Throttle
Smart routing for LLM inference, save thousands on API costs
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We built Throttle because teams are bleeding money on LLM inference. Your bill keeps climbing even though you're not using better models. Throttle sits between your code and Claude/OpenAI, automatically routes requests to cheaper models when quality isn't sacrificed, caches intelligently, and batches efficiently. Result: 70% cost cuts, same performance. Built for startups and companies already paying $1000+/month on inference.
PH · launched Sep 25, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 69%) · 0 views
Niche: llm routing and gateway tools · 143 launches, 5 in the last 7 days ▼ -62% · Explore this niche →
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- Horizontal
- Model & infra
- Developer
- AI-native
- Commercial product
- Productivity
- Developer Tools
- Tech
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Could you build this?
Partial An LLM proxy is easy to build, but dynamic semantic routing based on input complexity and quality thresholds requires custom benchmarking and specialized ML classification.
What it would actually take: The architecture involves a high-throughput, low-latency reverse proxy (Go or Rust) deployed at the edge. The hard part is building the dynamic routing model: an accurate, low-latency classifier (or embedding evaluator) that evaluates prompt complexity to route to smaller models without quality degradation, alongside semantic caching mechanisms.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 263 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #214 of 264 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 328 days after the earliest competitor.
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