ngrok.ai

About ngrok.ai

ngrok.ai provides a platform for routing, securing, and managing traffic to large language models, whether hosted in the cloud or run locally.

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ngrok AI GatewayAI APIs

One gateway for every AI model, public or self-hosted

From $0/mo7.6/10

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Company Timeline

Key milestones in ngrok.ai's history, with sources.

1. Jul 1, 2026Launch

   Relaunched as 'the new ngrok.ai' with dedicated dashboard

   ngrok rebuilt the AI Gateway experience, giving app.ngrok.ai a dedicated dashboard, API, and gateway URL so developers could create an access key and route requests to supported providers, their own provider accounts, or self-hosted models.

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2. Apr 9, 2026Milestone

   Framed AI Gateway as infrastructure for agentic traffic

   ngrok published a follow-up post arguing that AI agents generate far more API calls than chatbots and positioning ngrok.ai as networking infrastructure for that agent-driven traffic, noting the gateway was live as part of its broader AI-aware networking strategy.

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3. Mar 2, 2026Launch

   Shipped AI Gateway API Keys and prepaid credits

   ngrok added AI Gateway API Keys and prepaid credits, allowing developers to use the AI Gateway without signing up for separate provider accounts, moving beyond the original bring-your-own-key model.

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4. 2026Milestone

   ngrok AI Gateway listed on Product Hunt

   The ngrok AI Gateway was listed on Product Hunt as a hosted gateway offering one key and one URL to route across OpenAI, Anthropic, and self-hosted models with observability, access control, and fallback routing.

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5. Dec 15, 2025Launch

   Opened early access to the ngrok AI Gateway

   ngrok opened early access to its AI Gateway, a single endpoint routing AI requests to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and other providers with automatic failover, initially hosted at app.ngrok.ai.

   ngrok.com
6. Oct 24, 2025Milestone

   Published guide positioning AI gateways as core infrastructure

   ngrok published 'AI Gateways in 2025: The Original Guide,' describing its own AI Gateway as providing one API key across providers, automatic failover, and cost-based model routing ahead of the product's public launch.

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