Envoy AI Gateway
Open-source, Kubernetes-native LLM gateway built on Envoy.
An Envoy project that routes app traffic to generative AI services: translates between provider API formats, handles upstream auth and failover, and enforces token-based rate limits. Runs on Kubernetes through Envoy Gateway.
- Vendor
- Envoy Proxy
- Category
- AI gateways
- Pricing
- Open source
- Open source
- Yes
- License
- Apache 2.0
- Platforms
- Kubernetes, Self-hosted
- Launched
- 2025
- Website
- aigateway.envoyproxy.io
Features
- Provider API translation
- Token rate limits
- Failover
- Upstream auth
Best for
- Enterprise
- High volume / low cost
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