AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to AIWave

Access 45+ Chinese AI models via one OpenAI-compatible API

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

1. 1
   Express API▲4

   49 Chinese AI Models, One API

   Jul 2026 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   ngrok AI Gateway▲277

   One private gateway for every AI model

   Aug 2026 · ngrok.ai · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Oxlo.ai▲378

   Scale across AI models without scaling your bill

   Jun 2026 · oxcode.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4
   LLM Gatewayfree tier▲296

   I built an OpenAI-compatible LLM gateway that routes requests to OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, vLLM, llama-server, SGLang... anything that speaks /v1/chat/completions. Single Go binary, one YAML config file, no infrastructure. It does the things you'd expect from this kind of gateway... semantic routing via a three-layer cascade (keyword heuristics, embedding similarity, LLM classifier) that picks the best model when clients omit the model field, weighted round-robin load balancing across local inference servers with health checks and failover. The part I think is most…

   2025 · llmgateway.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   AI Space Station▲3

   30 China AI Models, One API

   Aug 2026 · ai-space-station.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Qwen 2.5▲290

   Alibaba's latest AI model series

   2025 · qwenlm.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Lemonfox.ai▲157

   The fast, easy and cheap OpenAI alternative

   2023 · lemonfox.ai · its alternatives →

8. 8
   EasyToken▲3

   Access leading Chinese AI models through one unified API

   Aug 2026 · easytoken.site · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Token Harbor▲85

   The easiest way to access frontier AI models.

   Aug 2026 · tokenharbor.ai · its alternatives →

10. 10
    FastAnchor▲4

    One API key for 8 of China's best AI models

    Jun 2026 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    AI/ML API▲95

    One API 100+ AI models

    2024 · aimlapi.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    JinzeAI▲1

    One OpenAI-compatible API for multiple AI models

    Aug 2026 · jinzeai.cc · its alternatives →

13. 13
    API Hub▲4

    OpenAI-compatible API for DeepSeek, Qwen & GLM

    Jul 2026 · rapidapi.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TokenHub▲2

    Access DeepSeek/Qwen/GLM without Chinese ID

    Jun 2026 · t-hub.cc · its alternatives →

15. 15
    AnLink API▲2

    One API for Chinese AI models, pay with USDT

    May 2026 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Nebius AI Studio Fine-Tuning▲44

    Transform generic AI models into specialized solutions

    2025 · tokenfactory.nebius.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AIPower

    One API for GPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Qwen & 12 more models

    Apr 2026 · aipower.me · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AIPower

    China's best AI models, 1/10 the price, OpenAI-comptible

    Apr 2026 · aipower-web.yangyongfe.workers.dev · its alternatives →

19. 19
    AIBridge▲2

    One API key, every AI model.

    May 2026 · aibridge-api.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Qwen2.5-Max▲59

    Large language model series developed by Alibaba Cloud

    2025 · qwenlm.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    SmarToken▲2

    One API for Chinese frontier AI models

    Jun 2026 · thesmartoken.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    WH CN LLM Hub—China LLM Aggregation API▲2

    Access GLM, Kimi and more via one OpenAI-compatible API

    Apr 2026 · chinawhapi.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    NewAPI▲3

    Premium AI Models at Chinese Factory Prices

    Jun 2026 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Junqin MaaS▲2

    One API Key for 7 Chinese AI Models

    Jun 2026 · junqin.hk · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →