ROUTEDESK

LLM gateways, observability and what they really cost, with the source and author of every number

GATEWAY

LiteLLM

Checked 2026-11-10. Licence: MIT core; enterprise directory under a commercial licence. Self-host: yes.

Fees by layer

LayerWhat we found
Token markupNone
Funding feeNone
Own-key (BYOK) ruleYour own keys
Logs and platformSelf-host (infrastructure not included)
Seatsnone found

Layers are defined on Fees defined. "Not published" means our sources are silent.

Free tier

Open source

Example bill: $1,000 list-price spend, 100,000 logs, 3 seats, gateway credits

$0 a month. Change the inputs →

Notes

About 63,000 GitHub stars (GitHub, 2026-11-10). MIT-licensed, free to self-host (litellm.ai). You pay for the server, database and your time. Enterprise features are sold through sales; no public price.

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