Helicone
Helicone routes language model requests through a hosted gateway, caches responses, enforces rate limits, and captures analytics and alerts across multiple model providers so teams can observe request‑level behavior, diagnose latency or cost issues, and centralize metrics for language model apps.
The pricing page lists a Hobby free tier (10,000 requests), a Pro tier at $79 per month, a Team tier at $799 per month, and Enterprise via contact; it also states usage-based charges apply.Is Helicone right for you?
Good for
- Engineering teams needing a hosted gateway to route requests across multiple language model providers with built‑in caching and request‑level observability.
- Supports many model providers and integrations so you can route requests across multiple language model vendors.
- Provides an AI gateway plus observability features (routing, caching, analytics, alerts) in one product.
Keep in mind
- The OpenAI JavaScript SDK integration is marked maintained but not actively developed, which may affect SDK-specific updates.
- Short default data retention on lower tiers is documented and may be insufficient for long-term audit needs.
- If you rely on an actively developed JavaScript OpenAI SDK integration, check Helicone’s docs because the linked official pages mark that SDK as no longer actively developed.
Pricing and plan limits
The pricing page documents monthly list prices and notes "* Usage-based pricing applies"; it does not show annual-billed rates or detailed per-token usage rates on the linked official pages.
More about capabilities and limits
Documented strengths
Supports many model providers and integrations so you can route requests across multiple language model vendors.
Provides an AI gateway plus observability features (routing, caching, analytics, alerts) in one product.
Limitations to consider
The OpenAI JavaScript SDK integration is marked maintained but not actively developed, which may affect SDK-specific updates.
Short default data retention on lower tiers is documented and may be insufficient for long-term audit needs.
Choosing a plan
Sign up for the Hobby tier, route a subset of model traffic through Helicone, and verify caching, analytics, retention windows, and provider routing before scaling to a paid plan.
Based on the linked product documentation.
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Alternatives to Helicone
Choose around the work you need to do.
Read the full Helicone alternatives guide
Maxim AI
Use Maxim AI’s Bifrost when you need an open-source, self-hostable gateway that unifies access to many model providers while adding governance, observability, SSO, and audit logging.
