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OptiFlume vs proxy model routers
A proxy router sits between your editor and the model providers: every prompt goes through its servers, and it picks the model there. OptiFlume never sits in that path.
| OptiFlume | A typical proxy router | |
|---|---|---|
| Where your prompts go | Straight from Cursor, Claude Code or Codex to the model, as today | Through the router's servers first |
| Setup | Install, sign in; no API keys | Usually your own API keys, pointed at the router |
| Works with the plan you already have | Yes: your Cursor, Claude or ChatGPT plan, switching between the models it already offers you | Often means using your own keys instead of your tool's plan |
| What it sees | Your code stays on your Mac; OptiFlume sends none of it | Every prompt and the code in it |
| Pricing | Flat: $6.99 a month, or $69 a year | Often a share of routed spend, or a markup per token |
| If it goes down | Fails open: your prompt goes through on your model | Requests fail until it is back, unless you switch back |
- Where your prompts go
- OptiFlumeStraight from Cursor, Claude Code or Codex to the model, as todayA typical proxy routerThrough the router's servers first
- Setup
- OptiFlumeInstall, sign in; no API keysA typical proxy routerUsually your own API keys, pointed at the router
- Works with the plan you already have
- OptiFlumeYes: your Cursor, Claude or ChatGPT plan, switching between the models it already offers youA typical proxy routerOften means using your own keys instead of your tool's plan
- What it sees
- OptiFlumeYour code stays on your Mac; OptiFlume sends none of itA typical proxy routerEvery prompt and the code in it
- Pricing
- OptiFlumeFlat: $6.99 a month, or $69 a yearA typical proxy routerOften a share of routed spend, or a markup per token
- If it goes down
- OptiFlumeFails open: your prompt goes through on your modelA typical proxy routerRequests fail until it is back, unless you switch back
When a proxy router makes sense
If you call models from your own code or from many tools with your own API keys, a proxy gives you one place to route and bill all of it.
When OptiFlume fits better
If you use Cursor, Claude Code or Codex on the plan you already pay for and don't want your prompts and code passing through anyone else's servers, OptiFlume keeps the decision on your Mac and needs no keys.
Checked 30 September 2026 against: OptiFlume security and data flow. Products change; tell us at support@optiflume.ai if something here is out of date.