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The Stack · Roundup

The best observability for AI agents

Tracing, logging, and monitoring for LLM and agent systems. Ranked by community traction, with live GitHub stars and what each is best at.

1. Langfuse

★ 29k · TypeScript

Open-source LLM engineering platform — tracing, evals, prompt management, and metrics for agent apps. Best for LLM tracing.

2. Phoenix

★ 10k · Jupyter Notebook

Arize's open-source observability for LLM apps — OpenTelemetry-based tracing and evaluation. Best for OTel tracing.

3. Helicone

★ 5.8k · TypeScript

Open-source observability for LLM apps via a proxy — logging, caching, and cost tracking with one header. Best for cost tracking.

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