Kong AI Gateway
Centralized security, routing, and observability for AI workloads. Optimize costs and manage MCP resources with Kong's scalable AI gateway.
Kong AI Gateway is an open-source alternative to:
Kong AI Gateway delivers secure, scalable connectivity for AI applications by centralizing security, routing, observability, and cost control for LLMs and MCP resources.
Key Features
- Centralized Security: Enforce authentication, authorization, and rate limiting for AI endpoints.
- Intelligent Routing: Dynamically route requests to optimize performance and reduce costs.
- Observability & Monitoring: Track API usage, latency, and errors for AI workloads.
- MCP Resource Management: Seamlessly integrate and manage Model Context Protocol (MCP) resources.
- Cost Control: Monitor and optimize token usage and API consumption.
- Scalability: Handle high-volume AI traffic with Kong's proven infrastructure.
- Multi-Cloud Support: Deploy across any cloud or on-premises environment.
Tech / Self-Hosting
Kong AI Gateway is built on Kong's open-source core and is available as a self-hosted solution. It integrates with existing Kong deployments or can be deployed standalone. Supports Kubernetes, Docker, and bare-metal environments. Open-source core with enterprise-grade features available via Kong Konnect.