Claude Code vs LiteLLM

FeatureClaude CodeLiteLLM
CategoryCoding AssistantsAI Development
PricingPay-per-use (API)Free (open-source) + Enterprise
GitHub Stars25,00015,000
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsLinux, macOS, Docker
Features
  • ✓ Terminal-native
  • ✓ Multi-file editing
  • ✓ Git integration
  • ✓ Codebase reasoning
  • ✓ Tool use
  • ✓ MCP support
  • ✓ 100+ providers
  • ✓ Load balancing
  • ✓ Budget tracking
  • ✓ Caching
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible
Tags
codingclianthropicclaudeagentic
api-gatewaymulti-providerproxyopen-source