Aster vs CometAPI

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Aster compared with CometAPI
Detail	Aster	CometAPI
What it does	Intelligent Auto Routing	One API Access 500+ AI Models
Stage	Growing	Growing
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	HK
Pricing model	usage-based	usage-based
Pricing	aster-work: $0.40 input / $0.80 output per million tokens. aster-code: $0.80 input / $1.60 output per million tokens. No subscription or seat fees. Prepaid credits start at $5 with no expiry. Routing included in product rates.	Per-token billing for text models and per-image/second for media models, with all models priced 20% below official provider rates. Free trial with test credits, no credit card required. Credits roll over indefinitely.
Key features	Task-aware model routing Curated model collection	OpenAI-compatible API Unified billing and credentials Real-time usage analytics Budget alerts and cost control Model comparison tools Playground for testing Enterprise-grade security 99.9% service uptime Sub-400ms average latency
What makes it different	Reinforcement learning router trained on real task data 97.5% lower token cost vs frontier models Same product name regardless of underlying model	20-40% lower pricing than direct provider rates Single API key replaces multiple vendor accounts Zero vendor lock-in with instant model switching No code refactoring required
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	61 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	22
Citation Flow (Majestic)	11	48
Referring domains (Majestic)	23	3913

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