How AgentKit Cloud compares
There are a few ways to add AI to an iOS app. Few give you keys off the device, a verified end user on every request, and a hard spend cap per user. Here is how AgentKit Cloud lines up against each, with your keys and your exit yours to keep.
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OpenRouter
One API to many models, but no app layer around it.
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Apple Foundation Models
An on-device Swift framework, with no backend behind it.
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Firebase AI Logic
Google's models with App Check, tied to one ecosystem.
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AIProxy
Protects the key, but stops short of the app backend.
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Rolling your own
The relay is a weekend: the backend is months.
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The provider SDK direct
Fast to prototype, but your key ships in the binary.
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