GradiovsLiteLLM

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Gradio

Developer Tools

Build and share machine learning demos easily

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LiteLLM

LLM APIs & Inference

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

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FeatureGradioLiteLLM
CategoryDeveloper ToolsLLM APIs & Inference
PricingFree (open-source)Free (open-source), hosted proxy available
GitHub Stars
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PlatformsLinux, macOS, Windows, WebLinux, macOS, Docker
Key Features
  • ✓ ML demos
  • ✓ API generation
  • ✓ Sharing
  • ✓ Custom components
  • ✓ Hugging Face integration
  • ✓ 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
  • + Easiest ML demo creation
  • + Auto-generated UI
  • + Hugging Face integration
  • + API generation
  • + One-line sharing
  • + One API for 100+ providers
  • + Built-in load balancing and fallbacks
  • + Spend tracking and rate limiting
  • + OpenAI SDK compatible
Cons
  • − Limited UI customization
  • − Not for complex apps
  • − Can be slow with large models
  • − Basic styling options
  • − Adds a proxy layer (slight latency)
  • − Complex config for advanced features
Tags
mldemopythonopen-source
api-gatewaymulti-providerproxyopen-source

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