Reddit evaluation kit
Use this checklist to compare TEKIZ.AI with hosted gateways, OpenRouter, provider accounts, local Ollama, and private Tailnet models. It covers the questions people usually ask before changing their setup.
When you run the router, provider keys, signed-in subscriptions, local Ollama, and private endpoints stay on the host you control. A hosted TEKIZ.AI key uses models available to your account and gives you usage limits and request history.
Add your own OpenRouter key to a router you run. OpenRouter bills that account separately. Ask about managed access if your team needs a reviewed provider arrangement through TEKIZ.AI.
A local router can spread work across the authorized keys and models you configure. Hosted requests can retry on eligible TEKIZ.AI capacity. Check which errors are retryable and whether another suitable route is available before relying on recovery.
I am comparing model gateways for coding tools and want one stable configuration across model changes. Checklist I am using: - One OpenAI-compatible endpoint for Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, Aider, Continue, OpenHands, and SDK clients. - Provider API keys, signed-in subscriptions, local Ollama, and private endpoints can stay on my host or Tailnet. - OpenRouter works with my own key and does not have to be the only route. - Multiple API keys per provider with load balancing and failover, especially on 429s. - Image, audio, video, document, tool, and long-context requests go only to models that support them. - Hosted keys include access to account-available models, usage limits, and request history when hosted capacity is live. - My own OpenRouter or other provider account bills separately on a router I run. Evaluation guide: https://tekiz.ai/reddit-ai-gateway-evaluation Quickstart: https://tekiz.ai/quickstart Gateway comparison: https://tekiz.ai/compare/model-gateways Max implementation review: https://tekiz.ai/managed-access?intent=max-implementation#managed-access-quick-form
I built a model router to connect my agents to Ollama and other services I approve. TEKIZ.AI gives my tools one OpenAI-compatible address. It chooses a model based on the task, model support, and provider health, then can switch between local Ollama, Ollama Cloud through my signed-in Ollama runtime, and other providers I add. The Ollama-specific use case: - keep local Ollama first for privacy, latency, or cost; - overflow to cloud providers when local capacity is not enough; - fall back to local Ollama when a cloud provider rate-limits or fails; - keep provider keys and OAuth/subscription paths on your router host by default; - route image/audio/video requests only to models that can actually handle those inputs. Ollama route overview: https://tekiz.ai/ollama-ai-model-router?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=tekizai-launch Local installation access: https://tekiz.ai/self-hosted-ai-model-router?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=tekizai-launch Public model catalog: https://tekiz.ai/models?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=tekizai-launch Quickstart: https://tekiz.ai/quickstart?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=tekizai-launch How are you handling failover between local Ollama and cloud models today? Are people mostly keeping that in each app, using Open WebUI, writing a small gateway, or accepting provider failures?
I built TEKIZ.AI because every agent tool I use has its own model config, fallback behavior, and rate-limit failure mode. The side project became two ways to use one OpenAI-compatible client setup. A hosted TEKIZ.AI account reaches models available to that account. A router I run connects my authorized provider accounts, local Ollama, and private endpoints. What it does: - chooses routes by task, provider health, model support, speed, and your settings; - can try another eligible route after a 429 or provider outage when you configure one; - on my local router, can share work across multiple authorized API keys when I add them; - routes image/audio/video inputs only to capable models; - keeps provider credentials local by default when self-hosted; - offers hosted sk_tekiz_* keys, included hosted requests when capacity is live, usage limits, and request history. The first 10 hosted requests are free after account verification. Hosted keys use models available to the account. My own provider accounts bill separately. Managed access beyond included hosted capacity needs provider and pricing review. Paid hosted plans include monthly request limits when capacity is available: - Lite: $6/month - Pro: $30/month - Max: $72/month Pricing: https://tekiz.ai/pricing?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=tekizai-launch Create a hosted key: https://app.tekiz.ai/account?plan=pro&start=create_key&setup=first-request&next=first-request&source_surface=reddit-evaluation&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=tekizai-launch&utm_content=key-setup Quickstart: https://tekiz.ai/quickstart?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=tekizai-launch Local installation access: https://tekiz.ai/self-hosted-ai-model-router?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=tekizai-launch For people launching AI infrastructure side projects: would you lead with the hosted key workflow, the private router option, or the OpenRouter comparison?
export OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.tekiz.ai/v1
export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk_tekiz_your_key_here
curl "$OPENAI_BASE_URL/chat/completions" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "tekizai/frontier",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Explain how to handle a provider timeout."}]
}'
# Account/key setup:
# https://app.tekiz.ai/account?plan=pro&start=create_key&setup=first-request&next=first-request&source_surface=harness-article&utm_source=harness-article&utm_medium=activation&utm_campaign=tekizai-launch&utm_content=article-key
Use https://api.tekiz.ai/v1 with a hosted account key.
Run the router at a local or private address for Ollama and your
provider accounts. Both accept compatible client requests.
Configure Anthropic access you are authorized to use on a router you run. That provider bills you separately. Ask for a managed access review if you need a different arrangement.
Use your hosted account to review TEKIZ.AI keys, limits, and request history. Configure provider credentials and route order on the router you control.
Copy the hosted quickstart, compare model gateways, compare OpenRouter, estimate routing fit, request Max implementation review, or create the generated key.