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Helicone

APIyesOSS—FREEyesDOCS4/5
HE7.3#4 of 32
outWeb—Windows—Mac—Linux—Android—iOS

Ranked in LLM gateways ·Free plan· paid from $79/mo

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Helicone is ranked #4 of 32 in LLM gateways on Inferse. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $79/mo.

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Facts

Purpose
Helicone routes, debugs, and analyzes AI applications.helicone.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Model access
Its gateway provides access to more than 100 models through the OpenAI SDK by changing the model name.helicone.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Routing
The platform provides smart load balancing, automatic failovers, and response caching across providers.helicone.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Observability
Helicone visualizes multi-step LLM interactions, logs requests in real time, and helps identify error root causes.helicone.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Providers
Listed integrations include OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure, LiteLLM, Anyscale, Together AI, and OpenRouter.helicone.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Self-hosting
Helicone can be deployed in a customer's infrastructure through single-click deployment or a production-ready Helm chart.helicone.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Compliance
Helicone states that its cloud is SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR compliant.helicone.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Open source
Helicone describes itself as proudly open-source and invites contributors to its community.helicone.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Support
The pricing page lists community support through GitHub and Discord.helicone.ai · 1 Oct 2026
LangGraph
The LangGraph integration provides visibility into LLM calls, session tracking, performance metrics, and cost monitoring.helicone.ai · 1 Oct 2026
API cost tool
Helicone offers an API cost calculator covering more than 300 models and providers.helicone.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Free access
The homepage advertises a 7-day free trial with no credit card required.helicone.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Company status
Helicone says it was acquired by Mintlify and that its services remain live in maintenance mode with security updates, new models, and bug and performance fixes continuing.helicone.ai · 1 Oct 2026

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