maximhq/bifrost
Open-source, high-performance AI gateway that works as your LLM gateway, MCP gateway and agent gateway. One OpenAI-compatible API for 10,000+ models, with failover, load balancing, semantic caching, v
- Stars
- 9.0k
- Forks
- 1.4k
- Open issues
- 545
- Last push
- today
About bifrost
bifrost is a free, open-source AI agent tool by maximhq, written mainly in Go. Open-source, high-performance AI gateway that works as your LLM gateway, MCP gateway and agent gateway. One OpenAI-compatible API for 10,000+ models, with failover, load balancing, semantic caching, v. It has 9.0k GitHub stars and 1.4k forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- Go
- Stars
- 9,013
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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bifrost FAQ
Is bifrost free?
Yes. bifrost is open source and free to use. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does bifrost run on a Mac?
The project doesn't say. Check its installation guide before you start.
Does bifrost need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is bifrost still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 545 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to bifrost?
Similar free, open-source tools include hermes-agent, rea, ECC, claude-code-best-practice.