higress

higress

Higress is a production-grade AI gateway and cloud-native API gateway that provides multi-model proxying, security, caching, token control and enterprise-grade management for LLM APIs, Agents and MCP services. It is available as open-source software and a commercial managed cloud offering.

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Freemium API Enterprise 75/100
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higress

Higress is a cloud-native gateway solution that includes a production-grade AI Gateway built on the open-source Higress core. It targets AI application scenarios by providing unified access to large models, intelligent routing, security protections, semantic and precise caching, token usage control, and protocol conversion for many model providers. The project offers both a free open-source distribution for self-hosting and a fully managed commercial cloud edition with enterprise SLAs and support, positioning itself for enterprise AI and Agent development, LLM API management, and MCP service integration.

AI-native API gateway for AI Agent development and LLM API management.

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Key Features

Multi-model proxy

统一调用方式将对外请求转发到内部不同大模型,支持常用100+模型的协议转换及模型级 Fallback。

Application protection (security & privacy)

在与大模型交互时提供输入数据隐私保护与输出内容过滤,包含认证鉴权、流量控制与安全审计能力。

AI caching

支持精确缓存及语义缓存推理结果上下文,节省 Token 并降低延时以提升调用体验。

Token control & usage tracking

对大模型使用的 Token 数量进行追踪与超额限制,支持为消费者设定额度并提供使用分析数据。

Production-grade managed cloud

企业版提供全托管云服务、99.95% SLA、性能优化与企业级支持(7×24 工单 + 钉群直连技术专家)。

Open-source core & plugin extensibility

提供开源版本并在 wasm client 上封装以便开发插件;社区已有多款现成插件可复用。

MCP / protocol offload

在 MCP 服务托管方案中负责接收 MCP 请求并完成协议卸载,提供统一身份认证、流量调度、参数映射与安全审计。

Quick local deployment & examples

支持本地快速验证:Docker 一键启动,无需注册,并提供完整文档和可运行示例代码。

Pricing

Free Tier Available

Open-source edition is freely available for self-hosting (Higress.ai 提供免费开源及云上商业化版本).

Open-source

Free (open-source)
  • Self-hosted Higress core
  • Community plugins and docs

Enterprise (managed cloud)

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  • Fully managed cloud service
  • 99.95% SLA, performance optimizations, 7×24 enterprise support

Use Cases

Unified LLM access and model orchestration

通过统一协议与路由降低多种大模型接入复杂度,并支持模型级回退与智能调度。

Agent & digital employee platforms

支撑 Agent 开发与大规模数字员工交付(例如君润人力交付的 1000+ 数字员工),用于持续运行的企业级智能体。

Enterprise API gateway for AI services

为企业提供鉴权、流量控制、审计与性能优化,适合携程、阿里巴巴等大型机构的 AI 网关部署。

MCP market & financial data APIs

通过 Higress MCP 市场将专业金融数据 API 快速转化为 MCP 工具,支持金融大模型应用构建(示例:今日投资)。

Integrations

OpenAI / Claude / 国外与国产大模型

可接入 OpenAI、Claude 及国产大模型,并对外以统一协议转发到内部模型。

MCP protocol & MCP market

支持 MCP 协议卸载与 MCP 市场化能力,便于将数据 API 转化为 MCP 服务。

Ecosystem & OSS integrations

页面列出相关生态与友链(AgentScope、Nacos、SpringCloudAlibaba、Dubbo、Sentinel、RocketMQ 等),并在社区复用多数据源与注册中心能力。

Benefits

简化多模型接入与统一管理,降低模型接入复杂度与开发成本。
提供生产级 SLA 与企业支持,适合大规模、关键业务场景部署(99.95% SLA)。
性能与成本优化(页面宣称性能优化90%+,节省50%资源成本),提高调用效率并减少资源消耗。

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Getting Started

  1. 1 Step 1: 访问官网并查看完整文档与示例代码(https://higress.ai/)。
  2. 2 Step 2: 本地部署:使用 Docker 一键启动,5 分钟验证核心能力(无需注册)。
  3. 3 Step 3: 接入模型与服务:连接 OpenAI/Claude/国产大模型 或 配置 MCP 服务,按文档完成路由与策略配置。

Support

docs

完整文档与可运行示例代码在官网提供(页面注明“完整文档 + 可运行示例代码”)。

chat/groups

钉钉群与微信群用于获取最新动态与社区支持;页面提示如过期请加微信:nomadao,注明 higress。

enterprise support (7x24)

企业版提供 7×24 工单支持与钉群直连技术专家。

API

Available: Yes
Documentation:

页面提到“完整文档 + 可运行示例代码”,并支持接入多种大模型和统一协议转发(详见官网文档)。

Rate Limits:

支持 Token 使用追踪与超额限制(页面未列出具体数字化速率限制)。

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