Portkey
LLM gateway and control panel that adds routing, logging, guardrails and prompt management in front of model APIs.
How the 7.6 was reached
- Quality of output7/10
Rated 4.8/5 on G2, with an observability dashboard covering 1,600+ models; vendor usage figures are not usable as evidence. g2.com
- Ease of use8/10
Python and JavaScript SDKs installable via pip or npm, REST API examples, and a free Developer plan. portkey.ai
- Pricing value8/10
Free forever Developer plan with 10k logs; Production is $49/month with published overage of $9 per extra 100k requests. portkey.ai
- API and integration quality8/10
Python and JS SDKs, a REST API with framework examples, and documented guardrails. portkey.ai
- Solves the problem it claims to solve7/10
Gateway, observability and guardrails are delivered; independent notes say the dashboard can be slow under load and free logging stops at 10k logs. truefoundry.com
7.6/10 is the mean of the 5 criteria that apply. Scored on the five-criteria rubric v1, 29 September 2026. How scoring works
Pricing
- 10k recorded logs per month
- 3 day log retention, 30 days for metrics
- AI gateway, observability, 3 prompt templates
- 100k logs included
- 30 day retention
- $9 per extra 100k requests
- Custom pricing and terms
Key Features
- AI gateway with universal API, fallbacks, load balancing and retries
- Observability with logs, traces, feedback and metadata filters
- Guardrails including PII redaction and custom regex patterns
- Prompt management with versioning, variables and a playground
- Python and JavaScript SDKs plus a REST API
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Free plan is permanent and includes the gateway and observability
- Production price and overage rate are published
- SDKs install with pip or npm
- Rated 4.8/5 on G2
Cons
- Free plan is not meant for production and logs stop at 10k a month
- Independent notes say the dashboard can be slow under load
- Production plan is not recommended for custom security or data residency needs
- Free log retention is only 3 days
Portkey fits small AI teams that want one layer for routing, logs and guardrails at a clear price. Firms with strict data residency or heavy log volume will need Enterprise and should check dashboard speed first.
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