ai-gateway - AI Model Serving Tool

Overview

ai-gateway is an open-source API gateway that orchestrates AI model requests across multiple providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini. It provides guardrails, cost control, custom endpoints, and detailed tracing using spans. Built as a backend tool, ai-gateway centralizes routing and management of AI API calls for services and internal applications.

Key Features

  • Orchestrates requests to multiple AI providers
  • Configurable guardrails for request safety and policy enforcement
  • Cost-control mechanisms for routing and usage management
  • Custom endpoints for internal or external consumption
  • Detailed tracing and spans for request observability
  • Open-source codebase with release artifacts available

Ideal Use Cases

  • Centralize integrations to multiple model providers
  • Enforce safety and governance across AI requests
  • Route requests to optimize provider costs
  • Trace and debug model request flows using spans
  • Expose consistent internal endpoints for product teams

Getting Started

  • Download the latest release from the GitHub releases page
  • Install or deploy ai-gateway to your hosting environment
  • Configure provider credentials for desired AI vendors
  • Define routing rules, guardrails, and custom endpoints
  • Enable tracing and integrate with your observability tools
  • Test routing and tracing with sample model requests

Pricing

Pricing not disclosed. The project is open-source; any hosting or infrastructure costs are the user's responsibility.

Limitations

  • Requires self-hosting and infrastructure management
  • Intended as a backend tool; developer integration is required
  • No hosted pricing or managed service information provided

Key Information

  • Category: Model Serving
  • Type: AI Model Serving Tool