About Helicone
Helicone — Helicone is an open-source LLM observability platform designed for monitoring, debugging, and improving AI applications. It offers features like cost tracking, agent tracing, and prompt management through a 1-line integration. It helps developers ship AI apps with confidence by providing an all-in-one platform to monitor, debug, and improve production-ready LLM applications.
Top use cases
- Monitor and debug LLM application performance
- Track costs associated with LLM usage
- Manage and optimize prompts
- Improve AI agent performance through tracing
- Run experiments to evaluate different prompt strategies
- Detect critical bugs and save agent runtime
Built for
Key features
- Cost tracking
- Agent tracing
- Prompt management
- Request and dashboard monitoring
- Experiments and evaluations
- Caching
- Rate limits
- LLM guardrails
- LLM moderation
- Gateway fallbacks
- Retries
Pros & cons
Pros
- Open-source and customizable
- All-in-one platform for monitoring, debugging, and improving LLM applications
- Simple integration with a single line of code
- Offers a free plan for kickstarting AI projects
- Provides features for cost tracking and prompt management
- SOC-2 Compliance & HIPAA on Team plan
Cons
- Some features are only available on higher-tier plans
- Usage-based pricing can vary depending on the number of requests
- Add-ons for prompt management and evaluators can increase costs
Pricing
Hobby
$0
Kickstart your AI project. 10,000 free requests. Requests and Dashboard. Free, truly.
Pro
$20/ seat
Starter plan for teams. Scale beyond 10k requests. Core observability features. Standard support. * Usage-based pricing applies
Team
$200/ month
For growing companies. Everything in Pro. Unlimited seats. Prompts, Experiments and Evals. SOC-2 Compliance & HIPAA. Dedicated Slack channel.
Enterprise
Custom-built packages. Everything in Team. Custom MSA. SAML SSO. On-prem deployment. Bulk cloud discounts.
Company information
- Helicone Company Helicone Company name
- Helicone, Inc .
- Helicone Login Helicone Login Link
- https://us.helicone.ai/signin
- Helicone Sign up Helicone Sign up Link
- https://us.helicone.ai/signup
- Helicone Pricing Helicone Pricing Link
- https://www.helicone.ai/pricing
- Helicone Linkedin Helicone Linkedin Link
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/helicone/
- Helicone Twitter Helicone Twitter Link
- https://twitter.com/helicone_ai
- Helicone Github Helicone Github Link
- https://github.com/Helicone
Frequently asked questions
What do I get with the free plan?
The Hobby plan is free and includes 10,000 free requests, requests and dashboard access, and is truly free.
How is Helicone's usage-based pricing calculated?
Helicone uses usage-based pricing that scales with your business. You only pay for what you use.
What happens if I exceed my request limit?
The pricing page does not specify what happens if you exceed your request limit. It is best to contact sales.
Can I switch plans or cancel anytime?
The pricing page does not specify if you can switch plans or cancel anytime. It is best to contact sales.
Does Helicone work with my LLM provider?
Helicone integrates with OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure, LiteLLM, Anyscale, Together AI, OpenRouter, and other providers.
Is there a plan for teams or enterprise use?
Yes, Helicone offers Pro, Team, and Enterprise plans for teams and enterprise use.
Do you offer discounts for startups, students, or open source projects?
Yes, Helicone offers discounts for startups, non-profits, open-source companies, and students. You can apply for these discounts on the contact page.
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