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AI Gateway vs. Direct LLM API Integration: The Architecture Decision Defining Your AI Strategy

calendar_today July 2, 2026 domain kong

Most teams start the same way. A developer creates an API key, calls OpenAI or Anthropic, and ships a prototype. The problems surface when that prototype becomes five production services calling three providers.

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