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LiteLLM

Ch 077.2of 33 LLM Gateway Software
  1. 1Runs onAPI, self-hosted, Web
  2. 2CostsFree plan · free trial
  3. 3Fallback routingYes
  4. 4Usage analyticsYes
  5. 5Self-hosted deploymentYes
  6. 6Budget controlsYes
  7. 7Virtual API keysYes
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Overview

LiteLLM is ranked #7 of 33 in LLM gateway software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

LiteLLM plans and pricing

All plans
Open Source Free Free forever · self-hosted 100+ providers · virtual keys, users and teams · spend tracking · budgets and rate limits · LLM fallbacks · request/response logging · Prometheus metrics litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026
Enterprise Not published Annual · sized to your usage Annual request capacity · priced by deployment architecture and support needs · volume discounts · 24/7 support and SLAs litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on LLM gateway software

Free plan
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Fallback routing
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Usage analytics
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Self-hosted deployment
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Budget controls
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Virtual API keys
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Facts

Product
LiteLLM is an open-source AI gateway and LLM proxy for platform teams.litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026
Unified access
The gateway provides one OpenAI-compatible API to 140+ providers and 1,800+ models.litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026
Routing
LiteLLM supports load balancing, lowest-cost routing, and automatic routing of simple prompts to cheaper models.litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026
Spend controls
It tracks usage and spend by key, user, team, organization, tool, agent, and MCP, and supports hard budgets and rate limits.litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026
Caching
Response and semantic caching can use Redis, S3, or GCS.litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026
Deployment
The gateway can be self-hosted, including in air-gapped environments, and supports deployment with an official Helm chart or Terraform module.litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026
Integrations
The integrations documentation lists observability tools including Langfuse, Datadog, Grafana Cloud, OpenTelemetry, LangSmith, Arize/Phoenix, and Helicone.docs.litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026
Security
The product page describes signed hardened non-root images, vulnerability scanning, SSO/JWT/RBAC controls, and secrets-manager integrations.litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026
Data handling
LiteLLM says its self-hosted deployment has no telemetry and keeps data within the user's infrastructure.litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026
Enterprise access
The Enterprise plan includes SSO and SCIM, OIDC/JWT authentication, audit logs, secret managers, key rotation, and organization and team administrators.litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026
Support
Enterprise includes dedicated support and onboarding, with 24/7 support and SLAs listed on the pricing page.litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026
Trial
The pricing FAQ offers an instant 30-day Enterprise trial key without a credit card.litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026
Intended users
The Enterprise plan is described for teams running LiteLLM in production, including high-volume and regulated deployments.litellm.ai · 2 Oct 2026

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