| Website | helicone.ai |
| Category | AI / LLM Observability |
| License | Apache 2.0 (open source) |
| Pricing | Free tier (100K logs/mo), Pro from $80/mo |
Overview
Helicone is an LLM observability platform. One-line proxy integration for logging, monitoring, and caching LLM requests. OpenAI, Anthropic, and more.
Pros
- Apache 2.0 license
- One-line integration
- Request logging and analytics
- Cost tracking
- Caching for savings
- Self-hosted option
Cons
- Pro pricing for scale
- One-line proxy adds latency
- Dashboard customization limited
- Alerting features basic
- Some features cloud-only
Verdict
Helicone is the easiest way to add observability to your LLM application. Change one line (your base URL) and you get request logging, cost tracking, latency monitoring, and caching. The simplicity is the feature: no SDK to install, no code changes, no middleware to configure. For any team running LLM calls in production, Helicone provides instant visibility.