diff --git a/scripts/tests/api_compare/.env b/scripts/tests/api_compare/.env
index 9526b69b1e5c..b5853de78944 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/api_compare/.env
+++ b/scripts/tests/api_compare/.env
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ FIL_PROOFS_PARAMETER_CACHE=/var/tmp/filecoin-proof-parameters
 LOTUS_RPC_PORT=1234
 FOREST_RPC_PORT=2345
 FOREST_OFFLINE_RPC_PORT=3456
+FOREST_VIA_GATEWAY_RPC_PORT=4567
 FOREST_HEALTHZ_RPC_PORT=2346
 CHAIN=calibnet
 
diff --git a/scripts/tests/api_compare/docker-compose.yml b/scripts/tests/api_compare/docker-compose.yml
index 758349612a84..92416fa7039d 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/api_compare/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/scripts/tests/api_compare/docker-compose.yml
@@ -140,6 +140,29 @@ services:
       timeout: 3s
       retries: 3
       start_period: 10m
+  forest-via-gateway:
+    depends_on:
+      forest-rpc-ready:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+    image: ${LOTUS_IMAGE}
+    volumes:
+      - node-data:/data
+    networks:
+      - api-tests
+    entrypoint: ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+    command:
+      - |
+        set -euxo pipefail
+        export FULLNODE_API_INFO="$(cat /data/forest-token):/dns/forest/tcp/${FOREST_RPC_PORT}/http"
+        lotus-gateway run --api-max-lookback 72000h --listen 0.0.0.0:${FOREST_VIA_GATEWAY_RPC_PORT}
+    healthcheck:
+      test: |
+        export FULLNODE_API_INFO="/dns/forest-via-gateway/tcp/${FOREST_VIA_GATEWAY_RPC_PORT}/http"
+        lotus chain head || exit 1
+      interval: 10s
+      retries: 10
+      start_period: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
   lotus:
     depends_on:
       init:
@@ -242,9 +265,77 @@ services:
         status=$$?
         echo "==== API Compare Report ===="
         cat /data/api-compare-report/*.json || echo "(Report file not accessible)"
-        FULLNODE_API_INFO=$$FOREST_API_INFO forest-cli shutdown --force
         exit $$status
 
+  api-compare-gateway:
+    depends_on:
+      lotus-sync-wait:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+      forest-via-gateway:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      forest-wallet-import:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+    build:
+      context: ../../../.
+      dockerfile: ${FOREST_DOCKERFILE_OVERRIDE:-Dockerfile}
+    volumes:
+      - node-data:/data
+      - ./filter-list-gateway:/data/filter-list-gateway
+    networks:
+      - api-tests
+    environment:
+      - RUST_LOG=info,forest::tool::subcommands=debug
+      - FOREST_RPC_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=120
+      - FIL_PROOFS_PARAMETER_CACHE=${FIL_PROOFS_PARAMETER_CACHE}
+    entrypoint: ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+    user: 0:0
+    command:
+      - |
+        set -uxo pipefail
+        # Test against websocket endpoint for online server
+        LOTUS_API_INFO="$(cat /data/lotus-token):/dns/lotus/tcp/${LOTUS_RPC_PORT}/ws"
+        FOREST_API_INFO="$(cat /data/forest-token):/dns/forest-via-gateway/tcp/${FOREST_VIA_GATEWAY_RPC_PORT}/ws"
+        forest-tool api compare $(ls /data/*.car.zst | tail -n 1) \
+          --forest $$FOREST_API_INFO \
+          --lotus $$LOTUS_API_INFO \
+          --n-tipsets 5 \
+          --test-criteria-overrides=valid-and-timeout,timeout-and-timeout \
+          --filter-file /data/filter-list-gateway \
+          --miner-address ${MINER_ADDRESS} \
+          --worker-address ${MINER_WORKER_ADDRESS} \
+          --report-mode=failure-only \
+          --report-dir=/data/api-compare-gateway-report
+
+        status=$$?
+        echo "==== Gateway API Compare Report ===="
+        cat /data/api-compare-gateway-report/*.json || echo "(Report file not accessible)"
+        exit $$status
+
+  forest-shutdown:
+    depends_on:
+      api-compare:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+      api-compare-gateway:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+    build:
+      context: ../../../.
+      dockerfile: ${FOREST_DOCKERFILE_OVERRIDE:-Dockerfile}
+    volumes:
+      - node-data:/data
+    networks:
+      - api-tests
+    environment:
+      - RUST_LOG=info,forest::tool::subcommands=debug
+      - FOREST_RPC_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=120
+      - FIL_PROOFS_PARAMETER_CACHE=${FIL_PROOFS_PARAMETER_CACHE}
+    entrypoint: ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+    user: 0:0
+    command:
+      - |
+        set -uxo pipefail
+        export FULLNODE_API_INFO="$(cat /data/forest-token):/dns/forest/tcp/${FOREST_RPC_PORT}/http"
+        forest-cli shutdown --force
+
   api-compare-offline:
     profiles:
       - include-offline-rpc
diff --git a/scripts/tests/api_compare/filter-list-gateway b/scripts/tests/api_compare/filter-list-gateway
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..92725b45d11b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tests/api_compare/filter-list-gateway
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# This list contains methods that are either broken or not supported by `lotus-gateway`.
+
+# not supported 
+
+!Filecoin.AuthNew
+!Filecoin.BeaconGetEntry
+!Filecoin.ChainSetHead
+!Filecoin.ChainStatObj
+!Filecoin.ChainTipSetWeight
+!Filecoin.F3
+!Filecoin.GasEstimateGasLimit
+!Filecoin.MinerCreateBlock
+!Filecoin.MpoolSelect
+!Filecoin.NetAddrsListen
+!Filecoin.NetAgentVersion
+!Filecoin.NetAutoNatStatus
+!Filecoin.NetPeers
+!Filecoin.NetProtectAdd
+!Filecoin.NetProtectList
+!Filecoin.NetProtectRemove
+!Filecoin.Session
+!Filecoin.StartTime
+!Filecoin.StateCirculatingSupply
+!Filecoin.StateCompute
+!Filecoin.StateGetAllAllocations
+!Filecoin.StateGetAllClaims
+!Filecoin.StateGetAllocationIdForPendingDeal
+!Filecoin.StateGetBeaconEntry
+!Filecoin.StateGetRandomnessDigestFromTickets
+!Filecoin.StateGetRandomnessFromBeacon
+!Filecoin.StateGetRandomnessFromTickets
+!Filecoin.StateListActors
+!Filecoin.StateListMessages
+!Filecoin.StateLookupRobustAddress
+!Filecoin.StateMarketDeals
+!Filecoin.StateMarketParticipants
+!Filecoin.StateMinerActiveSectors
+!Filecoin.StateMinerAllocated
+!Filecoin.StateMinerAvailableBalance
+!Filecoin.StateMinerFaults
+!Filecoin.StateMinerInitialPledgeForSector
+!Filecoin.StateMinerPartitions
+!Filecoin.StateMinerRecoveries
+!Filecoin.StateMinerSectorAllocated
+!Filecoin.StateMinerSectors
+!Filecoin.StateSearchMsgLimited
+!Filecoin.StateSectorExpiration
+!Filecoin.StateSectorPartition
+!Filecoin.StateSectorPreCommitInfo
+!Filecoin.StateVMCirculatingSupplyInternal
+!Filecoin.StateVerifiedRegistryRootKey
+!Filecoin.WalletSign
+!Filecoin.WalletSignMessage
+!Filecoin.WalletValidateAddress
+!Filecoin.WalletVerify
+
+# broken
+!Filecoin.EthCall
+!Filecoin.EthGetBalance
+!Filecoin.EthGetBlockReceipts
+!Filecoin.EthGetBlockReceiptsLimited
+!Filecoin.EthGetFilterLogs
+!Filecoin.EthGetTransactionByHash
+!Filecoin.EthGetTransactionReceipt
+!Filecoin.StateSearchMsg
+!Filecoin.StateWaitMsg
+!Filecoin.EthSyncing