Comparison

Cloudflare AI Gateway vs TensorZero

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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Cloudflare AI Gateway81
TensorZero47
Score
Vioscale score
Cloudflare AI Gateway81 / 100low · 37%updating
TensorZero47 / 100low · 21%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero
Model
Cloudflare AI Gatewayfreemium
TensorZeroopen_source
Price level
Cloudflare AI Gatewaylow
TensorZerofree
Starting price
Cloudflare AI Gateway$0.05
TensorZero
Transparent
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero
Integrations
Count
Cloudflare AI Gateway8
TensorZero3
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero0
Github stars
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero11,719
Release
Cadence days
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero6
History
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero20 items
License
Spdx
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZeroApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZeroRust
Market
Availability
Cloudflare AI GatewayAvailable worldwide
TensorZero

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Openai compatible API
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero
Automatic failover
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero-
Routing strategy
Cloudflare AI Gateway-
TensorZero-
Caching
Cloudflare AI GatewayExact
TensorZero-
Virtual key management
Cloudflare AI Gateway-
TensorZero
Budget spend controls
Cloudflare AI Gateway-
TensorZero-
Rate limiting
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero-
Guardrails moderation
Cloudflare AI GatewayBuilt in
TensorZero-
Request cost observability
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero
Streaming support
Cloudflare AI Gateway-
TensorZero-
Deployment model
Cloudflare AI GatewayManaged SaaS
TensorZeroSelf hosted
Open source
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero
Pricing model
Cloudflare AI GatewayUsage based saas
TensorZeroOpen source self host

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

TensorZero

A unified operations platform for LLM applications that provides infrastructure for routing API calls, tracking performance metrics, running experiments, and optimizing model and prompt configurations. Built as self-hosted open-source software designed for production-scale deployments.

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
as of verify ↗

TensorZero

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero
CLI
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero
Self-hosted
Cloudflare AI Gateway
TensorZero

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • OpenAI

Cloudflare AI Gateway

Leader
10 total - 9 not shared
  • Workers AI
  • Vectorize
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
  • Third-party LLM models
  • Anthropic
  • Google Gemini
  • Replicate
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Agent Memory
Independently observed

TensorZero

3 total - 2 not shared
  • Ollama
  • Slack
Independently observed

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