GoModel — OpenAI-Compatible AI Gateway

Practical Notes

• GitHub: 865 stars · 69 forks; pushed 2026-05-12 (verified via GitHub API).
• README shows docker run -p 8080:8080 and a first-call example to /v1/chat/completions.
• README lists multiple providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, OpenRouter, Ollama, vLLM, Bedrock, etc.).

Main

Operational checklist for gateways:

1. Prefer env files in production. README warns against passing secrets via -e on the command line.
2. Log request IDs. Keep a request-id header in your clients so you can trace failures end-to-end.
3. Start with one provider + one model. Add routing only after you have stable monitoring and quotas.
4. Pin “model allowlists.” Expose only the models you approve (per README provider-model configuration patterns).

Treat the gateway as infrastructure: version it, monitor it, and keep credentials scoped and rotated.

FAQ

Q: Is it only for OpenAI? A: No—README says it provides an OpenAI-compatible API across many providers depending on credentials you set.

Q: Do I need to pass all keys? A: No—README says it detects available providers from the credentials you supply (at least one).

Q: How do I avoid leaking secrets? A: Use --env-file instead of -e and keep .env out of git history.