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Last updated · 9 September 2026

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ST-2026-161 · API endpoints & versions

Workers AI and AI Gateway add unified authenticated model entrypoints

Cloudflare now provides shared authenticated /ai/ REST endpoints and one AI binding across Workers AI and supported third-party models, with gateway routing and controls.

CloudflareWorkers AIAI Gateway/ai/authentication

Previous state

Workers AI and supported third-party provider traffic used separate model-access and billing paths.

Current state

env.AI.run and shared Cloudflare-authenticated /ai/ REST endpoints span both provider families; a gateway ID selects routing and controls.

Who needs to care

Applications calling Workers AI or supported third-party models through Cloudflare.

What to do

Evaluate the unified binding or REST entrypoints and explicitly configure gateway and billing settings where adopted.

What the source does not prove

The shared entrypoints are additive; unified billing requires AI Gateway credits and an explicit Workers AI billing setting.

Lifecycle history

Dated event sequence

  1. Unified model access released

    Cloudflare published shared bindings and authenticated REST entrypoints.

Evidence ledger

First-party sources

  1. 01
    Cloudflare Developers — Workers AI and AI Gateway unify model access and billing

    Official Cloudflare changelog · 2026-08-07

    Open official source ↗