BetterMeter vs Helicone

BetterMeter is an analytics platform for traffic across websites, CLI tools, MCP servers and APIs. It attributes visits from AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot, classifies visitors as human, AI agent or bot, and scores session engagement from 0 to 100. Website tools include live visitor views, campaign and revenue attribution, conversion goals, and AI analytics briefings and forecasts. CLI reporting measures command adoption, errors, duration, versions and developer journeys; MCP reporting covers tool calls, clients, success rate and latency. API analytics track endpoint patterns, methods, status codes, latency and callers through SDK helpers and middleware. The maker lists 40+ integrations, including Claude Code, Cursor, Next.js, GitHub Actions, Slack, Zapier, BigQuery and Shopify. Its anonymous tracker uses no visitor cookies or browser storage, does not fingerprint browsers, and does not store raw visitor IP addresses. BetterMeter runs in the cloud, with no self-hosted edition. The Free plan is free and retains events for 30 days; paid plans start at $12/mo (annual).

Helicone routes, debugs, and analyzes AI applications through a gateway and observability tools. The gateway provides access to more than 100 models through the OpenAI SDK by changing the model name, and supports load balancing, automatic failovers, and response caching across providers. Helicone logs requests in real time and visualizes multi-step LLM interactions to help locate error causes. Listed integrations include OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure, LiteLLM, Anyscale, Together AI, and OpenRouter. It can run in customer infrastructure through single-click deployment or a production-ready Helm chart; Helicone also states that its cloud is SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR compliant. A LangGraph integration tracks calls, sessions, performance, and costs, while an API cost calculator covers more than 300 models and providers. The free Hobby plan includes 10,000 requests, 1 GB storage, one seat, one organization, and seven days of retention. Pro costs $79.00 per month. A seven-day trial is advertised. Helicone says its services remain live in maintenance mode following acquisition by Mintlify, with security updates, new models, and bug and performance fixes continuing.