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Decision brief
Helicone is an open-source platform for monitoring and evaluating large language models, offering tools for prompt engineering and management.
Good fit when
- When you need to monitor and evaluate the performance of large language models in real-time.
- If you are working with multiple LLMs and require a centralized platform for prompt engineering and management.
Avoid when
- If your project requires proprietary or closed-source tools, as Helicone is open-source and can be self-hosted.
- When you need a platform that does not require setting up an API key and modifying your codebase to integrate monitoring.
Observed Sep 18, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Adoption
Package downloads where a registry match exists. GitHub stars (6,162) are secondary evidence.
- Docker Hub pulls (30d)
- 3,057·Docker Hub API·Sep 18, 2026
Maintenance and security
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- Very active (1d since push)
- As of Sep 18, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of Sep 18, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No lockfile
- As of Sep 18, 2026
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Install
npm install heliconeHow it fits your stack(12)
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Overview
Helicone is an open-source platform for monitoring, evaluating, and experimenting with large language models. It supports various LLMs and provides tools for prompt engineering and management.
Capability facts
- Deploy
- Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 18, 2026
- Docker
- Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 18, 2026
- MCP server
- No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Sep 18, 2026
- Languages
- typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Sep 18, 2026
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README
Quick Start ⚡️ 1. Get your API key by signing up here and add credits at helicone.ai/credits 2. Update the in your code and add your API key. 3. 🎉 You're all set! View your logs at Helicone and access 100+ models through one API. Self Hosting Open Source LLM Observability Docker...
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