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Hopscotch
Control AI costs and access top models through one API
Raised $7.5M500+ modelsOpenAI SDK compatibleNo token markup disclosedSpend limits and routing profiles
Opportunity score
61/100
Hopscotch is a credible, well-positioned AI gateway with strong developer-facing controls, but it sits in a crowded, margin-thin market with an unclear monetization moat.
Founder verdict
MAYBE
Hopscotch is a credible AI gateway with strong cost-control positioning, but the opportunity is crowded and the no-markup model makes margin unclear.
What is Hopscotch?
Hopscotch is an AI infrastructure gateway that gives developers one OpenAI-compatible API key for 500+ models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, DeepSeek, Moonshot, Qwen and others. Its core promises are central cost controls, per-key/teammate/workspace spend limits, provider fallback routing, and a request activity log, all billed through one balance. The site states it raised $7.5M to build an 'intelligence layer for AI' and claims no token markup or added fees, but revenue, growth, pricing mechanics and team size are not publicly disclosed.
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