Portkey

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What Portkey is

Portkey is a platform for managing, observing, and governing generative AI across teams. Its gateway offers a unified API for accessing models and providers across modalities, with configurable routing, failovers, retries, and load balancing. Monitoring tools include logs, traces, feedback, metadata, filters, and alerts; prompt management includes templates, a playground, API endpoints, versioning, and variables. Listed integrations include OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Azure, Amazon Bedrock, and Ollama, along with agent frameworks such as CrewAI, LangChain, LangGraph, and the OpenAI Agents SDK. The gateway offers simple and semantic caching for repeat requests. Security features include virtual provider keys, access controls, inbound IP and geographic rules, and sensitive-data redaction. Portkey lists self-hosted and local deployment options, while Enterprise offers private cloud deployment and VPC hosting. The free Developer plan costs nothing and includes 10k recorded logs monthly, with three days of log retention. Production costs $49 a month; Enterprise pricing is custom. Portkey lists San Francisco as its headquarters and March 2023 as its launch date.

Who it suits

It suits teams that need a unified gateway and monitoring for generative AI activity. Self-hosted and local deployment options may fit teams seeking those deployment models.

What it does well

Gateway supports routing, retries, failovers, and load balancing.
Includes logs, traces, filters, and alerts.
Prompt management includes versioning and variables.
Free plan includes 10k recorded logs per month.
Offers self-hosted and local deployment options.

What to know first

Free-plan log retention is three days.
Production costs $49 a month.
Enterprise pricing is custom.

Limits

The free Developer plan includes 10k recorded logs per month, 3 days of log retention, 30 days of metrics retention, and 3 prompt templates. Production costs $49/month and includes 100k recorded logs per month, with additional 100k requests priced at $9; Enterprise lists custom retention and custom pricing.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Developer	Free Forever · 10k recorded logs/month · 3 days log retention · 30 days metrics retention · 3 prompt templates · community support	Free
Production	$49/month · 100k recorded logs/month · +$9 overages per additional 100k requests · 30 days log retention · 90 days metrics retention · production support	$49 a month
Enterprise	Custom Pricing · 10 Mn Plus recorded logs/month · custom retention · private cloud deployment · VPC hosting · priority support	On request

As portkey.ai lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Visit portkey.ai.
Choose the Developer plan for free access or Production at $49/month.
Use the API gateway to connect to listed model providers.
Choose API, web, self-hosted, or local deployment.

Verdict

Portkey brings model access, prompt management, and activity monitoring under one platform. Review the plan's log retention, deployment, and support terms against your team's requirements.

Questions

Is Portkey free?

Yes. Its Developer plan is free forever and includes 10k recorded logs per month.

How much does Production cost?

Production costs $49/month and includes 100k recorded logs per month. Additional 100k requests cost $9.

Which platforms does Portkey support?

Portkey lists API, web, self-hosted, and local deployment options.

Which providers and agent frameworks are integrated?

Listed providers include OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Azure, Amazon Bedrock, and Ollama. Documented agent integrations include CrewAI, LangChain, LangGraph, and the OpenAI Agents SDK.

What security and compliance features are listed?

Security features include virtual provider keys, access controls, inbound IP and geographic rules, and sensitive-data redaction. Enterprise lists SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, and HIPAA under advanced compliance.

Where is Portkey based?

Portkey is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and launched in March 2023.

Facts from Portkey's own pages

Agent ecosystem: Documented integrations include agent frameworks such as CrewAI, LangChain, LangGraph, and the OpenAI Agents SDK. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026
Caching: Portkey says its gateway offers simple and semantic caching to reduce latency and save costs on repeat requests. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026
Company: Portkey’s company information page lists San Francisco, California as its headquarters and March 2023 as its launch date. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026
Compliance: The Enterprise plan lists SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, and HIPAA under advanced compliance, along with custom BAAs and data isolation. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026
Deployment: Portkey lists self-hosted and local deployment options, and Enterprise offers private cloud deployment and VPC hosting. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026
Founded: 2023 · portkey.ai, 28 Sept 2026
Gateway: Its AI gateway provides a unified API to access models and providers across modalities. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026
Guardrails: The Production plan includes LLM and partner guardrails, while Enterprise lists custom guardrail hooks and advanced evaluation templates. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026
Headquarters: San Francisco, California · portkey.ai, 28 Sept 2026
Integrations: The integrations catalog lists providers and platforms including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Azure, Amazon Bedrock, and Ollama. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026
Observability: Portkey offers logs, traces, feedback, metadata, filters, and alerts for AI activity. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026
Product: Portkey describes itself as a production platform for managing, observing, and governing GenAI across teams. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026
Prompt management: Prompt management includes templates, a playground, API endpoints, versioning, and variables. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026
Routing: The gateway supports configurable routing, failovers, retries, and load balancing across models. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026
Security: Security features include virtual provider keys, access controls, inbound IP and geographic rules, and sensitive-data redaction. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026
Support: The Free plan lists community support, Production lists production support, and Enterprise lists dedicated onboarding and priority support. · portkey.ai, 29 Sept 2026