# Snowflake launches Cortex AI Gateway public preview

> Snowflake’s new Cortex AI Gateway gives enterprises a single control point for model access, cost tracking and security, now in public preview.

Oossa · 2026-10-09 · https://oossa.com/en/snowflake-launches-cortex-ai-gateway-public-preview

Snowflake announced the public preview of Cortex AI Gateway, a centralized control plane for enterprise AI workloads. It offers one endpoint for all model calls, dynamic routing to cheaper or more capable models, and built‑in observability, security guardrails and cost controls. Platform teams can grant model access, set policies and see usage in Snowflake’s existing role‑based access control system. Developers simply point their agents to a new base URL and token.

## The facts

- Public preview started on 2026-10-09 ("Fri Oct 09 2026").
- Supports OpenAI, Grok, GLM, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek models and Claude via a single API.

## Why it matters

Enterprise IT admins can now monitor and control AI usage from a single place, reducing shadow‑AI risk and unexpected costs.

## Sources & references

1. [Building the Modern AI Infrastructure Stack with Cortex AI Gateway](https://www.snowflake.com/content/snowflake-site/global/en/blog/cortex-ai-gateway-control-plane-enterprise-ai) – Snowflake, 2026-10-09

Last updated: 2026-10-09