Cloudflare AI Gateway
Cloudflare AI Gateway is a proxy in front of LLM APIs. Persistent logs are on all plans, with Workers Free: 100,000 logs total and Workers Paid: 10,000,000 logs per gateway. Logpush is Workers Paid only. The paid-plan request row on that page is 10 million / month, then +$0.05 / million. A 5% fee applies to credits purchased through the gateway's credit flow. DLP scanning is free; accounts without Zero Trust get two predefined DLP profiles. github.com/cloudflare/ai had 1,143 stars, MIT.
Compare OpenRouter if you wanted a multi-provider wallet with a 5.5% Stripe fee, and Hugging Face if you wanted Hub-hosted inference instead of a proxy.
Key Features
- One line of code: Point your OpenAI-compatible client at the gateway. Confirm the current provider list in docs.
- Cache, rate limit, analytics: These are the free core. They do not make provider tokens free.
- Logs: Free accounts share a 100k log cap. Paid gets 10M per gateway.
- Not a model vendor: You still pay OpenAI / Anthropic / Workers AI separately.
Use Cases
- Teams already on Cloudflare who want one dashboard for token cost and cache hit rate.
- People who will stay on Workers Free and accept the 100k log cap.
- People comparing AI Gateway vs OpenRouter: one is a Cloudflare proxy; the other is a credit wallet.
Limitation: The old "hides source IP / bypasses access limits" line is not first-party pricing copy. We did not keep it. Enterprise details are "ask your account team."
Pricing
AI Gateway pricing on 2026-08-17.
| Path | Price | Notes from that page |
|---|---|---|
| Core gateway | $0 | Analytics, caching, rate limiting. Needs a Cloudflare account. |
| Workers Free logs | $0 | 100,000 logs total across gateways. |
| Workers Paid logs | Included on Paid | 10,000,000 logs per gateway. Logpush on Paid. |
| Paid extra requests | +$0.05 / million | After 10 million / month on the Paid row. |
| Gateway credits | +5% | Fee on credits purchased through that flow. |
If a leftover blog still says the gateway is an unmetered universal LLM, treat this table as the source.
Getting Started
- Read AI Gateway and create one gateway in the dashboard.
- Change only the base URL on an existing OpenAI-compatible client.
- Confirm Workers Free vs Paid before you turn on Logpush.
- Compare OpenRouter if you needed a provider wallet, not a Cloudflare proxy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is AI Gateway free?
Core features are. Logs and extra requests follow your Workers plan.
Does it replace OpenRouter?
No. It proxies. You still need provider keys or Workers AI.
Same as Workers AI?
Workers AI is a model runtime. AI Gateway sits in front of many providers, including Workers AI.
Alternatives
- OpenRouter: Multi-provider credits.
- Hugging Face: Hub plus hosted inference.
Tips
- Quote free core plus 100k / 10M log caps.
- Do not paste "unmetered universal endpoint" into a deck.
- Confirm the $0.05 / million row before a high-QPS launch.
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