Claude + OpenAI Dual-Provider Gateway Failover: Health Probes, Circuit Breaking, and SLA Fallback
If your production stack calls both Claude and OpenAI, the hard part is not API integration. The hard part is keeping user experience stable when one provider starts throwing 429/5xx spikes, regional latency, or timeout storms. This guide gives you a practical dual-provider gateway playbook: health probes, circuit breaking, SLA-aware fallback, and observability loops. The goal is not “never fail.” The goal is controlled failure with controlled cost and controlled latency. ...