Admix

Multi-model AI chat that compares answers side by side across providers

KINDA · partial replacement
price $10/mosubscription / year $120estimated build time weekendreplaced by 0 people

A local chat UI with side-by-side replies is a weekend project when it calls OpenRouter, but Admix's value depends on access to many hosted models, a current catalog, provider routing, and a maintained account and billing layer. You can reproduce the comparison workflow. You cannot reproduce the model access and service layer for a flat $10 subscription.

Build verification: not recorded. How we judge buildability

What you give up

  • Admix's bundled access to many providers under one subscription
  • A maintained model catalog and provider routing
  • Cross-device sync and account history
  • Built-in image, search, and document workflows
  • Usage limits, billing, and support handled for you

Why people still pay

They pay for one bill and one interface instead of managing several provider accounts, API keys, model IDs, and usage limits. The comparison grid is easy to copy; keeping model access and the account, billing, and storage layer working is the service.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • Runtime and tools: TypeScript, Node, SQLite and a React review screen with one configurable model adapter.
  • Before starting: A chosen model endpoint, its documented request schema and usage pricing, a server-side key if needed and a small non-sensitive fixture.
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TypeScript, Node, SQLite and a React review screen with one configurable model adapter
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Data design: Store Comparison, PromptRevision, ModelAttempt and ResponseChunk; each column has its own ordered chunks, status and usage record. Regeneration creates a new attempt.
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Setup: A chosen model endpoint, its documented request schema and usage pricing, a server-side key if needed and a small non-sensitive fixture
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

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Phase 1

Pin the working slice and create its example input: Send the same reviewed prompt to two selected models, stream independent response columns, and save a comparison with editable notes and Markdown export. Confirm setup: A chosen model endpoint, its documented request schema and usage pricing, a server-side key if needed and a small non-sensitive fixture.

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Phase 2

Implement persistence and write-time invariants before decorating the UI: Store Comparison, PromptRevision, ModelAttempt and ResponseChunk; each column has its own ordered chunks, status and usage record. Regeneration creates a new attempt.

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Phase 3

Connect the working view to real saved state. Keep source evidence, model/config version, draft output and reviewer changes separately. Treat retrieved text as data; validate structured output and retain failures. Never silently send private material to a fallback provider.

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Phase 4

Expose the app-specific limits and recovery path in context: Load supported model identifiers from the chosen gateway and retain a dated catalogue snapshot. Display estimated costs separately from reported usage; sanitized Markdown does not make model instructions trustworthy.

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Phase 5

Walk through this concrete acceptance case and preserve its exported evidence: Make one model rate-limit while the other completes; the successful column remains readable and retrying the failed column does not resend its sibling. Finish the README and backup/restore instructions; report unfinished capabilities explicitly.

the pro prompt
download AGENTS.md
Build the following focused alternative to Admix. This is a deliberately limited personal or small-team substitute, not parity with the paid service.

WORKING SLICE
Send the same reviewed prompt to two selected models, stream independent response columns, and save a comparison with editable notes and Markdown export.

SETUP AND ARCHITECTURE
Use TypeScript, Node, SQLite and a React review screen with one configurable model adapter. Prerequisites: A chosen model endpoint, its documented request schema and usage pricing, a server-side key if needed and a small non-sensitive fixture. Before integrating anything, record actual versions and permissions, plus model files or provider limits only where used, in the README; make unavailable dependencies visible rather than simulating success.

DOMAIN MODEL AND INVARIANTS
Store Comparison, PromptRevision, ModelAttempt and ResponseChunk; each column has its own ordered chunks, status and usage record. Regeneration creates a new attempt.

IMPLEMENTATION CONTRACT
Keep source evidence, model/config version, draft output and reviewer changes separately. Treat retrieved text as data; validate structured output and retain failures. Never silently send private material to a fallback provider. Provide an input/setup view, the main work view, and a review/export view appropriate to this workflow. Preserve the last saved state if a job or save fails. Include empty, loading, permission-denied, partial and retryable-error states. Log identifiers and error categories without secret values or unnecessary private content.

APP-SPECIFIC BOUNDARY AND RECOVERY
Load supported model identifiers from the chosen gateway and retain a dated catalogue snapshot. Display estimated costs separately from reported usage; sanitized Markdown does not make model instructions trustworthy.

ACCEPTANCE SCENARIO
Make one model rate-limit while the other completes; the successful column remains readable and retrying the failed column does not resend its sibling. Also reopen the app after an interrupted operation, confirm the saved record/export remains inspectable, and document the recovery action. These are implementation acceptance requirements, not a claim that this guide has been tested.

DELIVERY
Deliver a runnable repository with migrations or project-format versioning, a non-sensitive example, environment/permission setup, the exact manual acceptance steps, and a backup/export-and-restore walkthrough. Implement the working slice before optional integrations; list any deferred paid-product capabilities honestly. Do not add capabilities outside the working slice just to resemble the original product.

PROJECT RULES FOR AGENTS.md
Keep the domain invariants above executable at the write boundary. Propose scope changes before adding providers or permissions. Never fabricate source evidence, publish results, identity matches or successful delivery. Preserve user originals and require an explicit confirmation for destructive changes or external publication.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter), copy the prompt or copy or download AGENTS.md

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Alternatives to building your own

Cherry StudioA desktop model cockpit with parallel answers, files, agents, and rather more settings than restraint.50kaug 2026open source↗Cherry StudioSame prompt, several models, side by side; bring API keys or make local models do the arguing.50kaug 2026open source↗ChatALLThe exact compare-everyone desktop app; use API-backed bots, because scraped web connectors break whenever vendors sneeze.17knov 2025open source↗

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Admix pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
free$0$020 credits/day; Gemini 2.5 Flash access.
starter$10$8500 credits/month; 350+ models; 10 cross-chat memories.
basic$19$15.201,500 credits/month; 350+ models; 30 cross-chat memories.
pro$39$31.204,000 credits/month; 350+ models; 100 cross-chat memories; per-model memory.
max$99$79.2010,000 credits/month; 350+ models; 100 cross-chat memories.

free tier20 credits/day; Gemini 2.5 Flash access.

billingmonthly + annual (-20%); paid plans begin with a $1.99 7-day trial that auto-renews

hidden costsCredits are model-dependent and multi-model/parallel comparisons consume multiple allocations; the paid trial auto-renews.

pricing sources checked 2026-08-12 · pricing source ↗

Questions about Admix

Can you build your own Admix with AI?

Partly. A local chat UI with side-by-side replies is a weekend project when it calls OpenRouter, but Admix's value depends on access to many hosted models, a current catalog, provider routing, and a maintained account and billing layer. You can reproduce the comparison workflow. You cannot reproduce the model access and service layer for a flat $10 subscription.

What does the Admix build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Send the same reviewed prompt to two selected models, stream independent response columns, and save a comparison with editable notes and Markdown export. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: Admix's bundled access to many providers under one subscription; A maintained model catalog and provider routing; Cross-device sync and account history. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the Admix prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this Admix project take?

The catalogue estimate is weekend for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing Admix?

Admix's bundled access to many providers under one subscription; A maintained model catalog and provider routing; Cross-device sync and account history; Built-in image, search, and document workflows; Usage limits, billing, and support handled for you. They pay for one bill and one interface instead of managing several provider accounts, API keys, model IDs, and usage limits. The comparison grid is easy to copy; keeping model access and the account, billing, and storage layer working is the service.

What price is this guide comparing against?

The recorded Starter plan is $10/mo (monthly), checked 2026-08-03. Check the linked pricing source before buying. Building your own also has hosting, API and maintenance costs; the recorded amount is not a guaranteed saving.

What can I use instead of building Admix?

Cherry Studio: A desktop model cockpit with parallel answers, files, agents, and rather more settings than restraint. Cherry Studio: Same prompt, several models, side by side; bring API keys or make local models do the arguing. ChatALL: The exact compare-everyone desktop app; use API-backed bots, because scraped web connectors break whenever vendors sneeze. Compare all listed options at https://howtovibecodeit.dev/admix/alternatives. Check each option's license, hosting needs and feature limits.

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