Observed arrival · 2026-09-01
GateZero, the toll booth for API traffic
An API proxy that can route requests to cheaper model aliases, enforce spending limits, and record cost and savings in a ledger.
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The proxy accepts OpenAI-style chat-completion traffic through a GateZero key and can substitute gpt-4o-mini for gpt-4o when the cheaper route is enabled. Its policy layer includes budget termination, honeypot-key detection, and fail-closed behavior, with 402 and 451 responses named explicitly. A public index currently displays 21 proxied requests alongside spend, savings, and take figures, while the page identifies AES-256-GCM credentials as an in-memory server-side step.
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