Pydantic Logfire
OpenTelemetry-based observability for AI agents and ordinary services, queryable with SQL, from the Pydantic maintainers
By Pydantic Services Inc. · pydantic.dev/logfire
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@pydantic/logfire-node · headline (ranked)
31,486 downloads in the week, -59.7% vs prior week · rank 16 on npm
Reproduce this number (npm API) · registry metadata (mapping checked 2026-10-07)
PyPIlogfire · headline (ranked)
3,488,038 downloads in the week, +14.3% vs prior week · rank 5 on PyPI
bundledBundled by pydantic-ai (via pydantic-ai-slim[logfire]): installed automatically as a required dependency, so these downloads include installs of pydantic-ai. source
Reproduce this number (ClickHouse SQL) · registry metadata (mapping checked 2026-10-07)
Packages not measured
The vendor's docs name these packages, but their registry metadata does not link the vendor's domain or GitHub organisation, so under our mapping rule they are not counted. No download number is shown for them.
- PyPI
logfire-sdk: registry links do not point to the vendor's domain or GitHub org (registry metadata, checked 2026-10-07)
GitHub stars
pydantic/logfire: 4,509 stars (rank 23). Stars are a point-in-time count of a repository's bookmarks, not people using the tool.
Series starts 2026-W40 (4,509).
Facts
| Categories | Tracing & observability, Evaluation, Gateways with observability | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Generally available | |
| Licence | Proprietary | source, checked 2026-10-07 |
| Self-host | Enterprise only | source, checked 2026-10-07 |
| OpenTelemetry | Native (OTLP) | source, checked 2026-10-07 |
| Pricing model | usage | |
| Entry price | $49/mo; Team plan, 5 seats, 10M records included then $2 per million; Personal plan is free forever (10M records/month, hard-capped); Growth $249/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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