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PATCHGET /vendors/kong-ai-gateway

Kong AI Gateway pricing : on Konnect Plus or Enterprise

Kong AI Gateway plugin bundle pricing on Konnect Plus and Enterprise tiers. AI Proxy, AI Prompt Guard, AI Semantic Cache feature set.

// vendor.kong-ai-gateway
{
"name": "Kong AI Gateway",
"pricing_model": "Layered on Kong Konnect Plus or Enterprise; plugin-based",
"public_pricing": "true",
"cheapest_published_rate": "250 /month (Konnect Plus base)",
"primary_source": "https://konghq.com/products/kong-ai-gateway",
"verified_date": "2026-06-20"
}

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Plugin coverage

AI Proxy abstracts provider routing. AI Prompt Guard enforces input policy. AI Semantic Cache reduces provider token cost when context repeats.

When Portkey is cheaper

Portkey on its own Production tier is cheaper than Konnect Plus + AI plugins for buyers who do not need Konnect for non-LLM gateway work.

Recent change

Kong continues to ship AI Proxy, AI Prompt Guard, and AI Semantic Cache as plugins available on Plus and Enterprise tiers.

Editor's note

Self-hosted OSS Kong with AI plugins is free at the binary level but carries the same ops overhead as Kong OSS.