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AI Gateways: Savior or Just Another Layer of Bloat?

Thought one API key would rule them all? Wrong. AI gateways fix the mess of multi-team LLM sprawl—or do they? Let's cut through the hype.

DevTools Feed Apr 03, 2026 4 min read

⚡ Key Takeaways

AI gateways centralize chaos for multi-team LLM scale but add overhead—skip if solo.
Unlike API gateways, they're LLM-aware: tokens, guardrails, fallbacks.
Echoes microservices meshes; scale without one, regret later.

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