ChainlitvsLiteLLM

Full side-by-side comparison — features, pricing, platforms, and which one wins in 2026.

Chainlit

Chatbot Builders

Build production-ready conversational AI apps in minutes

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LiteLLM

LLM APIs & Inference

Unified API proxy for 100+ LLM providers — one interface, any model

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FeatureChainlitLiteLLM
CategoryChatbot BuildersLLM APIs & Inference
PricingFree (open-source)Free (open-source), hosted proxy available
GitHub Stars
8k
✓ More stars
16k
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsLinux, macOS, Docker
Key Features
  • ✓ Chat UI
  • ✓ File upload
  • ✓ Streaming
  • ✓ Authentication
  • ✓ Multi-step display
  • ✓ Unified API for 100+ LLM providers
  • ✓ Load balancing across multiple API keys/providers
  • ✓ Automatic fallbacks when providers fail
  • ✓ Spend tracking and budget alerts per team/project
  • ✓ Rate limiting and retry logic built-in
  • ✓ OpenAI SDK compatible — zero code changes
  • ✓ Self-hostable proxy server
  • ✓ Supports streaming, function calling, vision
Pros
  • + Beautiful chat UI out of the box
  • + Easy Python integration
  • + Streaming support
  • + File upload handling
  • + Authentication built-in
  • + One API for 100+ providers
  • + Built-in load balancing and fallbacks
  • + Spend tracking and rate limiting
  • + OpenAI SDK compatible
Cons
  • − Python only
  • − Less customizable than React alternatives
  • − Smaller community
  • − Limited component library
  • − Adds a proxy layer (slight latency)
  • − Complex config for advanced features
Tags
chatuipythonopen-source
api-gatewaymulti-providerproxyopen-source

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