Why we said Use
What it is
Gateway controls including analytics, caching and rate limiting. See the official documentation or product page. This profile describes public documentation, not a Loaded Tokens hands-on test.
Who it is for
Developers managing model API traffic and observability. Our recommendation is scoped to that job; it is not a universal winner.
The evidence behind Use
Rate limits and observability are useful controls when traffic otherwise hits model APIs directly. The vendor page documents the underlying capability; the fit judgment is ours. No performance ranking, time saving or reliability result is implied.
Pricing and the catch
Core features free. New-gateway logs follow Workers Logs billing; Unified Billing credit purchases have a 5% fee. Provider inference costs remain. Public pricing checked November 7, 2026. Prices are USD where stated and can change; taxes, region, annual commitments and extra usage may differ.
Gateway caching can serve stale results; logs can contain sensitive prompts.
A sensible first workflow
Add a request budget and redact sensitive fields before logging. This is a suggested evaluation, not a test we ran. Decide what success looks like before opening the tool: what output is acceptable, what needs review and where the workflow must stop.
Bottom line: buy for the job, keep the exit route, and do not confuse a feature list with proof of results. Browse the company profile for the rest of the stack.