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HN · launched Mar 15, 2026 · 48 upvotes (top 16%) · 0 views

Niche: ai api gateways and proxies · 336 launches, 7 in the last 7 days ▼ -46% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags
  • Horizontal
  • Model & infra
  • Developer
  • AI-native
  • Commercial product

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Could you build this?

Yes Projects of this type simply reverse-engineer ChatGPT's web session tokens/endpoints or proxy requests to expose an OpenAI-compatible HTTP API specification.

Discussion

17 comments analyzed.

Competitors mentioned: OpenCode, OpenClaw, Other GitHub proxies, Anthropic (mentioned for comparison), Meta APIs / WhatsApp official APIs

Concerns raised: Violates OpenAI Terms of Service, Risk of account bans when OpenAI detects unusual traffic patterns, Unsustainable business model - vulnerable to API patches, Affero GPL license restricts use to FOSS only, OpenAI may not officially allow or monetize this long-term

Feature requests: Official OpenAI sign-in/SSO for third-party apps, Clear API credit integration with ChatGPT Pro subscriptions

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 636 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #91 of 637 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 130 days after the earliest competitor.

  • webgpt-api · github · 2026-09-28 · 14 upvotes · similarity 0.66
  • openai-proxy · github · 2026-09-26 · 51 upvotes · similarity 0.62
  • ChatGPT-i18n · github · 2026-09-09 · 59 upvotes · similarity 0.60
  • chatgpt-prism2api · github · 2026-09-24 · 15 upvotes · similarity 0.58
  • chatGPT-shell-cli · github · 2026-11-05 · 50 upvotes · similarity 0.58
  • Awesome-ChatGPT-Plugins · github · 2026-10-16 · 14 upvotes · similarity 0.57
  • openai-gemini · github · 2026-11-05 · 50 upvotes · similarity 0.52
  • WebGPT · github · 2026-09-12 · 26 upvotes · similarity 0.52

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