# TensorZero

5 Hacker News commenters recommended TensorZero and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Open-source LLM gateway and evaluation tool that makes comparing prompt and model changes easier. Critics say the project is shutting down after raising funds.

## What people warn about

- Project shutting down or abandoned (2 comments): "I have been reading your LinkedIn posts for the last years saying that you were the future, now you are shutting down for failure." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48518414)) "The project was probably just built to raise funds, a bait, and after thats done it's dead." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48517120))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [LiteLLM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/litellm.md): 72 recommend
- [Bifrost by Maxim](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bifrost.md): 17 recommend
- [GoModel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gomodel.md): 13 recommend
- [Claude Code Router](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-code-router.md): 11 recommend
- [CLIProxyAPI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cliproxyapi.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "TensorZero", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tensorzero/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).