Choose Braintrust if you need
- Integration with LangChain, OpenTelemetry or Claude Code. We haven't found them on Helicone's website.
- SOC 2 or GDPR. We haven't found them on Helicone's website.
At a glance
- Braintrust has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Helicone.
- Helicone offers a free trial (7 days). We haven't confirmed one for Braintrust.
- Braintrust's lowest paid plan is Pro at $249 per month, as of November 14, 2026.
- Helicone's lowest paid plan is Pro at $79 per month, as of November 14, 2026.
- Both work with OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Both list HIPAA and SSO.
- Only Braintrust lists SOC 2 and GDPR.
- Helicone has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Braintrust.
- Both can be self-hosted.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Helicone if you need
- A lower starting price. Helicone Pro is $79 and Braintrust Pro is $249, both per month.
- Integration with Azure, LiteLLM or OpenRouter. We haven't found them on Braintrust's website.
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- What it does
- BraintrustThe AI observability platform for tracing production, running evals, and catching regressions.
- HeliconeRouting and monitoring for reliable AI apps.
- Free plan
- BraintrustYes
- HeliconeNot confirmed
- Pricing
- BraintrustNot confirmed
- HeliconeMonthly plans plus usage-based pricing
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
Both
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
Only Braintrust
- LangChain
- OpenTelemetry
- Claude Code
- Cursor
Only Helicone
- Azure
- LiteLLM
- OpenRouter
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
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