How Is sipi.bot Different From an LLM Gateway?
Gateways (LiteLLM, Portkey, Cloudflare AI Gateway) manage request flow — routing, caching, rate limits. sipi.bot manages money. Different layers, different jobs.
What gateways do
Route requests to models, cache responses, enforce rate limits.
Optimize traffic and provider costs.
Where gateways stop
Rate limits cap requests, not dollars — a loop under the limit can still cost $12,400.
No merchant allowlist, category budgets, or approval queue.
What sipi.bot does
Decides APPROVED, BLOCKED, or FLAGGED before the transaction settles.
Caps, allowlists, velocity limits, time-of-day rules, approvals.
FAQ
Do I need both?
Yes — the standard stack is firewall → gateway → provider. sipi.bot decides, the gateway routes.
Is sipi.bot a gateway?
No — it's a decision API and MCP tool. It doesn't proxy traffic.
Related
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One API call (or MCP tool) in front of every agent transaction — APPROVED, BLOCKED, or FLAGGED, deterministic, ~5 ms, fully logged.
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