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Ask HN: Is the ngrok AI gateway for real?

A Hacker News user questions whether ngrok's new AI gateway is merely a LiteLLM wrapper and a translation layer for OpenAI requests, suggesting the company may have launched the product to claim an AI offering. The product, with applications open until July 27, faces skepticism about its value beyond basic API management.

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| |||||||||||| 1 point by | What are your thoughts on the ngrok AI gateway? I just found out about it and the first impression I got was this is basically a LiteLLM wrapper, a gateway/translation layer for OpenAI requests and a dashboard. Is this an oversimplification of what that product is or not really? To me, it feels like they just needed an "AI" product to say that ngrok also does AI stuff too! | ||||||||||| Applications are open till July 27. |

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