F5 AI Gateway: Unified Control for AI Security & Costs

F5 has integrated its AI Gateway into the F5 AI Security Platform. This creates a unified control point for managing AI models, agents, and tools. It also addresses AI security, governance, and cost concerns. Kunal Anand, chief product officer at F5, states that this provides a single control point for managing AI across models, clouds, agents, and applications. He believes every enterprise will need an intelligent control layer for AI. The F5 AI Gateway integrates three critical functions. The Model Gateway tracks token consumption for cost optimization. The MCP Gateway provides granular controls over AI agents and the tools they access, including APIs and data sources. It also maintains audit trails. Finally, AI Guardrails ensure secure and compliant AI interactions by inspecting prompts and responses, redacting sensitive data, and blocking threats like prompt injection. This development aims to help customers accelerate innovation while maintaining visibility, security, and control over their AI operations.