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

OBSERVABILITY

Datadog LLM Observability

Checked 2026-11-10. Licence: commercial. Self-host: no.

Fees by layer

LayerWhat we found
Token markupn/a
Funding feen/a
Own-key (BYOK) rulen/a
Logs and platformFree; Pro (annual billing) $160
Seatsnone found

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

Free tier

Free tier: up to 40K LLM spans a month, 15-day retention

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

$160 a month. Change the inputs →

Notes

Resolved 2026-11-10: the $160 a month annual base, previously sourced from Prefactor, is stated on the Datadog pricing page itself ("Starting At $160 per month", annual pricing shown).

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