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

Neither is scored on this site. Cloudflare AI Gateway describes 1 of four product control types and Pluto 0 on the pages we read, and they differ on 8 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. Pluto: Partly. Warn or ask: Cloudflare AI Gateway Not in our sources, Pluto Not in our sources.

Do Cloudflare AI Gateway or Pluto publish prices?

Cloudflare AI Gateway: Available on all Cloudflare plans, per the documentation; plan prices are not on the page we read. Pluto: Not published (demo request).

HEAD-TO-HEAD · FACTS ONLY

Cloudflare AI Gateway vs Pluto: 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 Pluto describes 0; they differ on on-device control and AI or MCP gateway. On decisions, Cloudflare AI Gateway does not describe tool-call decisions on the pages we read and Pluto describes some control over tool calls. 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: Pluto, 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 Pluto Security, from each product's own pages. Differs is computed from recorded statuses, not wording.
Fact	Cloudflare AI Gateway	Pluto
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.	"The first workspace security platform for the AI era": visibility, risk understanding and real-time guardrails for AI builders, developer tools and business workspaces. Founding team from Unit 8200, Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks; part of AWS, CrowdStrike and NVIDIA accelerators. Publishes research on Claude Code hooks, exposed MCP servers and Open VSX malware.
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	(secondary: SACR) Agentless, through API integrations and existing CrowdStrike, Defender and MDM infrastructure. Pluto's own site has no product or documentation page describing rollout. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
On-device controlDiffers	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	Partly described(secondary: SACR) inline hook configuration on coding agents for runtime observability and enforcement. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Browser extension	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.
Network or SSE proxy	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.
AI or MCP gatewayDiffers	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	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.
Names the coding agents it coversDiffers	Not in our sources	PartlyPluto's research covers Claude Code; SACR (secondary) says it governs tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Decides on a tool call before it runsDiffers	Not in our sources	Partly(secondary: SACR) inline hooks on coding agents for runtime enforcement. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Controls what goes into browser AI	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Rolls out through EDR or device management you runDiffers	Not in our sources	Partly(secondary: SACR) deploys through existing CrowdStrike, Defender and MDM infrastructure. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Can warn or ask instead of only blocking	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Can block an agent, tool or action	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Has a watch-only or simulation modeDiffers	PartlyAnalytics and logs on requests, tokens and cost without changing the traffic. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026	Not in our sources
Records who or what took each actionDiffers	PartlyLogs requests; tying a call to a person or an agent is not described. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026	Not in our sources
Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AIDiffers	MatchesBuilt for AI applications you build and run. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026	Not in our sources
Has a public price or tiers (vendor site or marketplace)	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Built into	None	None
Works with	None in our sources	(secondary: SACR) deploys through existing CrowdStrike, Defender and MDM infrastructure. (secondary: SACR) deploys through existing CrowdStrike, Defender and MDM infrastructure. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
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	Not published (demo request). Source: Pluto Security homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026

Where do they differ?

On-device control: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Pluto partly describes it.
AI or MCP gateway: Cloudflare AI Gateway describes it; Pluto is not in our sources.
Names the coding agents it covers: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Pluto partly matches.
Decides on a tool call before it runs: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Pluto partly matches.
Rolls out through EDR or device management you run: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Pluto partly matches.
Has a watch-only or simulation mode: Cloudflare AI Gateway partly matches; Pluto is not in our sources.
Records who or what took each action: Cloudflare AI Gateway partly matches; Pluto is not in our sources.
Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AI: Cloudflare AI Gateway matches; Pluto is not in our sources.

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 Pluto if

You want guardrails on coding agents without a new endpoint agent

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