AI Gateway adds unified fast mode support

BetaJul 31, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

AI Gateway has a unified fast mode abstraction, now in beta. You can now request fast mode the same way for every model on AI Gateway. Set speed to fast , and the gateway serves the fast tier when it's available and falls back to standard speed when it isn't. Fast mode trades a higher per-token cost for lower latency or higher throughput.

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