Cloudflare AI Gateway vs Orq.ai (2026)

Pros

• Core features free with Cloudflare plans—no per-call gateway fees
• Tightly integrated with Cloudflare global network for low-latency routing
• One-line integration for major LLM providers
• Built-in caching, rate limiting, and fallbacks improve reliability

Cons

• Adds 10-50ms proxy latency to every request
• Lacks token-level tracing and prompt analysis
• Strict log retention caps require manual management at scale
• No enterprise governance features like RBAC or audit trails

Pros

• Gateway, observability, evals, prompts, and agent runtime in one platform
• EU-hosted by default, with VPC, on-prem, and air-gapped options on Enterprise
• Unlimited gateway seats, with usage billed by spans and data

Cons

• A platform fee applies to model traffic: 4.5% on Orq credits, 4% on BYOK past 1M requests a month
• AI Studio, the UI for prompts, agents, and experiments, costs €35 per seat per month