LiteLLM

Overview

LiteLLM is a powerful AI Gateway designed to simplify access to over 100 Large Language Models (LLMs). It provides a unified interface, compatible with the OpenAI format, enabling developers to seamlessly integrate various LLMs into their applications. LiteLLM focuses on enhancing developer experience by offering features such as model access, fallbacks, spend tracking, and rate limiting.

Key Features

• Unified Model Access: Connect to over 100 LLMs from providers like OpenAI, Azure, Bedrock, and Gemini through a single API.
• OpenAI Compatibility: All interactions are in the familiar OpenAI format, reducing the learning curve and integration effort.
• Spend Tracking: Accurately monitor and attribute LLM usage costs to specific users, teams, or projects. Supports automatic tracking across multiple providers and logging to S3/GCS.
• Fallbacks & Reliability: Configure fallback models to ensure application availability even if primary LLMs experience issues.
• Budgets & Rate Limiting: Implement budgets and rate limits (RPM/TPM) to manage LLM usage and control costs.
• LLM Observability: Gain insights into LLM performance and usage patterns.
• Guardrails: Implement safety and security measures for LLM interactions.
• On-Premise Deployment: Option to deploy LiteLLM on-premise for enhanced control and security.

Use Cases

• Developer Productivity: Enables development teams to quickly access and experiment with a wide range of LLMs without managing individual provider complexities.
• Cost Management: Provides tools for precise cost allocation and control over LLM expenditures.
• Application Resilience: Ensures consistent application performance through intelligent fallback mechanisms.
• Platform Teams: Empowers platform teams to offer standardized LLM access to their developers.

Pricing

LiteLLM offers two main tiers:

• Open Source (Free): Includes core features like 100+ LLM integrations, logging support, virtual keys, budgets, teams, load balancing, rate limiting, and LLM guardrails.
• Enterprise: For larger deployments, offering everything in OSS plus enterprise support, custom SLAs, JWT auth, SSO, audit logs, and all enterprise-specific features. Pricing is available upon request.

FAQ

What is LiteLLM?

LiteLLM is an AI Gateway that simplifies access to over 100 LLMs, offering features like spend tracking, fallbacks, and rate limiting, all within the OpenAI format.

How does LiteLLM help manage costs?

LiteLLM provides detailed spend tracking, allowing you to attribute costs to users, teams, or projects. It also supports setting budgets and rate limits to control expenditure.

Is LiteLLM open source?

Yes, LiteLLM has a robust open-source version with a comprehensive set of features for individual developers and smaller teams.

What LLM providers are supported?

LiteLLM supports over 100 LLM providers, including major ones like OpenAI, Azure, Bedrock, and Gemini, among others.

Can LiteLLM be deployed on-premise?

Yes, LiteLLM can be deployed on-premise, offering greater control over data and infrastructure.