Anthropic Console (direct) alternative
The official first-party Claude API.
The short answer
You have enterprise compliance needs, need SLAs, or want first-party billing for accounting purposes.
You're a developer, small team, or indie shop where 50% off the API bill matters more than a direct billing relationship.
Head-to-head
Where Anthropic Console (direct) wins
- +First-party billing and support
- +Enterprise SLAs available
- +Latest models available first
- +No middleman for compliance-sensitive workloads
Where Anthropic Console (direct) loses ground
- −Full list price — $5/M input on Opus 4.7, no discount
- −Rate limits are per-account, not pooled
- −No unified access to GPT / Gemini
Searching for Anthorpic Console?
If you landed here searching for anthorpic console, anthripic console, anthropi console, or antophic console — you're looking for Anthropic Console. We're an alternative. Same Claude models, roughly half the price. If you came to compare, the details are below.
Migrating from Anthropic Console (direct)?
Both providers speak OpenAI-compatible / Anthropic-compatible. Swap two env vars and your existing app keeps working.
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The head-to-head detail, what the premium models cost here, and the other gateways people weigh at the same time.
- llmrelay vs Anthropic Console (direct) — head to headFeature-by-feature, including what they do that we do not.
- Claude Fable 5.1 pricing and specs$5.00/M in, $25.00/M out — half list. Anthropic’s current top Claude. Same $10/$50 list, cheaper cache reads.
- GPT-6 Astra pricing and specs$5.00/M in, $25.00/M out — half list. OpenAI’s current flagship. API, ChatGPT paid plans, half list here.
- Full price listEvery model we serve, at 50% of official list. No subscription, no volume gate.
- Cost calculatorPut your own monthly token volume in and see the bill against vendor list price.
- OpenRouter alternativeYou mostly use Claude, GPT, or Gemini and want half of list instead of list.