Comparison
ai-gateway vs recurrentgemma
Verdict
Pick ai-gateway if ai-gateway from Ferro Labs supports over 30 LLMs with integrated caching, guardrails, A/B testing, and cost controls, making it ideal for managing multiple language models in a production environment; pick recurrentgemma if recurrentGemma is an open-source language model from Google DeepMind, utilizing the Griffin architecture and supporting JAX and PyTorch for efficient neural network training and inference.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | ai-gateway | recurrentgemma |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (2d since push) As of 2w · github_public_v1 | Slowing (181d since push) As of 2w · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of 2w · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization account As of 2w · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | Published findings As of 1mo · osv@v1 | No lockfile (source not queried) As of 1mo · osv@v1 |
| deps.dev advisories | Not queried deps.dev@v1 | Not queried deps.dev@v1 |
| OpenSSF Scorecard | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 |
Tagline
- ai-gateway
- Unified AI Gateway for multiple LLMs with caching, guardrails, A/B testing, and cost controls
- recurrentgemma
- Open weights language model from Google DeepMind, based on Griffin
Stars
- ai-gateway
- 219
- recurrentgemma
- 684
Forks
- ai-gateway
- 33
- recurrentgemma
- 40
Open issues
- ai-gateway
- 63
- recurrentgemma
- 4
Language
- ai-gateway
- Go
- recurrentgemma
- Python
Adopt for
- ai-gateway
- ai-gateway from Ferro Labs supports over 30 LLMs with integrated caching, guardrails, A/B testing, and cost controls, making it ideal for managing multiple language models in a production environment.
- recurrentgemma
- RecurrentGemma is an open-source language model from Google DeepMind, utilizing the Griffin architecture and supporting JAX and PyTorch for efficient neural network training and inference on TPUs, CPUs, and GPUs.
Persona
- ai-gateway
- -
- recurrentgemma
- -
Runtime
- ai-gateway
- -
- recurrentgemma
- -
License
- ai-gateway
- Apache-2.0 - a permissive free software license
- recurrentgemma
- The codebase is distributed under the permissive Apache License, version 2.0, allowing for broad usage but with no warranties expressed or implied.
Last pushed
- ai-gateway
- Aug 7, 2026
- recurrentgemma
- Feb 6, 2026
Categories
- ai-gateway
- Inference & Serving, Model Training
- recurrentgemma
- Inference & Serving, Model Training
Trust and health
Maintenance
- ai-gateway
- Very active (96%)
- recurrentgemma
- Slowing (36%)
Days since push
- ai-gateway
- 2d
- recurrentgemma
- 181d
Open issues (now)
- ai-gateway
- 63
- recurrentgemma
- 4
OSV dependency advisories
- ai-gateway
- Published findings
- recurrentgemma
- No lockfile (source not queried)
Full report
- ai-gateway
- Trust report
- recurrentgemma
- Trust report
Choose ai-gateway if…
- ai-gateway is primarily Go; recurrentgemma is Python.
- Tags unique to ai-gateway: ai-gateway, litellm, llm-cost, llm-proxy.
- When you need to integrate more than 30 different LLM services including OpenAI and Anthropic
When NOT to use ai-gateway
- If your project only involves one or two LLMs which does not necessitate the gateway's broad compatibility features
- For small-scale projects that do not require comprehensive cost analysis tools
- When custom integration for specific guardrails is required, as ai-gateway offers generalized settings
Choose recurrentgemma if…
- recurrentgemma is primarily Python; ai-gateway is Go.
- Requirements: Optimized for TPU using the Flax implementation.; Supports CPU and GPU environments via JAX and PyTorch..
- Tags unique to recurrentgemma: deep-learning, flax, jax, language-model.
- If you require high efficiency in neural network training or inferencing specifically optimized for TPUs using the Flax implementation
When NOT to use recurrentgemma
- Do not use if your infrastructure does not support TensorFlow, since RecurrentGemma optimizes efficiency mostly on TPUs which are tightly coupled with TensorFlow's ecosystem
- Avoid using this tool if you are working in a restricted environment where setting up virtual environments with tools like Poetry or manually managing dependencies with pip is challenging
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (ferro-labs/ai-gateway) · observed Aug 9, 2026
- GitHub forks (ferro-labs/ai-gateway) · observed Aug 9, 2026
- Last push (ferro-labs/ai-gateway) · observed Aug 7, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Aug 9, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 17, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- GitHub stars (google-deepmind/recurrentgemma) · observed Aug 7, 2026
- GitHub forks (google-deepmind/recurrentgemma) · observed Aug 7, 2026
- Last push (google-deepmind/recurrentgemma) · observed Feb 6, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Aug 7, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 14, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: ai-gateway 219 · recurrentgemma 684 (synced Aug 9, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between ai-gateway and recurrentgemma?
- ai-gateway: Unified AI Gateway for multiple LLMs with caching, guardrails, A/B testing, and cost controls. recurrentgemma: Open weights language model from Google DeepMind, based on Griffin. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose ai-gateway over recurrentgemma?
- Choose ai-gateway over recurrentgemma when ai-gateway is primarily Go; recurrentgemma is Python; Tags unique to ai-gateway: ai-gateway, litellm, llm-cost, llm-proxy; When you need to integrate more than 30 different LLM services including OpenAI and Anthropic.
- When should I choose recurrentgemma over ai-gateway?
- Choose recurrentgemma over ai-gateway when recurrentgemma is primarily Python; ai-gateway is Go; Requirements: Optimized for TPU using the Flax implementation.; Supports CPU and GPU environments via JAX and PyTorch.; Tags unique to recurrentgemma: deep-learning, flax, jax, language-model; If you require high efficiency in neural network training or inferencing specifically optimized for TPUs using the Flax implementation.
- When should I avoid ai-gateway?
- If your project only involves one or two LLMs which does not necessitate the gateway's broad compatibility features For small-scale projects that do not require comprehensive cost analysis tools When custom integration for specific guardrails is required, as ai-gateway offers generalized settings
- When should I avoid recurrentgemma?
- Do not use if your infrastructure does not support TensorFlow, since RecurrentGemma optimizes efficiency mostly on TPUs which are tightly coupled with TensorFlow's ecosystem Avoid using this tool if you are working in a restricted environment where setting up virtual environments with tools like Poetry or manually managing dependencies with pip is challenging
- Is ai-gateway or recurrentgemma more popular on GitHub?
- recurrentgemma has more GitHub stars (684 vs 219). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are ai-gateway and recurrentgemma open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (ai-gateway: Apache-2.0, recurrentgemma: Apache-2.0).
- Where can I find alternatives to ai-gateway or recurrentgemma?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at ai-gateway alternatives and recurrentgemma alternatives (ai-gateway markdown twin, recurrentgemma markdown twin), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes.
- Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison?
- Yes. The markdown twin at this comparison mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.
- Which is better maintained, ai-gateway or recurrentgemma?
- ai-gateway: Very active. recurrentgemma: Slowing. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance.
- Where are the full trust reports for ai-gateway and recurrentgemma?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: ai-gateway trust report; recurrentgemma trust report.