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Alephant

Open-source AI agent finance gateway — route model calls, enforce budgets, publish paid endpoints, and track margin.

alephant.io

Verified API available Works with n8n Free tier

Quick facts
What is it	Open-source AI agent finance gateway — route model calls, enforce budgets, publish paid endpoints, and track margin.
Pricing	Freemium — from $29/mo
Free tier	Yes
Platform	Web Application
API	Yes
Works with	n8n
Best for	Routing AI agent model calls through a single gateway with cost control, Enforcing spending limits and model access policies across multiple agents
Domain registered	2026

Data updated Aug. 1, 2026

What does Alephant do?

Alephant is an open-source finance gateway for AI agents. It acts as a drop-in replacement for the OpenAI API — you change one line of code (the base URL) and start routing model calls through Alephant. From there, the gateway handles model routing, run attribution, budget enforcement, policy guardrails, and even lets you publish agent capabilities as paid endpoints. It supports over 500 models from providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, and more, all accessed through a single, consistent interface.

How does it work? You create an agent and issue a virtual key. Every model call is then attributed to that agent, workflow, and session. Alephant enforces budgets in real time (hard spend caps, not post-invoice), applies smart routing to the cheapest viable model, and logs every run with token-level cost. When an agent does something worth selling, you can publish a paid endpoint — buyers call it via x402/MPP payment protocol, payment is verified before execution, and revenue lands in your Alephant balance. The dashboard shows known margin (revenue minus model and tool spend) per agent, run, and endpoint.

Alephant is built for developers and teams building agentic AI systems who need more than just model access — they need financial control. If you're running multiple agents, you can track exactly what each one costs, set budgets before runs happen, and even charge external users for access to your agent's capabilities. The open-source model means you can host it yourself or use the managed version. It's a straightforward way to turn a messy collection of API keys and spreadsheets into a single pane of glass for agent economics.

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Key features

What makes it stand out

Route model calls to 500+ AI providers (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, etc.) with a one-line change to your code

Enforce budgets, model access, and runtime guardrails on every agent run with virtual keys

Publish agent capabilities as paid endpoints with x402/MPP payment verification per call

Track known margin per agent — revenue minus model and tool spend

Full run attribution and cost traceability from agent to workflow to individual model call

Who is Alephant for?

Who benefits most from this tool

Routing AI agent model calls through a single gateway with cost control

Enforcing spending limits and model access policies across multiple agents

Monetizing AI agent workflows by publishing paid API endpoints

Pricing

Free tier available — start without a credit card

Free

Agent Runs tracking (up to 10K/mo)
3 Virtual Keys — BYO Provider Keys
Basic Agent Policy — rate limits
3 Paid Endpoints
7-day log retention
Community support
Smart Routing with Credits
Agent Runs cost breakdown
Team features

Pro

$29.0/month

Smart Routing with Alephant Credits
Agent Runs breakdown — by model, agent & cost
10 Virtual Keys (+expansion)
100K Agent Runs / month (+$10/100k)
30-day log retention
10 Paid Endpoints
Advanced Agent Policy — budget caps & routing rules
Email support
Team collaboration
Member attribution

Team

$79.0/month

Everything in Pro, plus:

Members — invite your team
Member attribution & cost chargeback
20 Virtual Keys (+expansion)
500K Agent Runs / month (+$8/100k)
90-day log retention
20 Paid Endpoints
Complete Agent Policy suite
Audit logs (read-only)
Priority support
Departments
SSO / SAML

Enterprise

$499.0/month

Everything in Team, plus:

Departments (up to 10) + member attribution
Unlimited Virtual Keys
Unlimited Agent Runs (+$5/100k)
Custom log retention
Automated log export (S3)
50 Paid Endpoints
Full audit trail & export
Complete Agent Policy suite
SSO / SAML 2.0
Dedicated CSM + custom SLA
Custom credits pricing

Trust & presence

Domain Domain registered 2026

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