GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000)

The GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) is a Wi-Fi 6 router built explicitly for the open-source-firmware crowd: it ships with OpenWrt 21.02 as the base operating system under GL.iNet's consumer-friendly UI, and the bootloader is left fully unlocked for vanilla OpenWrt or third-party builds. Hardware-wise it is uncommonly generous — a quad-core 2.0 GHz MediaTek SoC, 1 GB RAM, dual 2.5 GbE ports and four 1 GbE ports — at a price well below comparable consumer flagships.

Key features

• Dual-band Wi-Fi 6: 574 + 4,804 Mbps (AX6000 class)
• 2 × 2.5 GbE (1 WAN/LAN + 1 LAN), 4 × 1 GbE LAN
• MediaTek MT7986A quad-core 2.0 GHz, 1 GB DDR4, 8 GB eMMC
• OpenWrt 21.02 base with GL.iNet UI; vanilla OpenWrt and DD-WRT supported
• Built-in WireGuard, OpenVPN, AdGuard Home, Tor
• Tailscale, Zerotier, IPSec out of the box
• USB 3.0 for shared storage and 4G/5G modem failover
• 5-year hardware warranty, regular firmware updates

Single Black configuration with VPN, AdGuard and Tor pre-installed.