Developer
Free
Free forever plan for prototyping; logs beyond limits are not recorded.
- Observability
- 10k recorded logs per month with 3-day log retention
Portkey
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Portkey is a production control plane for generative AI with an AI gateway, observability, guardrails, and prompt management. Teams route models through one interface, monitor traces and feedback, enforce policies, and manage prompts across environments.
- Category
- Assistant
- Free access
- The Developer plan is free forever with 10k recorded logs per month for prototyping and POCs.
- API access
- Prompt Management includes API endpoints on all plans, with expanded templates and keys on paid tiers.
Is Portkey right for you?
A good fit for
Engineering teams shipping LLM features who need gateway routing, observability, and guardrails in production.
Before you choose
The free Developer tier is not intended for production workloads and caps recorded logs at 10k per month.
Production stack for Gen AI
Portkey advertises a production stack with AI gateway, observability, guardrails, and prompt management to democratize Gen AI across an organization.
What it can do
Features & capabilities
Unknown is different from unavailable. Each fact carries its own evidence.
| Capability | Value | Evidence | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI gateway | Portkey provides a universal API with fallbacks, load balancing, and retries across model providers. | Facts sourced | 2026-10-04 |
| Observability | The platform captures logs, traces, feedback, metadata, and alerts for LLM applications. | Facts sourced | 2026-10-04 |
| Guardrails | Production plans add LLM and partner guardrails plus role-based access controls. | Facts sourced | 2026-10-04 |
Understand the total cost
Portkey pricing & plans
Production
$49.00 /mo
Billed monthly at $49 with $9 overages per additional 100k logged requests.
- Observability
- 100k recorded logs per month with extended retention on Production
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Frequently asked questions
What is Portkey used for?
Portkey is a production control plane for generative AI with an AI gateway, observability, guardrails, and prompt management. Teams route models through one interface, monitor traces and feedback, enforce policies, and manage prompts across environments.
Does Portkey have a free plan?
The Developer plan is free forever with 10k recorded logs per month for prototyping and POCs.. This record lists ongoing free access; check the plan limits before starting.
How much does Portkey cost?
The listed monthly price is $49.00 USD at monthly billing. See the plan cards for entitlements, billing commitments and seat minimums.
Can I use Portkey through an API?
Prompt Management includes API endpoints on all plans, with expanded templates and keys on paid tiers.. API access and subscription access may have different terms; consult the linked sources.
What should I check before choosing it?
The free Developer tier is not intended for production workloads and caps recorded logs at 10k per month.
Price history
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