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The high-trust platform for frontier inference — here's what to use instead, including the version you build yourself.

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Alternative #1

Vibe code your own Blackbox

You can build a functional personal API gateway proxying multiple AI providers with prompt caching, but replicating enterprise GPU inference clusters and PII scrubbing is out of reach. Score: 68/100 (Solid side project).

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