Helicone vs OpenRouter

FeatureHeliconeOpenRouter
CategoryMLOpsAI Development
PricingFree + Pro plansPay-per-use (varies by model)
GitHub Stars3,000—
PlatformsWebWeb
Features
  • ✓ Request logging
  • ✓ Cost tracking
  • ✓ Latency monitoring
  • ✓ Prompt management
  • ✓ User tracking
  • ✓ 200+ models
  • ✓ Unified API
  • ✓ Auto-fallback
  • ✓ Rate limiting
  • ✓ Usage tracking
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible
Tags
observabilitymonitoringcostsopen-source
apimulti-modelgatewayroutingpay-per-use