Orq.ai

Web · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Orq.ai is ranked #12 of 33 in LLM gateway software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

Orq.ai plans and pricing

All plans

Pay-as-you-go Free Usage-based; model traffic billed at provider rates. 1M BYOK requests/month free, then 4% · Orq-managed model fee: 4.5% on credits · 100k spans/month, then €7/100k · 1 GB processed data/month, then €3/GB · 30-day retention · 100 req/min orq.ai · 8 Oct 2026

Enterprise Not published Custom Custom requirements and heavy AI workloads · On-prem and VPC deployment options · Uptime SLA · Slack/Teams support orq.ai · 8 Oct 2026

Compared on LLM gateway software

Free plan: No
Provider count: 30
Fallback routing: Yes
Usage analytics: Yes
Self-hosted deployment: Yes
Budget controls: Yes
Virtual API keys: Yes

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The record

What it does: Orq.ai provides an AI gateway and platform to route, govern, and observe AI model and tool requests.
Models and providers: The platform lists access to 500+ models from 30+ providers through an OpenAI-compatible API.
Routing: Smart Router can choose a model by cost and quality strategy, with fallbacks, retries, and load balancing available.
Governance: Gateway controls include budgets, spend limits, guardrail rules, and PII redaction.
Observability: Orq.ai provides request traces, cost and token tracking, dashboards, and OpenTelemetry ingestion.
Integrations: The pricing page lists compatibility with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, Python and Node SDKs, remote MCP servers, Azure AI Foundry, Vertex AI, and OpenAI-compatible model endpoints.
Agent frameworks: The gateway lists support for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and 25+ agent frameworks.
Security and compliance: The pricing page states that the platform is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified on every plan.
Data handling: Orq.ai states that prompts, outputs, and traces are never used to train models, and lists EU data residency and retention controls.
Deployment: Listed deployment options include EU SaaS, VPC, and on-premises.
Support: The pricing page lists email support with priority SLA and a Slack or Teams channel as a Teams add-on; Enterprise includes Slack/Teams support.
Notable usage limits: Pay-as-you-go includes 100,000 spans and 1 GB of processed data per month, with extra usage priced separately.
Intended users: The company describes Orq.ai as a platform for engineering and product teams building and shipping LLM applications together.
Founded: 2023
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best LLM Gateway Software in 2026#12 of 33

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Sources

orq.ai· checked 8 Oct 2026
orq.ai/pricing· checked 8 Oct 2026
orq.ai/about-us· checked 8 Oct 2026