AI Gateway Overview

CoreValue AI Gateway provides a unified API for LLM providers through the OpenAI SDK format. Instead of learning different SDKs and APIs for each provider, use one familiar interface to access any model with intelligent routing, automatic fallbacks, and complete observability built-in.

Why Use AI Gateway?

How It Works

The AI Gateway sits between your application and LLM providers, acting as a unified translation layer:

1. You make one request - Use the OpenAI SDK format, regardless of which provider you want
2. We translate & route - CoreValue converts your request to the correct provider format (Anthropic, Google, etc.)
3. Provider responds - The LLM provider processes your request
4. We log & return - You get the response back while we capture metrics, costs, and errors

All through a single endpoint: https://gateway.corevalue.dev/v1

Gateway Routes

The gateway exposes six routes:

Every POST LLM request passes through the same 12-step request pipeline: format adaptation, provider handler lookup, authentication, Cova header extraction, rate limiting, key resolution, wallet check, cache, and async post-processing.

Quick Example

Add two lines to your existing OpenAI code to unlock routed models with automatic observability:

import { OpenAI } from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://gateway.corevalue.dev/v1", 
  apiKey: process.env.COVA_API_KEY, 
});

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "gpt-4o",  // Or: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4, google/gemini-2.0-flash, etc.
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }]
});

CoreValue vs OpenRouter

CoreValue offers a complete platform for production AI applications, while OpenRouter focuses on simple model access.

Next Steps