{
  "id": 12436091,
  "title": "agentgateway v1.6.0: Cost Tracking With No Catalog Config",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/agentgateway-v1-6-0-cost-tracking-with-no-catalog-config",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T18:11:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/webofmike/agentgateway-v160-cost-tracking-with-no-catalog-config-374c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "agentgateway v1.6.0 went into general availability on October 2 with two notable features: built-in LLM pricing catalog for cost tracking with zero configuration, and per-key CEL rate limiting for bucketing quota by any request attribute. The cost tracking used to require hand-maintained tables specifying rates for each API key, but v1.6.0 replaces this with a pre-maintained catalog that agentgateway uses to calculate costs. The demo shows how to set up route configuration with llm, policies, key-based rate limiting, and per-request logging using CEL expressions for cost data. The per-key rate limiting uses a single CEL expression key, applying independently to each request regardless of the header value. This setup allows independent rate limiting per API key without needing to configure a separate limit for each key.",
  "summary": "Originally published at webofmike.com on 2026-10-06. The demo repo and every command in it were run before publishing. agentgateway v1.6.0 went GA on October 2. Two features are worth a hands-on look before anything else: a built-in LLM pricing catalog that gives you cost tracking with zero configuration, and per-key CEL rate limiting that buckets quota by any request attribute you pick. I ran…",
  "key_points": [
    "agentgateway v1.6.0 released on October 2",
    "Built-in LLM pricing catalog for cost tracking",
    "Per-key CEL rate limiting for quota bucketing"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}