Helicone
AI gateway and observability platform that logs, routes and analyzes LLM requests across many providers.
How the 7.4 was reached
- Quality of output6/10
6,189 stars and an active Apache-2.0 repo (last push 2026-09-16) show solid but moderate adoption. github.com
- Ease of use9/10
Free tier with no credit card, 7-day trial on paid plans, and one-line integration with major providers. docs.helicone.ai
- Pricing value8/10
Free tier of 10,000 requests/month, Pro $79, Team $799, and open-source Apache-2.0 code. helicone.ai
- API and integration quality8/10
Works with many providers, a TypeScript SDK, webhooks and data export; SDKs in only one language listed. helicone.ai
- Solves the problem it claims to solve6/10
Gateway and observability features are described, but independent evidence is only repo adoption, not results. github.com
7.4/10 is the mean of the 5 criteria that apply. Scored on the five-criteria rubric v1, 29 September 2026. How scoring works
Pricing
- 10,000 requests
- 1 GB storage
- 1 seat, 1 organization
- Unlimited seats
- Alerts and reports
- HQL query language
- 7-day free trial
- 5 organizations
- SOC-2 and HIPAA compliance
- Dedicated Slack channel
- Custom MSA
- SAML SSO
- On-prem deployment
Key Features
- Gateway and logging for 100+ models
- One-line integration with OpenAI, Anthropic, LiteLLM and Azure
- Prompt management, datasets and playground
- Webhooks and data export
- TypeScript SDK
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Free tier with no credit card
- Open-source Apache-2.0 code
- 7-day trial on paid plans
- Simple one-line setup
Cons
- Only a TypeScript SDK is listed
- Usage-based charges apply on paid plans
- Repo adoption of 6,189 stars is moderate
- Independent evidence of results is thin
Suits small teams shipping LLM apps that want request logs and cost tracking with little setup. Larger buyers should weigh the jump from $79 to $799 and confirm SDK needs.
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