gateway
A high-performance AI Gateway connecting to over 1,600 LLMs with guardrails.
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Decision brief
A high-performance AI Gateway named 'gateway', supporting over 1,600 LLM connections and featuring various guardrail mechanisms for safer utilization.
Good fit when
- Use gateway when you need a versatile platform capable of connecting to more than 1,600 LLM providers.
- Utilize it if cost management is crucial as it provides smart caching and usage analytics tools.
Avoid when
- Avoid using gateway if your application only requires connection to a limited number of LLM providers, as its extensive provider support might introduce unnecessary complexity.
- If you don't require sophisticated cost management features such as smart caching or usage analytics provided by the tool, consider simpler alternatives.
- Pricing:
- unknown - The service is open source and MIT licensed; specific pricing for related services (if any) not detailed in repository.
- Requirements:
- Developed using TypeScript; no Docker requirement specified for operation or development.
Observed Jul 11, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Adoption
Package downloads where a registry match exists. GitHub stars (12,920) are secondary evidence.
- npm downloads (30d)
- 2,081·npm downloads API·Sep 7, 2026
Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Slowing (104d since push)
- As of Sep 7, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of Sep 7, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No MCP manifest
- As of Jul 11, 2026
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Install
npm install gatewayHow it fits your stack(11)
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Overview
Portkey-AI/gateway is a platform that routes requests to multiple LLM providers while incorporating various guardrail mechanisms. It offers smart caching and usage analytics for cost management and efficient operations.
Capability facts
- Deploy
- Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 7, 2026
- Docker
- Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 7, 2026
- CLI
- CLI entrypoint
Source: package.json:bin|scripts · Sep 7, 2026
- MCP server
- No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Sep 7, 2026
- Languages
- typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Sep 7, 2026
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Compatibility
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Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 7, 2026)
# pip install -qU portkey-aiSource link
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pip install qU portkey ai from portkey ai import Portkey Cost Management Smart caching : Cache responses from LLMs to reduce costs and improve latency. Supports simple and semantic caching. Usage analytics : Monitor and analyze your AI and LLM usage, including request volume, lat...
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