AI Gateway & Model Routing
A single control plane for auth, cost, caching and routing across model providers.
As teams adopt multiple model providers, an AI gateway becomes the equivalent of an API gateway a decade ago — centralising rate limiting, semantic caching, fallback and spend attribution.
Signals behind this placement
- —Multi-provider model strategies are creating the same centralisation need that API gateways solved a decade ago.
Sequencing
Builds on LLM Observability Platforms
Enables FinOps for AI
AI Gateway & Model Routing across other industries
A governed control plane for auth, cost, caching, fallback and routing across model providers.
AI Gateway & Model Routing for Clinical Systems
A governed control plane for which model handles which clinical query.
AI Gateway & Model Routing for Trading/Risk Systems
A governed control plane for which model handles which trading or risk query.
AI Gateway & Model Routing for OT/IT Systems
A governed control plane for which model handles which operational-technology query.
AI Gateway & Model Routing for Commerce Systems
A governed control plane for which model handles which commerce query.
From the Technology & SaaS Emerging Technology & Innovation Radar, Edition 2026.1, published 2026-10-01.
An independent, industry-agnostic radar curated by Shailesh Kumar.