Helicone
Proxy-based LLM gateway and request logger with sessions, prompts and cost tracking; maintenance mode after acquisition
By Helicone, Inc. (acquired by Mintlify) · www.helicone.ai
Package download activity
Each package is shown on its own; packages that can be installed together are never added up. Week 2026-W40 (2026-09-28 to 2026-10-04).
npm@helicone/helpers · headline (ranked)
4,098 downloads in the week, -2.5% vs prior week · rank 19 on npm
Reproduce this number (npm API) · registry metadata (mapping checked 2026-10-07)
npm@helicone/async · integration
55 downloads in the week, -46.1% vs prior week
Reproduce this number (npm API) · registry metadata (mapping checked 2026-10-07)
PyPIhelicone-helpers · headline (ranked)
4,840 downloads in the week, +20.7% vs prior week · rank 33 on PyPI
Reproduce this number (ClickHouse SQL) · registry metadata (mapping checked 2026-10-07)
GitHub stars
Helicone/helicone: 6,206 stars (rank 17). Stars are a point-in-time count of a repository's bookmarks, not people using the tool.
Series starts 2026-W40 (6,206).
Facts
| Categories | Tracing & observability, Gateways with observability, Prompt management, Evaluation | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Generally available | |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | source, checked 2026-10-07 |
| Self-host | Yes | source, checked 2026-10-07 |
| OpenTelemetry | Unknown | source, checked 2026-10-07 |
| Pricing model | usage | |
| Entry price | $79/mo; Pro plan; usage-based pricing applies on top, 7-day free trial. Hobby plan is free (10,000 requests, 1 GB, 1 seat). Team $799/month. | source, checked 2026-10-07 |
| Free tier | Yes | |
| Measurability | Measured (mapped SDK packages) |
Facts last verified 2026-10-07 on first-party pages. Prices as published, taxes excluded; non-USD prices are not converted.
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