The report provides guidance on how to govern AI applications and agents, enforce security guardrails and manage costs across multiple models and providers.

What you'll gain from this report

• Learn what differentiates a true AI gateway from adjacent technologies like API management platforms, model routers, and LLM observability tools.

• Explore how Gartner categorizes the market across three vendor archetypes: API management platforms adding AI extensions, AI platforms with built-in gateways, and purpose-built open-source or open-core solutions.

• Understand how the convergence of API management and AI gateways, emerging standards like MCP and A2A, and evolving regulatory requirements will shape your architecture decisions.
  
  

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Gartner, Market Guide for AI Gateways, By Andrew Humphreys, Manjunath Bhat, Keith Guttridge, Shrey Pasricha, Deepak Seth, 13 October 2025.

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