AI Gateway sits between users and external AI models, applying the same policy logic regardless of which tool initiated the request. The gateway deploys inside your infrastructure — on-premise or in a VPC — so prompt content never routes through an external inspection service.
Controls execute at the moment of submission: the gateway evaluates prompt content against centrally distributed policy and enforces the configured outcome before the request proceeds.
AI Gateway isn't just a policy checkpoint — it's the operational control plane for your AI infrastructure. Route requests to preferred models, configure automatic fallback when a provider is unavailable, and track inference costs across teams — all from the same layer that enforces data protection policy.