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Grade B: Reported, not independently verified

LLM Gateway

6 of 7 evidence checks met
Checks not met
  • Independent confirmation

LLM Gateway, "an open-source API gateway for Large Language Models (LLMs)" that sits between applications and providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google AI Studio. Founded May 2025. AI infrastructure: routes requests across 280+ models, centralizes API key management, tracks token usage/costs and performance metrics. Income claim: $78,764 MRR (1,386 active subscriptions); $259,539 last 30 days; $1,000,116 all-time revenue. Stripe-verified, but "Stripe API key expired"; data last updated Sep 7, 2026. (30-day figure well above MRR, likely usage/credit revenue — inference, not stated on page.)

One input box routed through a central gateway block with a sparkle out to three output boxes (illustration)Illustration
Illustration: one input box routed through a central gateway block with a sparkle out to three output boxes. Original artwork drawn for this site; not a record or a photograph.

Grade B · Reported, not independently verified

Real person/company, a self-reported figure without independent confirmation, no red flags, and a clear AI role.

  • Identifiable person or companyMet · Named person/company with a public profile or site and enough history to identify the claimant.
  • Independent confirmationNot met · Current third-party confirmation the claimant cannot edit; expired TrustMRR keys and uncheckable press reports do not count.
  • Claimant figure documentedMet · The claimant’s income figure is supported by a source or document we reviewed.
  • Defined figures and no red flagsMet · Figures are plausible and consistent, dated, in the stated currency and period, with MRR, one-time and all-time amounts kept separate.
  • Clear, concrete AI roleMet · AI has a concrete role in the product/workflow and the income comes from that activity, not a course/coaching business.
  • Public track recordMet · The person or business has enough public history to establish continuity; a new product or a thin profile caps the grade at B.
  • Figure is reported income, not an estimateMet · The figure is a third-party estimate or a price, not reported income; an estimated figure is always C.
Graded
Oct 14, 2026
Verified
Not verified
Sources
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Grade note: Reported, not independently verified: Named founders and a concrete AI-infrastructure role; figures from TrustMRR (Stripe-linked, but with an expired key, last updated Sep 7, 2026) without independent confirmation. Not a solo project.

Adjusted by editor: Named founders and a concrete AI-infrastructure role; figures from TrustMRR (Stripe-linked, but with an expired key, last updated Sep 7, 2026) without independent confirmation. Not a solo project.

Claim context

$78,764 MRR (1,386 active subscriptions); $259,539 last 30 days; $1,000,116 all-time revenue. Stripe-verified, but "Stripe API key expired"; data last updated Sep 7, 2026. (30-day figure well above MRR, likely usage/credit revenue — inference, not stated on page.)

Luca Steeb (steebchen) and Smakosh (smakosh); TrustMRR handle llmgateway (team project) · trustmrr.com
Claim · not verified by us

Case details

Person
Luca Steeb (steebchen) and Smakosh (smakosh); TrustMRR handle llmgateway (team project)
Status
unverified
Verified
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Added
Oct 14, 2026
Updated
Oct 14, 2026

What we could not verify

  • Independent confirmation: not met. Current third-party confirmation the claimant cannot edit; expired TrustMRR keys and uncheckable press reports do not count.

Sources

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