What is Layer AI?
Layer AI is an AI gateway that sits between your application and AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.). It provides intelligent routing, automatic fallbacks, cost tracking, and a unified API across all providers. Key benefits:- Smart Routing - Automatically route requests to the best model for each task
- Automatic Fallbacks - Never fail when a model is down
- Cost Tracking - Real-time cost analytics per request, user, and endpoint
- Unified API - One interface for GPT, Claude, Gemini, Mistral, and more
- Drop-in Replacement - Works with OpenAI SDK and Anthropic SDK
Quick Start
Get up and running in under 5 minutes.Quickstart Guide
Create your first gate and make your first request in 5 minutes.
Platform
Manage your AI infrastructure from the Layer AI dashboard.Gates
Route AI requests through configurable gates with intelligent model selection.
Agent Gates
AI-powered gates with autonomous model selection and optimization.
Experiments
A/B test models and configurations to optimize performance and cost.
BYOK
Bring your own keys from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and more.
API Keys
Generate and manage Layer API keys for your applications.
Integrate with Layer
Layer SDK
Full-featured SDK with chat, images, audio, and video support.
Clay
AI-powered data enrichment with Layer AI routing.
OpenClaw
Integrate Layer AI with OpenClaw for enhanced AI workflows.
Provider Compatibility
Already using OpenAI or Anthropic SDKs? Layer works as a drop-in replacement.OpenAI SDK
Drop-in replacement for existing OpenAI code - change 2 lines.
Anthropic SDK
Use Anthropic SDK with Layer for routing and fallbacks.
Core Concepts
Understand the building blocks of Layer AI.Gates & Routing
Learn how Layer intelligently routes requests across models.
Fallback Strategies
Automatic failover when a model or provider goes down.
Cost Tracking
Monitor and optimize your AI spending in real-time.
API Reference
Complete API documentation for all Layer AI endpoints.Chat Completions
OpenAI-compatible chat completions endpoint.
Anthropic Messages
Anthropic-compatible messages endpoint.
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