5 Best LLM Gateways for AI Agents in 2026: MCP Support, Tool Governance, and Cost Tracking
An LLM gateway for AI agents routes model calls, governs MCP tool access, and tracks token and tool spend in one layer. This guide ranks Bifrost, LiteLLM, Kong AI Gateway, Cloudflare AI Gateway, and OpenRouter, and explains tool filtering, MCP authentication, budgets, and Code Mode.