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Categories/AI Orchestration & MLOps/Conifer
Conifer

Conifer

Route queries dynamically across local hardware and cloud AI model providers

Pricing model

Free Tier

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Conifer to run artificial intelligence models locally while routing complex tasks to cloud providers. It functions as a gateway to over two hundred models, including open-weight options like DeepSeek and Llama, alongside proprietary systems. The system dynamically chooses the ideal model, provider, harness, and caching strategy for every prompt to minimize costs without sacrificing output quality. You can connect your existing developer environments like VS Code and Cursor, run local inference for free, or bring your own cloud API keys.

What Conifer does

Install the CLI runtime on local hardwareRoute prompts between local and remote model endpointsConnect code editors like VS Code and Zed to multiple LLMsCache prompt contexts to reduce token expendituresConfigure fallback providers for AI API callsGenerate unified API keys for multi-model accessDynamic query routing based on cost and capability requirementsFree local runtime for Mac, Windows, and LinuxSingle API gateway providing access to over 200 AI modelsSupport for bringing your own cloud provider API keysZero markup on cloud model token costsAutomatic selection of harnesses, providers, and caching strategies

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free tier

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