# Bifrost: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 38 judge labels across 4 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/bifrost

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [LLM gateways and observability](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/llm-gateways-and-observability/index.md) | 6% | 3 | 3% | 33 |
| [AI governance platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/ai-governance-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 38 | 0% | 3 |
| [AI security platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ai-security-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 76 | 0% | 1 |
| [API management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/api-management/index.md) | 0% | 42 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Bifrost leads on published performance (11 microseconds of overhead at 5,000 RPS) and is the only one here with governance and an MCP gateway in the same open-source binary." (Muse Glimmer 30B, LLM gateways)
- "Bifrost leads for production at a benchmarked 11 microseconds of overhead, with a Go core, native MCP gateway, semantic caching, and virtual-key governance" (Claude Haiku 4.5, LLM gateways)
- "Bifrost leads in performance with 11 microseconds of overhead at 5,000 RPS and offers advanced governance features." (Llama 4 Maverick, LLM gateways)
- "Self‑host LiteLLM (or Bifrost) → pay only provider rates, full control, and strong cost governance." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, LLM gateways)

## And against it

- "it may be overkill (and more enterprise-focused) for simpler mid-market needs" (Grok 4.20, LLM gateways)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Bifrost, from 120 of the 121 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- getmaxim.ai: 109 (its own site)
- dev.to: 73
- github.com: 44
- requesty.ai: 28
- llmgateway.io: 24
- respan.ai: 22
- concentrate.ai: 20
- truefoundry.com: 18
- gane.ai/index: 17
- daily.dev: 16

### Pages cited

- https://concentrate.ai/blog/the-9-best-llm-gateways-in-2026-grouped-by-the-job-they-do: 20
- https://requesty.ai/blog/best-managed-llm-gateway: 20
- https://respan.ai/articles/best-llm-gateways: 20
- https://dev.to/ericthompson21/when-is-a-managed-llm-gateway-worth-its-cost-5959: 17
- https://cloudzero.com/blog/llm-gateways: 15
- https://dataiku.com/blog/best-llm-gateways: 15
- https://daily.dev/posts/wztc2x3ac: 14
- https://dev.to/toffy/top-5-llm-gateways-for-enterprises-26hg: 13

## What it publishes

Every page getmaxim.ai exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10070 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1116 pages, 23 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-26
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-18
- report or ebook: 55 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4130 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-31
- template or tool: 3561 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 33 pages, 15 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- Recent: 2026-09-26 blog: Best llm gateways in 2026 https://www.getmaxim.ai/articles/best-llm-gateways-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Best ai gateway to manage codex cli token spend https://www.getmaxim.ai/articles/best-ai-gateway-to-manage-codex-cli-token-spend
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Ai agent governance for mcp tool calls best platforms 2026 https://www.getmaxim.ai/articles/ai-agent-governance-for-mcp-tool-calls-best-platforms-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Best enterprise mcp gateways to secure mcp traffic in 2026 https://www.getmaxim.ai/articles/best-enterprise-mcp-gateways-to-secure-mcp-traffic-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Best codex security tools for enterprise in 2026 https://www.getmaxim.ai/articles/best-codex-security-tools-for-enterprise-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Ai cost management 5 tools to track llm spend in 2026 https://www.getmaxim.ai/articles/ai-cost-management-5-tools-to-track-llm-spend-in-2026

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.