Kong has released Kong Gateway 3.6, focusing on transparency and trust by providing detailed performance benchmarks and open-sourcing its performance testing framework. These benchmarks, conducted on AWS infrastructure within a Kubernetes environment, highlight the gateway's throughput, latency, and scalability, showing capabilities such as handling up to 137,850.4 requests per second with minimal latency. By open-sourcing the testing suite, which includes tools like Redis, Prometheus, Grafana, and K6, Kong empowers users to independently verify performance claims and tailor tests to their needs. This initiative aims to equip developers and operational teams with the necessary tools and insights for informed API management, allowing for environment benchmarking, configuration validation, and reliability assurance. The release is part of Kong's commitment to continuous improvement and collaboration, encouraging users to engage with Kong Gateway 3.6 through Kong Konnect or explore further details in their documentation and changelog.