Maxim AI
Bifrost (Maxim AI) is an open-source language model gateway you can self-host to unify access to many model providers. It adds governance, observability, virtual key budgeting, and enterprise features such as SSO, vault integration, clustering, and guardrails while exposing one API surface.
The linked official pages document a Free Forever OSS edition for self-hosting and an Enterprise edition with a 14-day free trial; numeric enterprise plan prices and recurring billing amounts are not listed on the linked official pages.Is Maxim AI right for you?
Good for
- Engineering teams that need a self-hosted gateway to route many model providers through a single OpenAI‑compatible API with governance and observability.
- Open-source license and self-hosted distribution under Apache 2.0.
- Unified gateway interface to many providers and thousands of models behind one API surface.
Keep in mind
- linked official pages do not provide numeric enterprise pricing or published subscription amounts; you must request a license or contact sales.
- Hosted SaaS pricing or a permanently hosted paid tier is not documented on the linked official pages.
- Buyers expecting published hosted SaaS subscription prices and itemized enterprise fees on the public site; enterprise pricing requires contacting Maxim for a license.
Pricing and plan limits
The pricing pages show an OSS 'Free Forever' edition and 'Try Bifrost Enterprise free for 14 days' trial; the linked official pages do not list numeric enterprise prices or billing cadence.
More about capabilities and limits
Documented strengths
Open-source license and self-hosted distribution under Apache 2.0.
Unified gateway interface to many providers and thousands of models behind one API surface.
Enterprise features for production: SSO, Vault support, clustering, guardrails, and audit logs.
Limitations to consider
linked official pages do not provide numeric enterprise pricing or published subscription amounts; you must request a license or contact sales.
Hosted SaaS pricing or a permanently hosted paid tier is not documented on the linked official pages.
Choosing a plan
Deploy the OSS edition to validate compatibility with your providers, then engage sales to review enterprise licensing, trial terms, and deployment options if you need advanced controls.
Based on the linked product documentation.
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