UnoRouter vs MegaLLM: same coder gateway, plus a chat client
MegaLLM is a popular frontier-model gateway for coding agents. UnoRouter does the same job and adds a built-in chat and character client. The difference is whether you only ship code or also want a place to chat.
MegaLLM is a clean gateway for coding agents: one OpenAI-compatible key, frontier models, automatic failover. UnoRouter does the same job and adds one thing that decides the fit: a built-in chat client.
Same lane
Both are OpenAI-compatible gateways for developers. Both put GPT, Claude, and Gemini behind one key, both fail over automatically, both drop into Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode with a base-URL swap. For pointing a coding agent at frontier models, either one works. So that is not where the decision is.
Catalog and price
MegaLLM markets 70+ frontier models and cost, up to 60% cheaper through routing, from about $10/mo plus pay-as-you-go. UnoRouter carries 200+ models, including the open and creative-writing-tuned ones a frontier-only focus skips, also pay-as-you-go, credits that never expire, free tier. Only ever call GPT and Claude? Compare on price. Want the wider catalog? UnoRouter has more of it.
What MegaLLM does not have
MegaLLM is headless: an API and a dashboard, nothing to chat in. UnoRouter adds a built-in chat and character client (personas, lorebooks, presets, SillyTavern card import), and the same key drops into SillyTavern, Janitor.AI, or Chub. The key that drives your coding agent also runs a real character chat.
Switching is one line
Like MegaLLM, UnoRouter is OpenAI-compatible. Point your client at https://api.unorouter.com/v1 and keep your code. The same key reaches the chat side too, so there is no second account.
How to pick
Only shipping code and want a lean frontier-model gateway tuned for token cost? MegaLLM is solid. Want one key that runs your coding agents and a built-in chat client off the same balance, with a wider catalog? That is UnoRouter.
Want the gateway and the chat in one? Create a free account or browse the models.
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