How Cloudflare AI Gateway’s scores are calculated

The full audit trail, recomputed from the verdict data at build time through the same code that produced the leaderboard: verdict × quality × story weight per cell, cells sum to dimension scores, dimensions blend into the PA Score. Every number on the product page is reproducible from this page alone; for why the formula looks like this, see the methodology.

verdict factors: full ×1.0 · partial ×0.6 · disputed ×0.3 · none ×0.0 · n/a excluded from both sides · cell points = weight × quality × factor · cell max = weight × 10

PA Score19/100

Agent-ready 22.3 × 0.30 = 6.69

API quality 22.9 × 0.20 = 4.58

Openness 10.3 × 0.20 = 2.06

Built-in AI n/a — excluded, its ×0.15 weight renormalized away

Automation 21.0 × 0.15 = 3.15

(6.69 + 4.58 + 2.06 + 3.15) ÷ (0.30 + 0.20 + 0.20 + 0.15) = 16.48 ÷ 0.85 = 19.4 — weights renormalized over the scored components

Scores are stored to 1 decimal; the product page’s pills round to whole numbers for display. Each dimension below shows the stories, verdicts, and cited evidence behind its number.

Agent-ready22.3/100×0.30 of the PA blend

Outside-in: can YOUR agent reach and drive this product — API, MCP, CLI, headless runs, agent docs.

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

2 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 6.0 of 20 max

[probe] https://developers.cloudflare.com/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://developers.cloudflare.com/llms.txt # Cloudflare Developer Documentation Explore guides and tutorials to start building on Cloudflare's platform. > Each p”
[probe] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/.md“PROBE docs-md: HTTP 404 at https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/.md”
[probe] https://developers.cloudflare.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://developers.cloudflare.com/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key”

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/chat-completion/index.md“Cloudflare's AI Gateway offers an OpenAI-compatible `/chat/completions` endpoint, enabling integration with multiple AI providers using a single URL.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/features/dynamic-routing/index.md“Dynamic routing enables you to create request routing flows through a **visual interface** or a **JSON-based configuration**.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/chat-completion/index.md“Switch providers by changing the \`model\` and \`apiKey\` parameters.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/observability/logging/index.md“The \`cf-aig-collect-log\` header allows you to bypass the default log setting for the gateway.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/features/caching/index.md“To check whether a response comes from cache or not, **cf-aig-cache-status** will be designated as `HIT` or `MISS`.”

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Use an official CLIweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 21.0 of 30 max

[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/chat-completion/index.md“Cloudflare's AI Gateway offers an OpenAI-compatible `/chat/completions` endpoint, enabling integration with multiple AI providers using a single URL.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/chat-completion/index.md“Switch providers by changing the \`model\` and \`apiKey\` parameters.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/providers/index.md“Connect to AI providers using their native API formats through AI Gateway.”
[claimed-docs] https://www.cloudflare.com/developer-platform/products/ai-gateway/“Manage all your costs with one simple bill and access every provider through a single API.”
[claimed-docs] https://www.cloudflare.com/developer-platform/products/ai-gateway/“The patchLog method allows you to send feedback, score, and metadata for a specific log ID.”
[probe] https://developers.cloudflare.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://developers.cloudflare.com/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key”

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 6.0 of 20 max

[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/chat-completion/index.md“Cloudflare's AI Gateway offers an OpenAI-compatible `/chat/completions` endpoint, enabling integration with multiple AI providers using a single URL.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/chat-completion/index.md“Switch providers by changing the \`model\` and \`apiKey\` parameters.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/providers/index.md“Connect to AI providers using their native API formats through AI Gateway.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/chat-completion/index.md“This feature simplifies the integration process, allowing for seamless switching between different models without significant code modifications.”
[claimed-docs] https://www.cloudflare.com/developer-platform/products/ai-gateway/“gateway: { id: "my-gateway", },”

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Agent-ready = 40.2 ÷ 180 × 100 = 22.3

API quality22.9/100×0.20 of the PA blend

The programmable surface once an agent is there — machine-readable spec, interactive docs, sandbox, versioning discipline.

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

[probe] https://developers.cloudflare.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://developers.cloudflare.com/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/“Better yet - it only takes one line of code to get started.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/chat-completion/index.md“This feature simplifies the integration process, allowing for seamless switching between different models without significant code modifications.”

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

[probe] https://developers.cloudflare.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://developers.cloudflare.com/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key”
[probe] https://developers.cloudflare.com/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://developers.cloudflare.com/llms.txt # Cloudflare Developer Documentation Explore guides and tutorials to start building on Cloudflare's platform. > Each p”

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

1 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 10 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

[probe] https://developers.cloudflare.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://developers.cloudflare.com/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key”

API quality = 16.0 ÷ 70 × 100 = 22.9

Openness10.3/100×0.20 of the PA blend

Can you leave, inspect, or self-host — data export, open source, portability.

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/features/dynamic-routing/index.md“Dynamic routing enables you to create request routing flows through a **visual interface** or a **JSON-based configuration**.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/chat-completion/index.md“Cloudflare's AI Gateway offers an OpenAI-compatible `/chat/completions` endpoint, enabling integration with multiple AI providers using a single URL.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/features/caching/index.md“AI Gateway allows you to override default cache behaviors on a per-request basis using specific HTTP headers.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/observability/logging/index.md“The \`cf-aig-collect-log\` header allows you to bypass the default log setting for the gateway.”
[claimed-docs] https://www.cloudflare.com/developer-platform/products/ai-gateway/“The patchLog method allows you to send feedback, score, and metadata for a specific log ID.”
[probe] https://developers.cloudflare.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://developers.cloudflare.com/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key”

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Self-host the core productweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Openness = 7.2 ÷ 70 × 100 = 10.3

Built-in AIn/a×0.15 of the PA blend

Inside-out: how agentic the product itself is for its users — built-in assistants, autonomous features.

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

every cell n/a — unscored (not zero), excluded from the blend

Automation21.0/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Depth of automation primitives — rules, scheduling, bulk operations, webhooks.

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

3 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 10.8 of 30 max

[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/features/dynamic-routing/index.md“Dynamic routing enables you to create request routing flows through a **visual interface** or a **JSON-based configuration**.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/features/dynamic-routing/index.md“Directing different segments (paid/not-paid user) to different models”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/features/dynamic-routing/index.md“Restricting each user/project/team with budget/rate limits”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/features/dynamic-routing/index.md“you compose a small flow that evaluates conditions, enforces quotas, and chooses models with fallbacks. You can iterate without touching application code—publish a new route version and you’re done.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/“Improve resilience by defining request retry and model fallbacks in case of an error.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/configuration/fallbacks/index.md“Sends a request to Workers AI Inference API. 2. If that request fails, proceeds to OpenAI.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/configuration/fallbacks/index.md“Cloudflare can trigger your fallback provider in response to request errors or predetermined request timeouts.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/configuration/rate-limiting/index.md“Rate limiting controls the traffic that reaches your application, which prevents expensive bills and suspicious activity.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/configuration/rate-limiting/index.md“You can define rate limits as the number of requests that get sent in a specific time frame. For example, you can limit your application to 100 requests per 60 seconds.”

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

1 (weight) × 3 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 1.8 of 10 max

[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/features/dynamic-routing/index.md“you compose a small flow that evaluates conditions, enforces quotas, and chooses models with fallbacks. You can iterate without touching application code—publish a new route version and you’re done.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/features/dynamic-routing/index.md“Dynamic routing enables you to create request routing flows through a **visual interface** or a **JSON-based configuration**.”
[claimed-docs] https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/features/dynamic-routing/index.md“A/B and gradual rollouts while making it accessible to both developers and non-technical team members.”

Automation = 12.6 ÷ 60 × 100 = 21.0