Kong AI Gateway 3.13 moves enterprises from AI experimentation to shipping production-grade agents by unlocking new capabilities focused on agentic security, developer productivity, and resilience, including MCP tool-level access control, expanded provider support, and smarter load balancing. We…
Have you ever asked an AI assistant to generate code for a framework it doesn't quite understand? Maybe it produces something that looks right, but the syntax is slightly off, or it uses deprecated patterns. The AI is working hard, but it lacks the specific context it needs to truly help you. The…
Disclaimer: All of the opinions stated in this blog are my own and do not represent official Gartner opinions on the API Management and Integration markets or the Magic Quadrant report itself. The 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for API Management report was a great one for us here at Kong. We continue…
The excitement around large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI is justified. These systems can summarize, generate, reason, and even take actions across APIs — all with minimal human input. However, as enterprises race to integrate LLMs into real-world workflows — especially when those…
Organizations are going all-in on large language models (LLMs), with research finding 72% anticipate increased LLM spending in the coming year (and about 40% are already investing more than $250,000 USD per year). As enterprises rapidly adopt LLMs to transform customer experiences, automate…
In this post, Kong Champion Sachin Ghumbre shares his journey of transforming a complex GenAI application from a state of operational challenges to streamlined control. Discover how Kong AI Gateway provided the enterprise-grade governance needed to secure, optimize, and scale his GenAI solution,…
As enterprises increasingly embed AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) into their digital experiences, enforcing robust AI guardrails becomes paramount to safeguard users, protect data, manage operational costs, and comply with regulatory and ethical standards. Think of AI guardrails as essential…
Today, I'm excited to announce one of our largest Kong AI Gateway releases (3.11), which ships with several new features critical in building modern and reliable AI agents in production. We strongly recommend updating to this version to get access to the latest and greatest that AI infrastructure…
AI has been taking the world by storm. The innovative technology is responsible for revolutionizing the way users can synthesize information through Large Language Models (or LLMs) and interact with the world. However, the current state of AI isn't perfect and can be further optimized. This is…
We’re pleased to announce the new LLM Usage reporting feature in Advanced Analytics, which aims to help organizations better manage their large language model (LLM) usage. This feature offers insights into token consumption, costs, and latency, allowing businesses to optimize their AI investments.…
Today at API Summit , we're introducing one of the biggest new releases of our AI Gateway technology : a new class of intelligent semantic plugins, new advanced load balancing capabilities for LLMs, and the official support for AWS Bedrock and GCP Vertex, in addition to all the other supported LLM…
AI is quickly transforming the way businesses operate, turning what was once futuristic into everyday reality. However, we're still in the early innings of AI, and there are still several key limitations with AI that organizations should remain aware of to ensure that AI is being leveraged in a…
Today, we're excited to announce the general availability of AI Manager in Kong Konnect, the platform to manage all of your API, AI, and event connectivity across all modern digital applications and AI agents. Kong already provides the fastest and most feature rich AI Gateway technology to manage…
Enterprise adoption of large language models (LLMs) is surging. According to Gartner , more than 80% of enterprises will have deployed generative AI (GenAI) applications or used GenAI APIs by 2026, up from just 5% in 2023. That stark increase paints a telling picture: LLMs have evolved from a…
If you're a builder, you likely keep sending your LLM credentials on every request from your agents and applications. But if you operate in an enterprise environment, you'll want to store your credentials in a secure third-party like HashiCorp Vault or IDP provider and have the infrastructure…