Both claim to cut your Claude bill. They solve different problems. Here's how to pick.
Run the free audit at aiusage.ai →| Dimension | AIUsage | CC Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Pitch | Stop overpaying for Claude — 70-90% on same prompts | AI API identity gateway — reverse proxy that normalizes device fingerprints |
| Savings claim | 70-90% (6 verified cases: 76-84%) | N/A — privacy tool |
| Workload coverage | Any Claude API workload — support, agents, code review, content, CRM codegen | Enterprise privacy-focused LLM traffic |
| Setup | One-line code change (swap API endpoint) | Self-host reverse proxy |
| Free audit | Yes — paste bill, see number, no signup | Typically no |
| Mechanism disclosure | Private — "try it, the number is testable" | Fingerprint normalization + telemetry privacy |
| Scope | Broad (workload-agnostic) | privacy, not cost |
If your Claude usage is enterprise privacy-focused llm traffic and you're comfortable with self-host reverse proxy, CC Gateway is purpose-built for that shape. 2.7k GitHub stars if that matters to you.
If your Claude spend spans multiple workload types (support automation, agent loops, code review, content drafting, daily coding) or you want to audit your bill before you commit to any cost-reduction tool, AIUsage gives you the number first. No CLI install, no platform dependency, no code rewrite.
CC Gateway is about privacy-preserving LLM API proxying. AIUsage is about bill reduction on Claude traffic.
Across six audited workloads, AIUsage's measured delta was 76-84% on the same prompts, blind A/B tested: