Open-source ClaudeGate tool lets developers swap Claude AI models for DeepSeek, Gemini, cutting costs
ClaudeGate is a new open-source tool on GitHub that lets developers run Anthropic's Claude Code CLI while swapping in alternative AI models like DeepSeek or Gemini. This means teams can keep Claude's familiar interface and workflow but route the underlying intelligence to a model of their choosing, potentially cutting costs or using models better suited to specific tasks. The project is early-stage with minimal traction so far, but it addresses a growing demand for model-agnostic development tools as AI providers proliferate.