Kamya Shah

TL;DR: LLM costs are ballooning as AI usage scales. AI gateways are the fastest way to cut spend, without changing your application logic. This article breaks down the top 5 gateways in 2026, Bifrost, Cloudflare, Vercel, LiteLLM, and Kong AI, so you can pick the right one for your

TL;DR: LLM API costs compound fast at scale. An AI gateway adds a control layer between your app and providers to enforce caching, fallbacks, and budgets. Bifrost (by Maxim AI) leads on cost ops with semantic caching, virtual key budgets, 12+ providers, and native observability. Cloudflare AI Gateway is

TL;DR AI gateways have become critical infrastructure for teams building with multiple LLMs. This article covers five leading options: Bifrost, Cloudflare AI Gateway, LiteLLM, Vercel AI Gateway, and Kong AI Gateway, comparing them across platform overview, key features, and best use cases. Why Multi-Model Routing Matters No single LLM

TL;DR Bifrost is a high-performance AI gateway built by Maxim AI that delivers 50x faster performance than LiteLLM with <11µs overhead at 5,000 RPS. While LiteLLM offers multi-provider access, it struggles with production workloads beyond 500 RPS. Bifrost provides zero-config deployment, automatic failover, semantic caching, and seamless

TL;DR Managing AI costs is critical as applications scale across multiple models and providers. This article compares five leading AI gateways built specifically for cost tracking: Bifrost, LiteLLM, Kong AI, Cloudflare AI Gateway, and OpenRouter. Each platform offers unique approaches to monitoring, controlling, and optimizing LLM spending. Bifrost stands