PortkeyvsLobeChat

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

Portkey

LLM APIs & Inference

AI gateway for reliable and fast LLM applications

LobeChat

Chat Interfaces

Modern design ChatGPT/LLM UI with plugin ecosystem

FeaturePortkeyLobeChat
CategoryLLM APIs & InferenceChat Interfaces
PricingFree + Pro plansFree (open-source)
GitHub Stars
6k
More stars
50k
PlatformsWeb, DockerWeb, Docker
Key Features
  • AI gateway
  • Fallbacks
  • Load balancing
  • Caching
  • Observability
  • Plugin system
  • Multi-model
  • TTS
  • Vision
  • Knowledge base
Pros
  • + Automatic fallbacks
  • + Load balancing
  • + Request caching
  • + Observability built-in
  • + Open-source gateway
  • + Stunning modern UI
  • + 100+ plugins available
  • + Multi-model support
  • + TTS and vision built-in
  • + Active development (50k+ stars)
Cons
  • Added infrastructure layer
  • Learning curve
  • Some features need Pro
  • Latency overhead
  • Can be complex to self-host
  • Plugin quality varies
  • Heavy client-side app
  • Some features need configuration
Tags
gatewayreliabilityobservabilityapi
chatmodern-uipluginsopen-source

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