create different virtual keys for different use-cases with independent budgets and access control.

06 Unified Interface

One consistent API for all providers. Switch models without changing code.

07 Drop-in Replacement

Replace your existing SDK with just one line change. Compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, LiteLLM, Google Genai, Langchain and more.

08 Built-in Observability

Out-of-the-box OpenTelemetry support for observability. Built-in dashboard for quick glances without any complex setup.

09 Community Support

Active Discord community with responsive support and regular updates.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Bifrost.

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Bifrost is the fastest open-source LLM gateway, introducing just 11 microseconds of overhead at 5k RPS on a t3.xlarge machine. Built for reliability, security, and scale, it provides a unified layer for managing model access, enforcing guardrails, and ensuring governance across AI systems.

Bifrost offers zero-touch in-VPC deployments, so no data ever leaves your environment or passes through Bifrost/Maxim servers.

Yes. Bifrost works seamlessly with all major LLM frameworks, APIs, and model providers — including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Mistral SDKs — as well as popular frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, and LiteLLM.

Bifrost is completely free and open source. For enterprise features and support, you can reach out to us at contact@getmaxim.ai or book a demo with us.

You can get started with the open-source version in seconds: npx @maximhq/bifrost
If you’d like assistance with Enterprise Features or a guided demo, contact us at contact@getmaxim.ai or book a demo with us.