Which is more popular, AI Gateway or Kong?

Kong has more GitHub stars (44,236 vs 13,121).

Which is more actively developed, AI Gateway or Kong?

Kong had more commits in the last 90 days (10 vs 0).

Should I use AI Gateway or Kong?

Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.

AI Gateway vs Kong

Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools

Short answer

AI Gateway is growing faster: +323 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +110 for Kong.
Pick AI Gateway for: a blazing fast AI Gateway with integrated guardrails. Pick Kong for: the API and AI Gateway.

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AI Gatewayopen-source

A blazing fast AI Gateway with integrated guardrails. Route to 200+ LLMs, 50+ AI Guardrails with 1 fast & friendly API.

Kongopen-source

🦍 The API and AI Gateway

Metrics

	AI Gateway	Kong
Stars	13.1k	44.2k
Star velocity /mo	323.36842105263156	110
Commits (90d)	0	10
Releases (6m)	0	2
Downloads (30d, npm + PyPI)	1.9K	—
Overall score	0.3390945209311889	0.5318560078693034

Pros

+支持1600+模型的大规模路由能力，覆盖主流AI提供商
+超高性能表现：<1ms延迟，122kb轻量级架构，日处理100亿tokens验证
+企业级可靠性：自动重试、故障转移、负载均衡等生产环境必需功能

Cons

-企业级功能可能对简单用例过于复杂
-文档信息不完整，可能存在学习曲线
-高级配置和企业部署可能需要技术专业知识

Use Cases

•多模型AI应用需要统一API接口和智能路由选择
•企业级AI服务要求高可用性、自动故障转移和负载均衡
•大规模AI应用需要成本优化和性能监控的网关层

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FAQ

Which is more popular, AI Gateway or Kong?: Kong has more GitHub stars (44,236 vs 13,121).
Which is more actively developed, AI Gateway or Kong?: Kong had more commits in the last 90 days (10 vs 0).
Should I use AI Gateway or Kong?: Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.