AnchorShell Relay vs Throttle

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AnchorShell Relay compared with Throttle
Detail	AnchorShell Relay	Throttle
What it does	Smart AI routing gateway for LLM traffic management	Cost and health monitoring for Claude Code with usage tracking, multi-session management, and token optimization
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
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Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Self-hosted: Free. Free Hosted: $0/month (10,000 routed requests/month, 2 concurrent requests). Personal: $9/month ($9 billed monthly; 300,000 routed requests/month, 10 concurrent requests). Team: $49/month ($49 billed monthly; 3,000,000 routed requests/month, 100 concurrent requests; 10 people incl	Free: €0 (Live menu-bar meter, Predictive cap nudge, Single-session cockpit, Exact server-true readings). Pro: €29 one-time (Everything in Free plus Multi-session cockpit & gate, Autopilot & AI Optimizer, Stats history & projections, Team policy export (MDM), Offload sessions to your own server).
Key features	Request characterization and intent detection Smart Groups and model assignment Queue-first routing with fallbacks Per-user and per-API-key limits Pre and post-dispatch guardrails Real-time request tracing and analytics 100,000+ model compatibility OpenAI-compatible API Request queuing, pacing and cooldowns Provider cost tracking per request	Predictive cap ETA showing time until usage limit Multi-session cockpit with tabs, project rail, and mission-control overview Memory-pressure gate to prevent Mac saturation Autopilot system-wide optimization with concise output styles Searchable session memory with on-device semantic search MCP manager for enabling, disabling, and moving servers
What makes it different	Route requests based on intent to optimize cost and latency without sending all work to expensive models Real-time visibility into every LLM request, decision, guardrail, and cost in one trace Enforce per-user, per-agent and organization-wide limits with attribution and audit trails Available as fully self-hosted open-source or managed cloud platform Fast built-in routing at 1-5ms latency or optional System One classifier for richer decisions	100% local processing with no telemetry or account required Predictive usage nudge prevents mid-task lockouts Multi-session management in unified cockpit interface AI-powered token reduction without becoming the execution engine All changes reversible and backed up before execution
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	17	1
Citation Flow (Majestic)	22	12
Referring domains (Majestic)	48	37

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