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Athina vs HoneyHive
Both stand on llm monitoring. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan Web
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Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
HoneyHive covers trace inspection, evaluations, live monitoring, and version experiments for AI agents. Teams should compare the free plan’s limits with their event volume and retention needs.
Visit HoneyHiveThe facts
| Athina | HoneyHive | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Web | API, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Not published | Free or on request |
| Plans published | None | 2 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | athina.ai | honeyhive.ai |
| On llm monitoring | #21 of 26 | #17 of 26 |
Athina: what it does well
HoneyHive: what it does well
- Traces show prompts, tool calls, and agent decisions.
- Supports code, LLM-judge, and human evaluations.
- Live monitoring includes drift detection and alerts.
- OpenTelemetry conventions support instrumented libraries.
- Free plan includes 10,000 monthly events.
What to know first
- Free plan limits users to five.
- Free plan retains data for 30 days.
- Enterprise pricing is custom.
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