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LiteLLM
The AI Gateway for platform teams
As of 29 August 2026, LiteLLM is free to use. Open source AI gateway and LLM proxy unifying access to 140+ providers behind one API. Softwr lists it under APIs.
Overview
What LiteLLM does
Open source AI gateway and LLM proxy unifying access to 140+ providers behind one API.
What people use it for
- Accessing 140+ LLM providers through single API
- Implementing cost-based routing for advanced AI tasks
- Deploying new LLM models usually within a day
- Switching backend models with config changes only
- Maintaining consistent access across 100+ endpoints
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about LiteLLM.
- Enterprise pricing based on annual request capacity and deployment architecture, sized via direct sales
- Not per-token based pricing for Enterprise tier
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Pricing
What LiteLLM costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Open Source
Free
- 100+ providers
- One OpenAI API
- Virtual keys
- Spend tracking
- Budgets
- Rate limits
Enterprise
On request
- All Open Source features
- SSO + SCIM
- OIDC/JWT authentication
- Audit logs
- Secret managers
- Org/team administration
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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Is LiteLLM free to use?
Yes, LiteLLM's open-source version is free forever and requires no credit card. Self-host in minutes with support for 100+ LLM providers.
SourceWhat does LiteLLM's Enterprise plan cost?
Enterprise pricing is custom and annual, sized based on your annual gateway request capacity, deployment architecture, and support needs. Not charged per token.
SourceIs there a free trial for Enterprise?
Yes, a 30-day Enterprise trial key is available via email with no credit card required.
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