Portkey vs AirLLM

A side-by-side comparison of features, pricing, and characteristics.

Portkey

Portkey is an AI Gateway and Observability platform designed to help teams build and scale production-ready LLM applications.

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AirLLM

Open-source Python library that runs very large language models on low-memory GPUs by streaming model layers one at a time.

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AttributePortkeyAirLLM
Pricing typeFree + paid (from $25/mo)Free
Korean supportNoNo
PlatformsWeb, API, SDKLinux, macOS, CUDA-enabled NVIDIA GPUs, Apple Silicon
Open sourceYesYes
API availableAvailable-
SDKAvailable-
LLM-basedYes-
MultimodalYes-
AI model-Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek, Mistral, Mixtral, Phi, Gemma
GitHub Stars11.8K33.8K
VendorPortkey.aiAnima AI LLC
CategoryDeveloper ToolsDeveloper Tools
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Portkey key features

  • Unified AI Gateway
  • Automated Retries & Fallbacks
  • Prompt Management & Versioning
  • Real-time Observability
  • Semantic Caching
  • Guardrails & Security

AirLLM key features

  • Reducing GPU memory usage through layer-wise model streaming
  • Supporting inference of 70B-class models on a single 4GB GPU
  • AutoModel interface based on Hugging Face model IDs
  • 4-bit and 8-bit block-wise model compression
  • Supporting CPU inference and Apple Silicon macOS
  • Supporting various model families including Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek, and Mistral