- The cosign claims were validated
- The signatures were verified against the specified public key
- feat(decisions): backport /v1/systemone, OpenAI-format /v1/decisions and the OpenAI Decisions provider to stable/1.104.x for v1.104.2 (#44236, #45184,
LiteLLM by BerriAI
An AI gateway and Python SDK that calls 100+ model APIs through one OpenAI-style interface, with spend tracking, budgets, rate limits, fallbacks, guardrails and logging.
Agent tooling for cost, context and memory
New · Added to AgentGid on Oct 8, 2026LLM gateway and Python SDKOpen source · MIT (enterprise features under a separate licence)Free to start
Price
Free (OSS)
free and open source
Popularity
#1 in Agent tooling
Gid Score 73 / 100 · #8 of 283 overall
Trend
Gaining stars fast
about +60 GitHub stars a day
Development
Actively updated
latest 1.104.2, yesterday
Community
60.4K GitHub stars
23.1M package downloads a week
What LiteLLM does
Key facts
| Maker | BerriAI |
|---|---|
| Type | LLM gateway and Python SDK |
| License | MIT (enterprise features under a separate licence) |
| Interfaces | Python library, Proxy server, REST API |
| Works with | Sits in front of OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, Azure, Vertex AI and 100+ other model APIs |
| Main language | Python |
| Open issues and PRs | 5,344 |
Pricing
The SDK and proxy are open source and free. An enterprise edition with SSO, audit logs and support is sold separately.
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 9, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Quick answers
- Free to start?Yes
- Open source?Yes (MIT (enterprise features under a separate licence))
- Where you use itPython library, Proxy server, REST API
- Closest alternativeFirecrawl · all alternatives
Get started with LiteLLM
| PyPI | pip install litellm |
|---|
These commands use the packages tracked on this page. The vendor may recommend a different installer; see the official documentation.
LiteLLM works with
LiteLLM alternatives
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LiteLLM news
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LiteLLM 1.104.2 released
The cosign claims were validated; The signatures were verified against the specified public key; feat(decisions): backport /v1/systemone, OpenAI-format /v1/decisions and the OpenAI Decisions provider to stable/1.104.x for v1.104.2 (#44236, #45184, (+2 more…
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25 agents added to AgentGid
LiteLLM, Firecrawl, Langfuse, E2B, Composio, Crawl4AI, Mem0, Repomix, CodeGPT, Context7, Phoenix, Headroom and 13 more
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LiteLLM 1.104.1 released
The cosign claims were validated; The signatures were verified against the specified public key; chore(release): refresh dependencies on stable/1.104.x and cut 1.104.1 (+4 more releases that day)
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LiteLLM passes 60K GitHub stars
What changed: recent LiteLLM releases
- The cosign claims were validated
- The signatures were verified against the specified public key
- chore(release): backport #44508 to stable/1.102.x and cut 1.102.4
- The cosign claims were validated
- The signatures were verified against the specified public key
- chore(release): backport #40989 to stable/1.101.x and cut 1.101.6
- The cosign claims were validated
- The signatures were verified against the specified public key
- chore(release): refresh dependencies on stable/1.104.x and cut 1.104.1
- chore(docker): bump pgbouncer to 1.26.0
- The cosign claims were validated
- The signatures were verified against the specified public key
- chore(release): refresh dependencies on stable/1.103.x and cut 1.103.4
- chore(docker): bump pgbouncer to 1.26.0
- The cosign claims were validated
- The signatures were verified against the specified public key
- chore(release): sync stable/1.102.x to v1.102.2
- chore(release): refresh dependencies on stable/1.102.x and cut 1.102.3
- chore(docker): bump wolfi-base digest to pick up glibc 2.44-r6
- chore(docker): bump pgbouncer to 1.26.0
LiteLLM popularity and usage data
LiteLLM was downloaded 23.1M times from PyPI in the week ending Oct 6, 2026, up 1.8% on the week before. Its download count moved to a different level overnight on Aug 25, 2026. A jump like that comes from automated installs switching on or off or from a change in how the registry counts, so growth rates across that date are not shown. The GitHub repository has 60.4K stars, 2,233 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 1.104.2, published Oct 8, 2026; there were 28 stable releases in the past 30 days. It was mentioned in 37 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
Download the raw daily series: litellm.csv
Gid Score breakdown
Adoption98
Community74
Attention31
Momentum52
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
LiteLLM FAQ
How much does LiteLLM cost?
The SDK and proxy are open source and free. An enterprise edition with SSO, audit logs and support is sold separately.
Is LiteLLM open source?
Yes. LiteLLM is open source, released under the MIT (enterprise features under a separate licence) license.
How popular is LiteLLM?
LiteLLM was downloaded 23.1M times from PyPI in the week ending Oct 6, 2026, up 1.8% on the week before. Its download count moved to a different level overnight on Aug 25, 2026. A jump like that comes from automated installs switching on or off or from a change in how the registry counts, so growth rates across that date are not shown. The GitHub repository has 60.4K stars, 2,233 of them added in the last 30 days.
What is the latest version of LiteLLM?
The latest stable release we track is 1.104.2, published on Oct 8, 2026.
What are the alternatives to LiteLLM?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Gid Score are Firecrawl, Langfuse, E2B, Composio.
For the makers of LiteLLM badges, corrections
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Where these numbers come from
PyPI: litellm. GitHub: BerriAI/litellm. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: github.com, litellm.ai, docs.litellm.ai.