Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Helicone
Helicone clearly comes out ahead of OpenRouter on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Helicone's paid plans start at $79/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | ai tool |
| Company | OpenRouter | Helicone |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentAI & Machine Learning | DevelopmentAI & Machine LearningSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | developer-toolsapi-management | developer-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Helicone
custom
usage based
usage based
custom
| Feature | openrouter | helicone |
|---|---|---|
| Access To Full Catalog Of Paid Models | ||
| 1 Gb Storage | ||
| Access To Selection Of Free Models | ||
| 1 Organization | ||
| Annual Commits | ||
| 1 Seat | ||
| Higher Rate Limits | ||
| 10,000 Free Requests | ||
| Invoicing/Purchase Order Options | ||
| 5 Organizations | ||
| No Monthly Fees | ||
| Alerts & Reports | ||
| Slas | ||
| Bulk Cloud Discounts | ||
| Volume Discounts | ||
| Custom Msa | ||
| Dedicated Slack Channel | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Everything In Team | ||
| Hql (Query Language) | ||
| On-Prem Deployment | ||
| Saml Sso | ||
| Soc-2 & Hipaa Compliance | ||
| Unlimited Seats | ||
| Usage-Based Pricing Applies |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Helicone comes out ahead overall, though OpenRouter can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both OpenRouter and Helicone offer a free tier.
Helicone scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Helicone is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
