Open Source
Bifrost
Fastest enterprise AI gateway (50x faster than LiteLLM) with adaptive load balancer, cluster mode, guardrails, 1000+ models support & <100 µs overhead at 5k RPS.
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About Bifrost
Bifrost is a high-performance AI gateway written in Go. It adaptively load balances requests across 1000+ models, enforces guardrails, and operates in cluster mode with under 100 µs overhead at 5,000 requests per second.
Best for
Engineering teams needing ultra-fast, scalable model routing with built-in safety controls
Use cases
- Route inference requests to the optimal model based on real-time performance
- Apply safety guardrails and policies across multiple AI model endpoints
- Scale model serving horizontally with cluster mode for high throughput
Notes
5,406 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-01. Licensed Apache-2.0.
Pros
- Extremely low latency overhead even at high request rates
- Supports over 1000 models, reducing vendor lock-in
- Built-in guardrails for safety without external services
Cons
- Community vendor may offer limited enterprise support
- Go language can be a barrier for teams without Go experience
- Advanced clustering adds operational complexity for small deployments
Key facts
What we have checked
- Latest version
- ent-v2.3.2-base (released 21 Oct 2026)
- GitHub stars
- 8,368
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Stars and usage
How Bifrost is growing
5,406 to 8,368
Alternatives
Alternatives to Bifrost
| Record | Type | How we know | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiteLLMThis is an alternative to it | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
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Sources
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- GitHubOfficial
- github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e438Registry
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Changelog
What changed
Released ent-v2.3.2-base
Released transports/v2.3.2
Released plugins/telemetry/v1.9.2
Released plugins/semanticcache/v1.7.2
Released plugins/routing/v1.2.2
Released plugins/prompts/v1.1.12
Released plugins/otel/v1.6.2
Released plugins/modelcatalogresolver/v1.1.12
Released plugins/mocker/v1.6.12
Released plugins/maxim/v1.7.12
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