Helicone
LLM observability platform. Monitor AI applications in production.
Founded by: Justin Huang, David Zhang
Developer Adoption
Package downloads and ecosystem metrics, 30-day window
Active Contributors Trend
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npm Download Trend
npm downloads declined from 7,573 to 6,446 (-14.9%) over the last 90 days.
PyPI Download Trend
pypi downloads declined from 1,659 to 1,216 (-26.7%) over the last 90 days.
Developer Community Metrics
Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.
Category Benchmark
75 AI Infrastructure companiesFunding Rounds
Investors
According to AI-Buzz, Helicone ranks #28 in AI Infrastructure for HN discussion share (out of 75 tracked with 0.4% of HN discussion), with 3 commits/week (declining), with 6,446 npm downloads in 30 days, with 1,216 PyPI downloads in 30 days, with 5 active contributors in 30 days.
Source: https://www.ai-buzz.com/companies/helicone?utm_source=citation&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cite_this_data
Metrics derived from public APIs (HN Algolia, GitHub, npm/PyPI). Sentiment classified by AI. See methodology for details →
About
Description
LLM observability platform. Monitor AI applications in production.
Estimated Company Size
1 - 10 employees
Website
helicone.aiDetails
Founded
2023
Description
Helicone provides observability for LLM applications. Track usage, costs, and performance. Popular with developers building AI apps.
Products & Tools
Helicone
An open-source observability platform for LLM applications, enabling monitoring, logging, debugging, caching, and performance tracking.
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