Eden AI used to be described mainly as one API aggregating many AI engines, and that idea is still at its core — but the product has grown into a full AI gateway. Developers point the OpenAI or Anthropic SDK at Eden AI and immediately reach around 1,000 models across 80+ providers, spanning LLMs as well as specialist engines for OCR, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, translation, vision and document parsing, all behind one request shape and one key.
The gateway layer handles routing strategy, so requests can be sorted by cost, speed or latency, restricted to approved providers, pinned to Europe, and given fallbacks. Above that sits a FinOps layer: cost-based routing, response and prompt caching, and fallbacks billed only once, which the vendor says can cut token spend by up to 40%. Every response carries its cost in USD, and spend can be tagged per team, product or end user with budgets and caps.
Governance is the third pillar: model allow-lists, roles, SSO, SCIM, audit logs and per-key budgets. Eden AI is a French company and emphasizes European data handling — an EU endpoint, zero data retention by default, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certification, and a DPA for procurement. Pricing is provider price with a 0% markup; the platform charges a 5.5% fee only when you buy credits, with no subscription and an advanced plan for volume discounts and enterprise features.