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GateCtr
Stop LLM bill shock. Budget firewall for any AI API
GateCtr sits between your app and LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Gemini). It compresses every prompt, routes to the cheapest model, and blocks requests before they exceed your budget.
Hey Product Hunt! 👋
I'm Ryan, founder of GateCtr. I built this because I was tired of
unpredictable LLM invoices.
The problem is simple: most developers overpay for LLM APIs because:
- Prompts are bloated (40% of tokens are unnecessary)
- They use GPT-4 for tasks that GPT-3.5 handles fine
- There's no budget enforcement — you find out when the invoice arrives
GateCtr fixes all three in one endpoint swap:
1. Compresses prompts automatically (up to 40% fewer tokens)
2. Routes to the cheapest model that gets the job done
3. Blocks requests BEFORE they hit the LLM if budget is exceeded
The key difference: we take zero commission on tokens. You pay OpenAI
directly. We charge $29/mo for the control layer.
I'd love your feedback — especially on:
- What features would make you switch from your current setup?
- What's your biggest pain point with LLM costs?
Try it free: https://www.gatectr.com/launch?r...
Use PRODUCTHUNT26 for 100% off Pro (48h only)
Happy to answer any questions! 🚀
About GateCtr on Product Hunt
“Stop LLM bill shock. Budget firewall for any AI API”
GateCtr was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #127 on the daily leaderboard. GateCtr sits between your app and LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Gemini). It compresses every prompt, routes to the cheapest model, and blocks requests before they exceed your budget.
On the analytics side, GateCtr competes within SaaS, Developer Tools and Artificial Intelligence — topics that collectively have 1M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how GateCtr performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted GateCtr?
GateCtr was hunted by Ryan Sabowa. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of GateCtr including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Ryan Sabowa