Comparison
ai-gateway vs gateway
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 gateway if aI Gateway offers a comprehensive infrastructure for deploying and managing production-grade AI apps with GRPC, protobuf, and support for large language models.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | ai-gateway | gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (2d since push) As of 1w · github_public_v1 | Dormant (846d since push) As of 2w · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of 1w · 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
- gateway
- Core infrastructure stack for building production-ready AI Applications
Stars
- ai-gateway
- 219
- gateway
- 160
Forks
- ai-gateway
- 33
- gateway
- 17
Open issues
- ai-gateway
- 63
- gateway
- 10
Language
- ai-gateway
- Go
- gateway
- Go
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.
- gateway
- AI Gateway offers a comprehensive infrastructure for deploying and managing production-grade AI apps with GRPC, protobuf, and support for large language models.
Persona
- ai-gateway
- -
- gateway
- -
Runtime
- ai-gateway
- -
- gateway
- -
License
- ai-gateway
- Apache-2.0 - a permissive free software license
- gateway
- Apache-2.0
Last pushed
- ai-gateway
- Aug 7, 2026
- gateway
- Apr 8, 2024
Categories
- ai-gateway
- Inference & Serving, Model Training
- gateway
- Inference & Serving, Model Training
Trust and health
Maintenance
- ai-gateway
- Very active (96%)
- gateway
- Dormant (18%)
Days since push
- ai-gateway
- 2d
- gateway
- 846d
Open issues (now)
- ai-gateway
- 63
- gateway
- 10
OSV dependency advisories
- ai-gateway
- Published findings
- gateway
- No lockfile (source not queried)
Full report
- ai-gateway
- Trust report
- gateway
- Trust report
Choose ai-gateway if…
- Tags unique to ai-gateway: litellm, llm-cost, llm-proxy, openai-compatible.
- When you need to integrate more than 30 different LLM services including OpenAI and Anthropic
- More GitHub stars (219 vs 160) - visibility, not fit.
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 gateway if…
- Tags unique to gateway: grpc, inference, llmops, production-ready.
- gateway ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment.
- Use when you need to deploy applications that require low-latency communication like gRPC services.
When NOT to use gateway
- Avoid if the project does not involve production-grade AI application deployment or specific needs of grpc and protobuf technologies.
- Not suitable for teams preferring other programming languages over Go, as this tool is written entirely in Go.
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 (missingstudio/gateway) · observed Aug 2, 2026
- GitHub forks (missingstudio/gateway) · observed Aug 2, 2026
- Last push (missingstudio/gateway) · observed Apr 8, 2024
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Aug 2, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 17, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: ai-gateway 219 · gateway 160 (synced Aug 9, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between ai-gateway and gateway?
- ai-gateway: Unified AI Gateway for multiple LLMs with caching, guardrails, A/B testing, and cost controls. gateway: Core infrastructure stack for building production-ready AI Applications. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose ai-gateway over gateway?
- Choose ai-gateway over gateway when Tags unique to ai-gateway: litellm, llm-cost, llm-proxy, openai-compatible; When you need to integrate more than 30 different LLM services including OpenAI and Anthropic; More GitHub stars (219 vs 160) - visibility, not fit.
- When should I choose gateway over ai-gateway?
- Choose gateway over ai-gateway when Tags unique to gateway: grpc, inference, llmops, production-ready; gateway ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; Use when you need to deploy applications that require low-latency communication like gRPC services.
- 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 gateway?
- Avoid if the project does not involve production-grade AI application deployment or specific needs of grpc and protobuf technologies. Not suitable for teams preferring other programming languages over Go, as this tool is written entirely in Go.
- Is ai-gateway or gateway more popular on GitHub?
- ai-gateway has more GitHub stars (219 vs 160). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are ai-gateway and gateway open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (ai-gateway: Apache-2.0, gateway: Apache-2.0).
- Where can I find alternatives to ai-gateway or gateway?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at ai-gateway alternatives and gateway alternatives (ai-gateway markdown twin, gateway 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 gateway?
- ai-gateway: Very active. gateway: Dormant. 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 gateway?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: ai-gateway trust report; gateway trust report.