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Comparisons
Kong and Tyk: plugin-rich self-hosted gateways. Envoy: the service mesh data plane. AWS API Gateway: serverless-native at $1–3.50/million requests in 2026.
Developer tools & API operations · · 8 min read
Explainers
OpenRouter gives you one API key to access 500+ LLMs from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta. No per-token markup, model fallbacks, and zero provider lock-in.
AI & machine learning · · 10 min read
Explainers
API gateway patterns for microservices — routing, auth, rate limiting, and aggregation. Compare Kong, Zuplo, Envoy, and Traefik for 2026 architectures.
Developer tools & API operations · · 9 min read
API shortlists
Compare Kong, Zuplo, Unkey, Traefik, AWS API Gateway, and Cloudflare for rate limiting and API management. Features, pricing, and deployment options 2026.
Developer tools & API operations · · 11 min read
API shortlists
AWS API Gateway charges $3.50/million requests for REST APIs. Kong Konnect starts at $105/service/month. Apigee is enterprise contact-sales pricing in 2026.
Developer tools & API operations · · 11 min read
API shortlists
Compare Kong, Tyk, AWS API Gateway, Cloudflare, Unkey, and Zuplo by pricing, deployment model, rate-limit scope, and API-management features in 2026.
Developer tools & API operations · · 5 min read
Comparisons
Compare OpenRouter’s managed LLM gateway with LiteLLM’s self-hosted proxy across routing, provider support, control, fees, and operations in 2026.
AI & machine learning · Developer tools & API operations · · 7 min read
