Show HN: GoModel – an open-source AI gateway in Go

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TL;DR

GoModel is a Go-based LiteLLM alternative with semantic caching, multi-provider routing, and smaller attack surface.

Key Takeaways

  • Compiled Go binary reduces runtime supply chain attack risk vs Python-based LiteLLM
  • Staying current with provider API changes requires near-24hr turnaround — critical maintenance burden
  • Competes with mature Go alternative Bifrost; benchmarks absent in the Show HN

Discussion

Top comments:

  • [pizzafeelsright]: AI proxies aren’t complex — governance, logging, and DLP are the real differentiators
  • [crawdog]: Go compiled binary reduces supply chain risk vs Python; sbproxy.dev already exists
  • [nzoschke]: Happy Go-native AI stack builder; adding to list alongside Shelley and gai libraries

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