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LiteLLM vs OpenRouter
LiteLLM or OpenRouter? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In inglese
In short
- Both: Choice of models, API, Official SDKs, Builds agents and workflows, Traces and evaluates
- Only LiteLLM states: Self-hosted
LiteLLM
LiteLLM is an open-source AI gateway that provides one API for routing, monitoring, and governing access to many LLM providers.
Plans
Open Source
Free
- Free forever · self-hosted
- 100+ providers, one OpenAI API
- Virtual keys, users & teams
- Spend tracking
- Budgets + rate limits
- LLM fallbacks
Enterprise
Price on request
- SSO + SCIM
- OIDC / JWT auth
- Audit logs
- Secret managers + key rotation
- Org & team admins
- Multi-region control plane
Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Choice of models — “Swap models without changing app code.” source
- Self-hosted — “Self-host the same open-source gateway behind 240M+ Docker pulls, in your own cloud or fully air-gapped.” source
- API — “One OpenAI-compatible API to 140+ providers and 1,800+ models.” source
- Official SDKs — “Python SDK to call 100+ LLMs in the OpenAI format.” source
- Builds agents and workflows — “Agent SDK that routes every turn to the right model, across providers.” source
- Traces and evaluates — “Langfuse, Arize Phoenix, LangSmith, and OTEL logging” source
Security
- SOC 2 Type II — “SOC 2 Type II. Our current report is available through the LiteLLM Trust Center .” source
- SOC 2 — “SOC 2 Type II. Our current report is available through the LiteLLM Trust Center .” source
Latest updates
- v1.102.0: Auto Router Controls, Native OCR & Gateway Reliability (v1.102.0)
Auto router controls, native OCR, gateway reliability
- Heuristic auto router, semantic MCP tool search, off-peak pricing (v1.101.0)
- Access group budgets, Together AI overhaul, custom auto-router tiers (v1.100.0)
OpenRouter
OpenRouter provides one API for accessing and routing requests across AI models from multiple providers.
Plans
Free
Free
- 25+ free models
- 4 free providers
- Chat and API access
- 50 requests/day
- Community support
Standard
- 5.5%
- 500+ models
- 80+ providers
- Budgets & Spend Controls
- Email support
- $25,000 of list price inference / month with no fees, 5% fee after
Business
- 8%
- 500+ models
- 80+ providers
- EU and US in-region routing
- Workspace limit: 1,000
- Email support
- $25,000 of list price inference / month with no fees, 5% fee after
Enterprise
Price on request
- 500+ models
- Custom workspace limit
- Managed Policy Enforcement
- SSO/SAML
- Contractual SLAs
- Dedicated support team
Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Choice of models — “500+ Models” source
- API — “Create an API key and start making requests.” source
- Official SDKs — “Client SDKs” source
- Builds agents and workflows — “Agent SDK” source
- Traces and evaluates — “Activity logs & export” source
Security
Latest updates
- Batch API: half-price inference by bundling requests
Batch API lets you bundle requests in one POST, receive results within 24 hours, and typically pay half the per-token price.