Is Cloudflare AI Gateway or Lasso better for AI endpoint control?

Neither is scored on this site. Cloudflare AI Gateway describes 1 of four product control types and Lasso 3 on the pages we read, and they differ on 10 recorded facts. Which fits depends on the AI tools people use, your devices, where the work happens and whether you block or guide; the finder checks those.

Which of the two decides on a tool call before it runs?

Cloudflare AI Gateway: Not in our sources. Lasso: Matches. Warn or ask: Cloudflare AI Gateway Not in our sources, Lasso Partly.

Do Cloudflare AI Gateway or Lasso publish prices?

Cloudflare AI Gateway: Available on all Cloudflare plans, per the documentation; plan prices are not on the page we read. Lasso: Marketplace list price: Lasso for Employees, annual commit for GenAI chatbots, $20,000 for 12 months on AWS Marketplace. Other products: not published.

HEAD-TO-HEAD · FACTS ONLY

Cloudflare AI Gateway vs Lasso: AI endpoint control facts side by side

Short answer

Cloudflare AI Gateway describes 1 of the four product control types on the pages we read and Lasso describes 3; they differ on on-device control, browser extension and network or SSE proxy. On decisions, Cloudflare AI Gateway does not describe tool-call decisions on the pages we read and Lasso decides on a tool call before it runs. We do not score either; the right choice depends on the AI tools people use, your devices, your current stack and whether you block or guide.

By The Device Desk · Endpoint AI Finder · Published 2026-10-11

Desk research from public vendor pages read on 27 September and 11 October 2026. Profiles follow our published method; we did not run the products.

Vendor pages read September and October 2026 · updated 2026-10-13

Where do their controls sit?

Filled or hatched marker: Cloudflare AI Gateway
Dashed teal ring: Lasso, described

DEV Filled marker: described on the product pages we read
DEV Hatched marker: partly described (another component, a narrower scope, or method not detailed)
DEV Dashed marker: not in our sources (it may exist; we did not find it)

The map shows where each product's own pages describe a control, or where your answers point. It is not a measure of how well a product works.

What are the facts, side by side?

Cloudflare AI Gateway and Lasso Security, from each product's own pages. Differs is computed from recorded statuses, not wording.
Fact	Cloudflare AI Gateway	Lasso
Owner	None	None
Positioning	A gateway for AI applications: Cloudflare's documentation describes it as a way to observe and control AI apps, with analytics on requests, tokens and cost, logging, caching, rate limiting, request retry and model fallback across providers including Workers AI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI and Replicate. It governs apps you build, not employees' devices.	An AI security platform with discovery and an AI-BOM, posture management, automated red teaming and runtime enforcement at the proxy, API or AI gateway layer, plus usage control through a browser extension and an open-source MCP gateway.
How it reaches devices	Routed in front of model providers from your own applications; Cloudflare says it takes one line of code to start. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026	Several components: a browser extension and proxy integrations for usage control, an open-source MCP gateway, and Claude Code lifecycle hooks set through the enterprise management platform. Source: Lasso Security: AI usage control · Read 27 Sep 2026
On-device controlDiffers	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	Partly describedConnects directly to Claude Code's lifecycle hooks via the enterprise management platform and inspects every tool call before it runs; a resident device agent is not described. Source: Lasso Security: AI coding assistants · Read 27 Sep 2026
Browser extensionDiffers	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	DescribedAI usage control through a browser extension. Source: Lasso Security: AI usage control · Read 27 Sep 2026
Network or SSE proxyDiffers	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	DescribedProxy integrations for AI usage control; the page says it works with Palo Alto Networks or CrowdStrike. Source: Lasso Security: AI usage control · Read 27 Sep 2026
AI or MCP gateway	DescribedAn AI gateway with analytics, logging, caching, rate limiting, retry and model fallback for AI applications. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026	DescribedAn open-source MCP gateway that discovers MCP servers across Claude, Cursor and Windsurf and can block, alert or sanitize. Source: Lasso Security: MCP security · Read 27 Sep 2026
Names the coding agents it coversDiffers	Not in our sources	MatchesClaude Code lifecycle hooks, and MCP discovery across Claude, Cursor and Windsurf. Source: Lasso Security: AI coding assistants · Read 27 Sep 2026
Decides on a tool call before it runsDiffers	Not in our sources	MatchesInspects every Claude Code tool call before it is executed. Source: Lasso Security: AI coding assistants · Read 27 Sep 2026
Controls what goes into browser AIDiffers	Not in our sources	MatchesUsage control through a browser extension. Source: Lasso Security: AI usage control · Read 27 Sep 2026
Rolls out through EDR or device management you runDiffers	Not in our sources	PartlyClaude Code hooks are set through the enterprise management platform; the other components are a browser extension, a proxy and a gateway. Source: Lasso Security: AI coding assistants · Read 27 Sep 2026
Can warn or ask instead of only blockingDiffers	Not in our sources	PartlyAlert is an action; asking the user is not described. Source: Lasso Security: MCP security · Read 27 Sep 2026
Can block an agent, tool or actionDiffers	Not in our sources	MatchesBlock, alert or sanitize on MCP traffic. Source: Lasso Security: MCP security · Read 27 Sep 2026
Has a watch-only or simulation mode	PartlyAnalytics and logs on requests, tokens and cost without changing the traffic. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026	PartlyAlert without blocking. Source: Lasso Security: MCP security · Read 27 Sep 2026
Records who or what took each action	PartlyLogs requests; tying a call to a person or an agent is not described. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026	PartlyAudit-ready reports. Source: Lasso Security: AI usage control · Read 27 Sep 2026
Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AI	MatchesBuilt for AI applications you build and run. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026	MatchesDiscovery and AI-BOM, posture management, red teaming and runtime enforcement for AI apps. Source: Lasso Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Has a public price or tiers (vendor site or marketplace)Differs	Not in our sources	PartlyAWS Marketplace lists Lasso for Employees with an annual commit for GenAI chatbots at $20,000 for 12 months (marketplace list price); prices for its other products are not listed there. Source: AWS Marketplace: Lasso for Employees · Read 11 Oct 2026
Built into	None	None
Works with	None in our sources	The usage control page says it works with Palo Alto Networks. The usage control page says it works with CrowdStrike. Offers proxy integrations for AI usage control. Source: Lasso Security: AI usage control · Read 27 Sep 2026
Price	Available on all Cloudflare plans, per the documentation; plan prices are not on the page we read. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026	Marketplace list price: Lasso for Employees, annual commit for GenAI chatbots, $20,000 for 12 months on AWS Marketplace. Other products: not published. Source: AWS Marketplace: Lasso for Employees · Read 11 Oct 2026

Where do they differ?

On-device control: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Lasso partly describes it.
Browser extension: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Lasso describes it.
Network or SSE proxy: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Lasso describes it.
Names the coding agents it covers: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Lasso matches.
Decides on a tool call before it runs: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Lasso matches.
Controls what goes into browser AI: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Lasso matches.
Rolls out through EDR or device management you run: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Lasso partly matches.
Can warn or ask instead of only blocking: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Lasso partly matches.
Can block an agent, tool or action: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Lasso matches.
Has a public price or tiers (vendor site or marketplace): Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Lasso partly matches.

Choose Cloudflare AI Gateway if

You build your own AI apps and want one place to log and control their model calls
You already use Cloudflare and want AI traffic to pass through it

Choose Lasso if

You want controls in several places at once: browser, proxy, MCP gateway and coding agent hooks
You prefer an open-source MCP gateway you can inspect

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