--- title: "Cloudflare AI Gateway: search popularity worldwide" description: "Cloudflare AI Gateway monitors, caches and controls requests to AI models. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare-ai-gateway" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cloudflare AI Gateway: search popularity worldwide Cloudflare AI Gateway monitors, caches and controls requests to AI models. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: Cloudflare AI Gateway - **Owned by**: Cloudflare - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among AI gateway platforms**: 0.7% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AI gateway platforms | 4 | 0.7% | 9.9K | - [AI gateway platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-gateway-platforms) ## Top AI gateway platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Cloudflare AI Gateway appeared in all five answers. Cloudflare AI Gateway is the third most recommended of the seven. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | LiteLLM | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Portkey | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Cloudflare AI Gateway | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Kong | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | OpenRouter | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | TrueFoundry | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Helicone | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about AI gateway platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which AI gateway platform should I use?": 1. LiteLLM, 2. Portkey, 3. Cloudflare AI Gateway, 4. Kong, 5. OpenRouter - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI gateway platforms?": 1. LiteLLM, 2. Portkey, 3. Cloudflare AI Gateway, 4. OpenRouter, 5. Kong, 6. Helicone, 7. TrueFoundry - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI gateway platform for model routing?": 1. LiteLLM, 2. Portkey, 3. OpenRouter, 4. Cloudflare AI Gateway - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai gateway platform": 1. Portkey, 2. LiteLLM, 3. Cloudflare AI Gateway, 4. Kong, 5. TrueFoundry, 6. OpenRouter - Searched Google, AI Overview "best ai gateway": 1. LiteLLM, 2. Portkey, 3. Kong, 4. OpenRouter, 5. Cloudflare AI Gateway Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Cloudflare AI Gateway changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Cloudflare AI Gateway worldwide rose from 2.4K to 9.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cloudflare AI Gateway rose from 7th to 4th among AI gateway platforms worldwide. ## How did search popularity change for AI gateway platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, LiteLLM gained share of searches among AI gateway platforms worldwide, from 8% to 9.6%. - In September 2026, OpenRouter lost share of searches among AI gateway platforms worldwide, from 88.7% to 86.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Cloudflare AI Gateway worldwide rose 312.5% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 9.9K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for TrueFoundry worldwide rose 175% over 12 measured months, from 3.6K to 9.9K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Portkey worldwide rose 50% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 22.2K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Kong worldwide fell 51.3% over 12 measured months, from 11.7K to 5.7K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | AI gateway platforms | 2.4K | 0.45% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | AI gateway platforms | 2.4K | 0.52% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | AI gateway platforms | 2.9K | 0.53% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | AI gateway platforms | 4.4K | 0.66% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | AI gateway platforms | 8.1K | 0.84% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | AI gateway platforms | 8.1K | 0.6% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | AI gateway platforms | 9.9K | 0.69% | 4 | | May 2026 | AI gateway platforms | 9.9K | 0.83% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | AI gateway platforms | 9.9K | 0.7% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | AI gateway platforms | 12.1K | 0.86% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | AI gateway platforms | 12.1K | 0.72% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | AI gateway platforms | 9.9K | 0.7% | 4 | ## How are Cloudflare AI Gateway’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudflare AI Gateway’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “cloudflare ai gateway” ## Which AI gateway platforms compete with Cloudflare AI Gateway? - [OpenRouter](/demand/global-en/brands/openrouter): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-ai-gateway-vs-openrouter - [LiteLLM](/demand/global-en/brands/litellm): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-ai-gateway-vs-litellm - [Portkey](/demand/global-en/brands/portkey): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-ai-gateway-vs-portkey - [TrueFoundry](/demand/global-en/brands/truefoundry): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-ai-gateway-vs-truefoundry - [Kong](/demand/global-en/brands/kong-inc): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-ai-gateway-vs-kong-inc - [Helicone](/demand/global-en/brands/helicone) ## Who owns Cloudflare AI Gateway? Cloudflare AI Gateway is owned by Cloudflare. Brandwave also tracks Cloudflare, Cloudflare One and Cloudflare Turnstile, owned by the same company, worldwide. - [Cloudflare](/demand/global-en/companies/cloudflare): Owns 4 tracked brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Who owns Cloudflare AI Gateway? Cloudflare AI Gateway is owned by Cloudflare. Brandwave also tracks Cloudflare, Cloudflare One and Cloudflare Turnstile, owned by the same company, worldwide. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cloudflare AI Gateway: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare-ai-gateway This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare-ai-gateway. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.