OmniRoute: Fixing Claude Code's Rate Limit Problem

I've been hitting Claude Code's rate limits mid-session more than I'd like to admit.

So I tried OmniRoute this week. Five minutes to set up: npm install -g omniroute, point Claude Code at localhost:20128/v1, done. The dashboard shows your free quota across 278 providers in one place instead of you tracking it manually across tabs.

The part that actually works: the fallback. I hit my quota mid-session and it switched providers without me noticing. I only found out when I checked the logs. That's the whole pitch, and it delivered.

The honest part: "auto" routing doesn't spread load by default. In my testing it kept picking the same provider for most requests. If you want real diversity across free tiers, you have to build combos manually. Also the "1.4B free tokens/month" headline is real but pooled across providers with different rate shapes, so your actual daily headroom is smaller than it sounds.

Token compression (RTK + Caveman stacked) did save me noticeable context on longer sessions. General chat benefits more than code generation, so your mileage will vary.

Worth trying if you use Claude Code or Cursor daily and don't want to babysit API keys across five providers.