Router compare
Kong AI Gateway vs LiteLLM
Router-vs-router comparison for integration shape, routing policy, target providers, pricing model, and data handling. Use this view for the routing layer; use model compare when choosing the model itself.
Kong Inc.
Multi-LLM AI gateway built on Kong Gateway 3.x, adding semantic routing, load balancing, guardrails, and MCP traffic analytics as plugins over Kong's existing API management platform.
BerriAI
Open-source Python SDK and proxy server that unifies 100+ LLM APIs behind a single OpenAI-compatible interface, with load balancing, cost tracking, and configurable failover.
Facet comparison
Type
Kong AI Gateway
Gateway
LiteLLM
Gateway
Openness
Kong AI Gateway
Commercial
LiteLLM
Open source
Hosting
Kong AI Gateway
Self-hosted
LiteLLM
Self-hosted
Decision mechanism
Kong AI Gateway
Rules / heuristics, Semantic k-NN
LiteLLM
Rules / heuristics, Cascade
Optimizes for
Kong AI Gateway
Cost, Latency, Reliability
LiteLLM
Cost, Reliability, Latency
Routing scope
Kong AI Gateway
Cross-provider
LiteLLM
Cross-provider
Pricing
Kong AI Gateway
Subscription
LiteLLM
Free OSS
Data retention
Kong AI Gateway
Unknown
LiteLLM
Zero retention
Models reachable
Kong AI Gateway
-
LiteLLM
100 models
API compatibility
Kong AI Gateway
OpenAI, Native
LiteLLM
OpenAI