Helicone AI

Overview

Helicone AI is an AI gateway and LLM observability platform that sits between your application and LLM providers. It routes API calls to various models while logging usage, latency, and costs for monitoring and debugging.

Best for

Best for
Teams building LLM-powered applications that need transparent observability and cost management.

Use cases

• Monitor per-user or per-request LLM costs and usage
• Debug and trace failed or slow LLM API responses
• Manage API keys and rate limits across multiple models

Notes

Helicone AI is an AI gateway and LLM observability platform that sits between your application and LLM providers. It routes API calls to various models while logging usage, latency, and costs for monitoring and debugging.

Use cases

• Monitor per-user or per-request LLM costs and usage
• Debug and trace failed or slow LLM API responses
• Manage API keys and rate limits across multiple models

Pros

• Works with many major LLM providers out of the box
• Provides detailed cost and latency analytics without heavy setup
• Open-source validators and caching available for power users

Cons

• Free tier limits request volume, paid plans needed for higher usage
• Adds a proxy hop, which may increase latency slightly
• Some advanced features require self-hosting or additional configuration

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