Category · AI Citation Index
AI Foundation & Model Serving
Gateway tools outpace foundation-model vendors; Cloudflare AI Gateway leads at 78, rising +12 points month-over-month.
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Trends
Over the last 12 months
Six months of data show volatile scores: May dipped to 40 (n=6), July peaked at 71 (n=2), August settled at 62 (n=8). Small sample sizes prevent confident pattern recognition. Cloudflare AI Gateway rose 12 points, the only documented momentum shift.
Brands to know
In this category
Cloudflare AI Gateway
Tops the category at 78 with a +12-point climb. Its edge networking heritage translates to multi-model routing appeal among infrastructure buyers.
Read brand profile →Anthropic
Tied at 63 with Kong AI Gateway. The only pure foundation-model vendor in the upper tier, suggesting brand strength compensates for narrower scope than gateway competitors.
Read brand profile →Kong AI Gateway
Matches Anthropic at 63. API-management lineage positions it as orchestration middleware rather than model provider, splitting category identity.
Read brand profile →Nomic
Scores 52, mid-pack among eight featured brands. Embedding-model focus carves a niche between full-stack gateways and generative-model shops.
Read brand profile →Cerebras
Lowest featured candidate at 38. Hardware-accelerated inference differentiates technical architecture but trails gateway solutions in citation traction.
Read brand profile →Drill down
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