How to Choose an Internal Multi-Model Gateway
Preacher2106 · reddit · 2026-07-17
A team is discussing building a unified AI gateway for internal groups. The goal is to provide access to different vendors like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Bedrock while avoiding scattered raw API keys.
Their requirements are clear:
- Use virtual/synthetic keys for access control
- Track usage and costs per team
- Avoid a solution that requires a dedicated engineer for ongoing maintenance
Candidate solutions include:
- LiteLLM: Most intuitive and active community, but concerns exist regarding upgrades and stability
- TrueFoundry: Great governance and team cost tracking
- Portkey: More polished UX, but self-hosting capabilities are questionable
- Kong: Powerful, but likely overkill for this use case
- OpenRouter: Broad coverage, but not necessarily suited for internal permission management
The poster currently leans towards LiteLLM but wants to confirm if its upgrade/stability issues are truly only apparent under heavy production loads.
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