Cumbersome: LLM AI API Client
IMPORTANT: Requires your own API keys from OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, Google AI Studio, Z.ai, or Vercel AI Gateway, or your own OpenAI-compatible
About this Tool
IMPORTANT: Requires your own API keys from OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, Google AI Studio, Z.ai, or Vercel AI Gateway, or your own OpenAI-compatible
I built Cumbersome because consumer AI apps kept dumbing things down. Cumbersome is the manual transmission of AI apps: more complex, but with far greater control.
WHY I BUILT THIS
Consumer AI providers like ChatGPT and Claude route requests to cheaper models to keep their costs down. They charge monthly subscriptions whether you use t
Pros & Cons
✓ Pros
- ✓Local AI when you want it. Add Ollama, run models on your Mac, use them from Mac or iPhone over your
- ✓Consumer AI apps that secretly route you to cheaper models
- ✓Paying $20/month whether you use it once or every day
- ✓API access for integrations
- ✓AI-powered features
✗ Cons
- ✗No native Android app
- ✗Requires a paid subscription for full access
Key Features
Local AI when you want it. Add Ollama, run models on your Mac, use them from Mac or iPhone over your network. Ollama setup guide.
Consumer AI apps that secretly route you to cheaper models
Paying $20/month whether you use it once or every day
Interfaces stripped down to a chat bubble with no controls
Companies harvesting your conversations for training data
Waiting months for new models to appear in consumer apps
Developers who want API control without building a client
Researchers comparing models across providers
Professionals who work across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Anyone who finds "simplified" AI interfaces dumbed-down
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