The Helicone AI Gateway, now in beta and built using Rust, offers a solution for AI companies to seamlessly switch between over 100 AI models without integrating new dependencies or rewriting existing ones. It addresses common challenges faced by AI developers, such as managing multiple LLMs, handling failovers, and dealing with API keys, by providing a robust infrastructure inspired by the reliable performance of NGINX and Redis. This AI Gateway is designed to be self-hosted, deployable anywhere, and licensed under Apache, ensuring performance, reliability, and independence from Helicone's uptime. By offering a fast, scalable, and dependable routing solution, the Helicone AI Gateway aims to allow AI startups to focus more on innovation and feature development rather than infrastructure management.