Comparison

Cloudflare AI Gateway vs PromptLayer

On the evidence we track, Cloudflare AI Gateway leads this comparison with a composite score of 81/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Cloudflare AI Gateway81
PromptLayer70
Score
Vioscale score
Cloudflare AI Gateway81 / 100low · 37%
PromptLayer70 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
Model
Cloudflare AI Gatewayfreemium
PromptLayerfreemium
Price level
Cloudflare AI Gatewaylow
PromptLayermid
Starting price
Cloudflare AI Gateway$0.05
PromptLayer$49
Transparent
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
Integrations
Count
Cloudflare AI Gateway8
PromptLayer7
Security
Gdpr
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
Hipaa
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
Soc2
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
Market

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for llm gateways. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Openai compatible API
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
Automatic failover
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer-
Routing strategy
Cloudflare AI Gateway-
PromptLayer-
Caching
Cloudflare AI GatewayExact
PromptLayerExact
Virtual key management
Cloudflare AI Gateway-
PromptLayer-
Budget spend controls
Cloudflare AI Gateway-
PromptLayer-
Rate limiting
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
Guardrails moderation
Cloudflare AI GatewayBuilt in
PromptLayer-
Request cost observability
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
Streaming support
Cloudflare AI Gateway-
PromptLayer
Deployment model
Cloudflare AI GatewayManaged SaaS
PromptLayerManaged SaaS
Open source
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
Pricing model
Cloudflare AI GatewayUsage based saas
PromptLayerusage/seat-based-saas

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cloudflare AI Gateway

Leader

A platform providing visibility into AI API usage through analytics and logging, with controls for caching, rate limiting, and request management across multiple AI providers.

Independently observed

PromptLayer

A platform combining prompt versioning, evaluation tools, and observability for LLM applications. It enables domain experts to test and refine prompts, track API usage and costs, and monitor application performance—all without changing application code.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cloudflare AI Gateway

Leader
from $0.05/million requestsHybridFree tier

Free core features; usage-based pricing for requests on paid plans. Inference costs passed through at provider rates with no markup.

  • FreeFree
    • Dashboard analytics
    • Caching
    • Rate limiting
    • Request retries
    • Model fallback
    • +1 more
  • Workers Paid$0.05 per million requests after 10M/month included
    • All free features
    • 10M logs per gateway
    • Logpush
    • DLP with full profiles (if Zero Trust included)
  • EnterpriseContact sales
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PromptLayer

from $49/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Pro starts at $49/month, Team at $500/month, both with usage-based billing ($0.002–$0.003 per transaction). Enterprise custom pricing.

  • FreeFree
    • 5 Users
    • 2.5k/month Requests
    • 1 Workspace
    • 250/month Eval Cell Executions
    • 10MB max per Dataset
    • +1 more
  • Pro$49/month plus $0.003/transaction
    • Unlimited Playgrounds
    • Unlimited Workspaces
    • 150MB max per Dataset
    • Webhooks Included
    • Dedicated Support
  • Team$500/month plus $0.002/transaction
    • 25 Users
    • 100k+/month Requests
    • 7.5k+/month Eval Cell Executions
    • 1GB max per Dataset
    • Webhooks Included
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom limits on everything
    • Role Based Access Controls
    • Deployment Approvals
    • HIPAA with BAA
    • Flexible Hosting Options
    • +2 more
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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
CLI
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
Self-hosted
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
On-premise
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer
Hybrid
Cloudflare AI Gateway
PromptLayer

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic

Cloudflare AI Gateway

Leader
10 total - 8 not shared
  • Workers AI
  • Vectorize
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
  • Third-party LLM models
  • Google Gemini
  • Replicate
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Agent Memory
Independently observed

PromptLayer

8 total - 6 not shared
  • Pydantic AI
  • Google GenAI
  • AWS Bedrock
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Vertex AI
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.