Provider-neutral routing
Publish stable model aliases, route them to configured providers, and define ordered fallback targets.
Open-source AI gateway · Apache-2.0
One control plane for your AI traffic.
Route OpenAI-compatible inference, issue scoped API keys, enforce security policies, track usage, and govern MCP access from one gateway.
Supported self-host install
curl -fsSL https://install.tuenel.com | shfrom openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key="YOUR_TUENEL_API_KEY",
base_url="http://localhost:4060/v1",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="your-route-alias",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from Tuenel"}],
)Configure a provider and model route in the console before sending inference. Tuenel is a gateway, not a model host.
Chat CompletionsOpenAI-compatible
Responses APIStreaming supported
EmbeddingsRoute by model alias
API KeysScoped credentials
Web ConsoleUI-first setup
MCPGoverned tool access
Gateway capabilities
Control every request before it reaches a model.
One control plane for routing, credentials, policy, usage, and MCP operations.
Identity-aware access
Authenticate browser users and applications with organization, project, role, and API-key boundaries.
Security inspection
Inspect prompts, redact configured sensitive patterns, record findings, and apply warn, block, or incident actions.
Usage and cost controls
Track token usage, configure model pricing, and apply quotas and budget rules across projects.
Governed MCP
Register MCP servers, filter tool discovery, classify risk, and require approval where configured.
A clear boundary around AI infrastructure.
Provider credentials stay server-side while applications use scoped Tuenel API keys and stable route aliases.
01
Your application
OpenAI-compatible client
02
Tuenel gateway
Authentication, quota, and policy
03
Provider routes
Aliases, targets, and fallback
04
Durable control plane
PostgreSQL plus Redis counters
Frequently asked
Know what Tuenel does—and what it does not.
Yes. The Apache-2.0 Community edition runs independently and does not require a Tuenel account, license, or connection to a Tuenel-operated service.
Managed cloud
Start with Tuenel Cloud for free.
Create an organization, configure a provider, publish a route, and send your first request without operating the gateway stack yourself.
Self-hosted Community
Run Tuenel on your infrastructure.
Clone the public Apache-2.0 repository and run the supported interactive installer.
Install
curl -fsSL https://install.tuenel.com | sh