Total Cost of Ownership for LLM Infrastructure Options
Where you run your LLM gateway determines who pays the operational cost.
Lena Mbeki
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Where you run your LLM gateway determines who pays the operational cost.
Consolidating provider APIs through a gateway eliminates sprawl and enables cost control.
How agentic AI breaks traditional SOC 2 controls and where gateways fit.
Isolate tenant data and costs at the gateway layer before your infrastructure scales into chaos.
Self-hosting an AI gateway trades upfront simplicity for ongoing staffing and infrastructure costs.
Weigh engineering costs and compliance risks before choosing self-hosting over managed gateways.