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Fireworks AI alternative

AIgateway: the best Fireworks AI alternative in 2026

The best Fireworks AI alternative in 2026 is AIgateway. Fireworks is fast open-weight inference with image and video; AIgateway matches the speed on shared open-weight models and adds every frontier lab (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI) plus voice, audio, music, and embeddings on one OpenAI-compatible key.

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Feature comparison

AIgateway vs Fireworks AI

Side-by-side on the dimensions that move a production decision.

Feature
AIgateway
Fireworks AI
Frontier labs (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google)
Yes — on one key
No
Voice / audio / music
Yes
No
OpenAI-compatible
Yes
Yes
Sub-account API
Yes
No
Edge latency
47ms p50
Regional, fast on open-weight
Fine-tuning
Enterprise roadmap
Yes

Feature comparison reflects public documentation as of 2026. Fireworks AI pricing shape: Per-token on open-source + image/video add-ons.. Catalog: Open-source LLMs + image/video; no frontier text..

Migrate in 5 minutes

Three steps. One base URL.

If you're on Fireworks AI through the OpenAI SDK, you're 90% of the way there. Change the base URL and the key.

STEP 01

Sign up for AIgateway

Create an account at aigateway.sh/signin and copy an sk-aig-... key from the dashboard.

STEP 02

Swap base URL + key

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)
STEP 03

Ship

Request shape, response shape, streaming SSE — identical to OpenAI. Model slugs map 1:1 on shared providers. Fireworks AI users typically migrate in under 5 minutes.

4 other alternatives

Other Fireworks AI alternatives worth checking

Honest take: here are four other credible options. None ship the full multi-modal catalog + sub-accounts + evals under one key, but each has a legit wedge.

FAQ

Common questions about Fireworks AI alternatives

Is Fireworks AI open source?
Fireworks hosts open-source models but the platform is closed-source. AIgateway is closed-source too.
Does Fireworks charge markups?
Fireworks prices per token on hosted open models. AIgateway charges 5% at top-up with pass-through model pricing.
Does Fireworks have Claude or GPT-5?
No. AIgateway routes Claude Opus 4.7, GPT-5.4, Gemini 3.1, and Grok alongside open-weight models on one key.
Is Fireworks faster than AIgateway?
On open-weight models both are fast. AIgateway adds 47ms p50 edge latency globally and covers frontier + voice + music in the same schema.
Can I fine-tune on AIgateway?
Fine-tuning is on the Enterprise roadmap. Fireworks is a good pair if you need fine-tune today.
Is there a free tier?
Yes — 100 req/day on Kimi K2.6 with no card required.
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