LiteLLM vs Instructor

FeatureLiteLLMInstructor
CategoryAI DevelopmentAI Development
PricingFree (open-source) + EnterpriseFree (open-source)
GitHub Stars15,0009,000
PlatformsLinux, macOS, DockerLinux, macOS, Windows
Features
  • ✓ 100+ providers
  • ✓ Load balancing
  • ✓ Budget tracking
  • ✓ Caching
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible
  • ✓ Structured output
  • ✓ Pydantic models
  • ✓ Retry logic
  • ✓ Streaming
  • ✓ Multi-provider
Tags
api-gatewaymulti-providerproxyopen-source
structured-outputpydanticpythonopen-source