BYOAIK (Bring Your Own AI Key) is a directory of AI tools that run on your own API key.

Tools that accept your OpenRouter API key (96)

Where your key goes

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Who else is in the request path
Cloudflare, Inc. Requests to this endpoint pass through Cloudflare (Cloudflare, Inc., US), which terminates TLS in front of the API. That means Cloudflare, Inc. decrypts the request and can see the Authorization header carrying your key. This is normal infrastructure practice, not a defect, but it is a party in the path that the provider's own documentation does not mention.
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Tools that support OpenRouter

  • DeerFlow: ByteDance's open-source super-agent harness for deep research, coding, and content, with bring-your-own-key LLMs.
  • Agentic Ledger ✓: Local-first flight recorder for AI agents: every call, tool use, and dollar captured by a transparent proxy on your own key.
  • Hugging Face Chat UI: Open-source SvelteKit chat interface powering HuggingChat, self-hostable against any OpenAI-compatible endpoint with your own API key.
  • Khoj: Open-source, self-hostable AI second brain that chats with your documents and the web.
  • Open TutorAI: Self-hosted tutoring platform that connects to Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint you point it at.
  • Browser Use: Point any model at a real browser and let it click, on a key and an endpoint you choose.
  • Skyvern: Automate browser-based workflows with LLMs and computer vision instead of brittle selectors.
  • OWL (CAMEL-AI): Open-source multi-agent framework for real-world task automation, built on CAMEL-AI.
  • Agent Zero: Self-hosted, Docker-sandboxed autonomous agent framework that writes and runs its own code using your provider keys.
  • gptme: Open-source terminal AI agent that writes code, runs shell/Python, and browses the web with your own provider keys.
  • Local Deep Research: Local-first agentic deep-research assistant that produces cited reports across web, academic, and private sources.
  • Meetily: Privacy-first, self-hosted AI meeting notetaker with local transcription and BYOK summaries.
  • Onlook: Open-source visual builder for Next.js apps; self-host it and all AI calls bill to your own OpenRouter key.
  • Anki AI Utils: Improves the Anki flashcards you keep failing with AI explanations, mnemonics and images, on your own key.
  • OpenTutor: Block-based adaptive learning workspace that turns your own course material into notes, quizzes and flashcards on your own key.
  • Koharu: Rust-built ML manga translator with optional bring-your-own-key hosted LLM backends.
  • Readest: Cross-platform open-source EPUB/PDF reader with built-in translation and BYOK AI reading tools.
  • Baserow: Open-source Airtable alternative whose AI field runs on your own OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, OpenRouter or Ollama key.
  • Open Deep Research (LangChain): LangChain's open-source deep research agent you run with your own models and search/MCP tools.
  • Windmill: Open-source developer platform that turns scripts into workflows, APIs, and UIs, with bring-your-own-key AI codegen.
  • BlogPilot: Self-hostable SEO content studio covering keyword research, audits and topic authority on one AI key you supply.
  • Forge: Open-source terminal AI pair programmer with BYOK access to 300+ models
  • Qwen Code: Open-source terminal coding agent (Gemini-CLI fork) that runs on your own API key for any OpenAI/Anthropic/Gemini-compatible endpoint.
  • Open Interpreter: Natural-language coding agent that runs code locally in your terminal using your own model key.
  • Anarlog: Open-source, local-first AI meeting notetaker for macOS with bring-your-own-key and local model support.
  • TryPost: Self-hosted social scheduling with an AI copilot running on keys you put in your own .env.
  • BrowserOS: Open-source agentic browser that runs AI agents to automate web tasks with your own API keys.
  • LiteLLM: One OpenAI-compatible endpoint in front of a hundred providers, running on keys you hold.
  • LLM: CLI tool and Python library for accessing many LLMs with your own API keys
  • Pot (pot-desktop): Cross-platform desktop app for selection translation and OCR, powered by your own provider keys.
  • ChatterUI: Open-source Android LLM frontend: run GGUF models on-device or connect with your own OpenAI, Claude or OpenRouter key.
  • Dyad: Local open-source AI app builder: an alternative to hosted builders that runs on your machine and your own keys.
  • Warp: Agentic terminal / development environment with an AI agent built into the shell, supporting your own provider API keys.
  • AutoGPT: Open-source autonomous AI agent platform with a low-code visual builder you can self-host with your own keys.
  • Open Notebook: Open-source, privacy-first NotebookLM alternative that chats with your sources and generates multi-speaker AI podcasts.
  • Copilot for Obsidian: Open-source AI assistant plugin for Obsidian with chat, vault Q&A, and agentic workflows over your notes.
  • Inbox Zero: Open-source AI email assistant that automates triage, replies, and inbox cleanup.
  • avante.nvim: Use your Neovim like Cursor AI IDE, with diff-reviewed AI code edits.
  • CrewAI: Open-source Python framework for orchestrating collaborative, role-playing autonomous AI agents.
  • VoiceInk: Open-source macOS dictation app with local whisper.cpp and bring-your-own-key cloud STT and AI cleanup.
  • Onyx: Open-source enterprise search and AI assistant that works with every LLM and connects to your knowledge sources.
  • gptel: Simple, extensible LLM client for Emacs that works in any buffer
  • Jan: Open-source local-first desktop AI assistant that runs models offline or via your own cloud provider keys.
  • Chatbox: Cross-platform AI client for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and local models with your own keys.
  • assistant-ui: TypeScript/React component library for building production AI chat UIs wired to your own provider keys and backend.
  • Zed: High-performance Rust code editor with a built-in AI agent that runs on your own provider API keys.
  • Crush: Glamourous terminal-native agentic coding agent that works with any LLM via your own API key.
  • Headroom: Local proxy that compresses context before it reaches the model, holding your key on your own machine.
  • Letta: Open-source platform for building stateful AI agents with long-term memory
  • Deep Research: Browser-based deep-research app that generates in-depth reports using any LLM, with keys stored locally in your browser.
  • LlamaIndex: Leading open-source data and agent framework for building research agents; you supply every provider's API key.
  • Open WebUI: Feature-rich, self-hosted web UI for LLMs with full bring-your-own-key support across OpenAI, Ollama, and any OpenAI-compatible provider.
  • OpenAI Codex CLI: Open-source terminal coding agent that edits files and runs commands in a sandbox.
  • big-AGI: Multi-model AI workspace with Beam multi-model chat, personas, image and voice, on your own keys
  • Tabby: Self-hosted, open-source AI coding assistant (Copilot alternative) you point at the models and providers you choose.
  • Scira: Open-source agentic AI search engine that plans, retrieves, and cites sources inline.
  • Subtitle Edit: Mature open-source subtitle editor with Whisper transcription and BYOK LLM auto-translation
  • Budibase: Self-hosted low-code platform for internal tools and AI agents, connected to your own provider key.
  • Goose: Block's open-source, extensible AI agent for the CLI and desktop that installs, runs, edits, and tests code with any LLM you bring.
  • CodeCompanion.nvim: AI coding assistant for Neovim, Vim style
  • AI Engine (WordPress): WordPress's most-installed AI plugin: every chatbot and content feature runs on the key you paste in.
  • Summarize: Point at any URL, YouTube, podcast, PDF, or file and get the gist, via Chrome/Firefox sidebar or CLI using your own model API key.
  • KISS Translator: Minimalist open-source bilingual webpage translation extension with bring-your-own-key AI support.
  • Fabric: Open-source CLI framework for augmenting humans with AI via reusable, crowdsourced prompt "patterns."
  • bolt.diy: Open-source in-browser full-stack app builder that runs on any LLM you wire up with your own key.
  • Pi: Minimal open-source AI agent toolkit and coding-agent CLI with a unified multi-provider LLM API, BYOK.
  • Mastra: Open-source TypeScript framework for building AI agents and graph-based workflows.
  • SillyTavern: Open-source self-hosted LLM frontend for power users and roleplay, BYOK to many backends.
  • Sim: Open-source visual builder for AI agent workflows with full bring-your-own-key support.
  • OpenAgent: Self-hostable personal assistant pairing your own RAG knowledge base with thirty-plus model providers.
  • Aider: AI pair programming in your terminal, editing code in your local git repo.
  • LibreChat: Open-source, self-hosted ChatGPT alternative unifying many AI providers with agents, MCP, and RAG.
  • OpenCode: Open-source, provider-agnostic AI coding agent built for the terminal.
  • AnythingLLM: All-in-one local-first AI app for document chat (RAG) and agents, with bring-your-own-key support for nearly every LLM provider.
  • Cline: Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI with bring-your-own-key model support.
  • aichat: All-in-one LLM CLI with Shell Assistant, Chat-REPL, RAG, and agents across 20+ providers using your own keys.
  • Airi: Self-hosted, you-owned AI companion with a VRM/Live2D avatar and real-time voice chat.
  • Kilo Code: Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI with zero-markup BYOK
  • Twenty CRM: Open-source, AI-first CRM (Salesforce alternative) with bring-your-own-key AI agents.
  • Witsy: BYOK desktop AI assistant and universal MCP client spanning chat, image, video, voice, and search
  • ChatGPT Box: Deep AI integration in your browser with sidebar chat, selection tools, and page summarization.
  • OpenProgram: Self-programming agent framework with a credential pool that rotates across your own keys for twelve providers.
  • Continue: Open-source VS Code and JetBrains AI coding assistant where every model call uses your own provider API key.
  • n8n: Fair-code workflow automation with native AI Agent and LangChain nodes.
  • LangChain: The most widely used open-source LLM app and agent framework; every chat model integration takes your own API key.
  • Raycast: Free macOS and iOS launcher whose AI features run on your own Anthropic, Google, OpenAI or OpenRouter key, no Pro plan required.
  • LobeChat: Polished open-source AI chat UI/PWA with 40+ provider support, plugins, and multi-modal features.
  • TypingMind: One-time-purchase power-user chat UI that wraps your own LLM provider keys.
  • Granth ✓: Local-first writing studio for fiction and nonfiction books: plain-Markdown manuscripts with whole-book AI on your own key.
  • Msty: Free desktop AI studio where you plug in your own OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini or OpenRouter key, or run local models.
  • Read Frog: Open-source AI browser extension for immersive bilingual translation and language learning.
  • Pal Chat: Free iOS chat client where you paste your own OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Groq or OpenRouter key and pay per token.
  • Page Assist: Open-source browser extension giving a sidebar and web UI for local and cloud AI models via your own keys.
  • AI Actions for Shortcuts: Bring-your-own-key AI actions for Apple Shortcuts on iOS, macOS, and visionOS.
  • GitHub Copilot (BYOK): Run Copilot Chat and agents on your own provider API keys
  • MacWhisper: Local Whisper transcription for Mac with bring-your-own-key cloud STT and LLM cleanup