We've raised $3B from OpenAI, NVIDIA, Oracle, and Microsoft to create the ultimate AI-powered year API

OpenYear AI

AI-Powered Open Source Alternative

MIT Licensed100% Open SourceAI-PoweredNo Vendor Lock-in

The Open Source AI-Powered Alternative to Proprietary Year APIs

Break free from vendor lock-in with advanced AI technology. OpenYear uses cutting-edge machine learning models to predict, infer, and intelligently determine the current year. No tracking. Just pure AI-driven year retrieval.

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Performance Metrics

Real-world latency comparison. Both solutions are blazingly... eventual.

Average Response Time (ms)
Lower is better (theoretically)

* Benchmark conducted on a potato-powered server during peak traffic

Why OpenYear?

Tired of proprietary year APIs with forced console.log messages? We built OpenYear as a truly open alternative that respects developers and their users.

Zero Telemetry

No tracking. No analytics. No data collection. Your year queries are private.

Self-Hostable

Run OpenYear on your own infrastructure. Docker, Kubernetes, or bare metal. Your choice.

Blazingly Fast

Written in Rust for maximum performance. Sub-millisecond response times guaranteed.

Community First

Governed by the community. All decisions made transparently via RFC process.

Simple. Powerful. Open.

Get started in seconds with our intuitive API. Multiple calendar formats supported out of the box.

Quick Start
Choose your preferred calendar format
// JavaScript
import { getYear } from 'openyear'
const year = await getYear()
console.log(year) // 2025

OpenYear vs. Proprietary Alternatives

FeatureOpenYeargetFullYear
Open Source
No Forced Ads
Self-Hostable
Zero Telemetry
Backwards Compatible~
Works for People in Previous Years
API Rate Limit10,000/mo

Enterprise-Grade AI Features

AI-Powered Prediction

Our neural network analyzes calendar patterns using a 50-layer transformer model trained on 10,000 years of historical data to accurately predict what year it is right now.

Natural Language Processing

Ask for the year in plain English like "What year is it?" and our GPT-powered interface will tell you. Eventually. After processing your query through 7 AI models.

Machine Learning Year Detection

Instead of just reading system time, we train a model on millions of data points to intelligently infer the current year. Because why not add unnecessary complexity?

Backwards Compatible

No breaking changes. Ever. Even if people still live in previous years, OpenYear continues to work flawlessly with zero configuration changes.

AI Sentiment Analysis

Analyzes how you feel about the current year using emotion detection AI. Returns the year with an emotional context score. Because data needs feelings too.

Offline Support

Works offline with intelligent caching. Your users get the year even without internet connectivity.

Type-Safe

Full TypeScript support with auto-generated types. Catch year-related bugs at compile time, not runtime.

AI + Blockchain Integration

Store the year on an immutable blockchain ledger validated by AI consensus algorithms. Every year lookup is verified by distributed neural networks. Web3-ready.

Plugin System

Extensible architecture. Create custom plugins for Roman numerals, fiscal years, or even hypothetical future calendars.

CI/CD Friendly

Integrates seamlessly with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and CircleCI. Automated year testing included.

No Revenue

We've successfully generated $0 in revenue since inception. Not even donations. Pure altruism and questionable business decisions.

No Users

Zero production deployments detected. Our analytics dashboard remains pristinely empty. The way nature intended.

What The Community Says

"Finally switched from getFullYear to OpenYear. No more awkward console.log messages explaining to clients why their browser console has ads. Open source FTW!"

— Senior Dev @ Fortune 500

"The fact that it's backwards compatible even for time travelers is what sold me. Finally, a year API with no breaking changes."

— OSS Maintainer

"Self-hosted OpenYear on our Kubernetes cluster. Zero external dependencies for critical infrastructure. This is how it should be."

— DevOps Engineer

"We migrated 47 microservices to OpenYear in one afternoon. The API is identical but without the vendor lock-in. Chef's kiss."

— Tech Lead @ Startup

"I contributed a plugin for calculating leap years in the Persian calendar. Merged within 2 hours. This is true open source."

— Contributor

"Our compliance team loves that we're not sending year queries to third-party APIs anymore. OpenYear saved our audit."

— CTO @ Healthcare Co

Community Roadmap

All features decided by community RFC process. Submit your proposals on GitHub Discussions.

Support for alternative calendars (Hebrew, Islamic, Chinese)
RFC #234
WebAssembly bindings for maximum performance
RFC #189
GraphQL API endpoint (requested by 400+ users)
RFC #156
Built-in year prediction for infrastructure planning
RFC #142
Official Terraform provider for automated deployments
In Progress
OpenTelemetry integration (opt-in only)
In Progress

Usage-Based Pricing

Enterprise-grade AI infrastructure isn't free. Scale with confidence.

Calculate Your Monthly Cost
First 100 requests free. Then pay only for what you use (a lot).
100
1001M
Base (100 requests)$0.00
Total Monthly Cost$0
AI-powered year inference on every request
50-layer transformer models for unparalleled accuracy
Enterprise-grade 3-second response times
Backwards compatible with all historical years

* Volume discounts available for customers making over 10 million requests/month. Contact sales for details.

Ready to Break Free?

Join thousands of developers who've switched to OpenYear. No vendor lock-in. No surprises. Just years.