Introducing AI Gateway: One API Key for Every AI Modality

July 24, 2026 356 words 2 min read

Today we're launching AI Gateway — the evolution of AI Stack. Same powerful capabilities, clearer vision: one API key for every AI modality your startup needs.

Why the rename?

AI Stack described what we built — a stack of AI tools. But "AI Gateway" better describes what you actually get: a single gateway to every AI capability, with one key, unified billing, and intelligent routing built in.

What's new

One API Key

No more managing separate provider accounts. Your LiteStartup API key now works across all modalities:

  • LLM Chat — OpenAI-compatible /ai/chat/completions with 4 routing strategies
  • Image Generation — Text to image with multiple styles and aspect ratios
  • Image Editing — Transform images with text instructions
  • Video Generation — Text to video and image to video (async)
  • Digital Human — Talking-head videos from a photo and audio
  • Speech to Text — Transcribe audio and video files
  • Text to Speech — Natural speech synthesis with voice cloning
  • OCR — Extract text from images and documents

OpenAI-compatible

Switch from OpenAI to AI Gateway in one line. Same SDK, same request format:

curl https://api.litestartup.com/ai/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "auto", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]}'

Smart LLM Routing

Four routing strategies for LLM requests:

Strategy Description
Auto AI classifies your prompt and picks the best model
Direct Choose the exact model yourself
Tag Map tags like fast, smart, creative to models
Failover Chain models with automatic fallback

Uncensored Models

For creative professionals and adult content platforms, AI Gateway now offers access to uncensored image and video generation models with no content filters. Learn more →

Migration

If you were using AI Stack, nothing changes on your end. Same endpoints, same API key, same functionality. We've just added more capabilities and a clearer product identity.

What's next

  • More LLM providers via relay chains
  • Model aliases for easier migration from other services
  • Expanded async capabilities
  • Usage analytics dashboard

AI Gateway is available now to all LiteStartup users on Free and Pro plans. Get your API key →