LangChain vs Bunny.net
The framework for building LLM apps — chains, agents, RAG, LangGraph
vs. Ridiculously affordable CDN + video streaming + edge compute
Pricing tiers
LangChain
OSS (MIT)
MIT-licensed core library. Free forever. Python + JS.
$0 base (usage-based)
LangSmith (see entry)
Observability layer — Developer free, Plus $39/seat. Separate platform.
$0 base (usage-based)
LangGraph Platform — Developer
Deploy LangGraph agents as an API. Free tier — limited execution minutes.
$0 base (usage-based)
LangGraph Platform — Plus
$39/seat/mo (tied to LangSmith Plus). More execution credit. Production features.
$39/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Self-host, dedicated support, SSO.
Custom
Bunny.net
CDN Volume — 1-2 PB
$0.002/GB at 1-2 PB volume.
$0/mo
CDN Volume — First 500 TB
$0.005/GB Volume Network (10 PoPs) for high-volume.
$0/mo
CDN Standard — EU/NA
$0.01/GB. 119 PoPs Standard Network in Europe + North America.
$0/mo
CDN Standard — Asia + Oceania
$0.03/GB.
$0/mo
CDN Standard — South America
$0.045/GB.
$0/mo
CDN Standard — ME/Africa
$0.06/GB.
$0/mo
Monthly Minimum
Minimum $1/month.
$1/mo
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing oss on LangChain vs volume-1pb-2pb on Bunny.net.
| Metric | LangChain | Bunny.net |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
LangChain · 18 features
- Agents — Tool-using agents with reasoning loops.
- Chains (LCEL) — LangChain Expression Language — pipe primitives into chains.
- Checkpointers (LangGraph) — Persist agent state to SQL, Mongo, Redis, Postgres.
- Document Loaders — 150+ loaders for PDF, HTML, Notion, Google Drive, S3, GitHub, etc.
- Human-in-the-loop — Pause agent for approval, then resume.
- LangGraph — Stateful graph-based agent runtime. Durable, replayable, human-in-the-loop.
- LangGraph Platform — Managed hosting for LangGraph agents with state persistence.
- LangGraph Studio — Desktop IDE for debugging agent graphs.
- LangServe — Deploy chains as FastAPI endpoints.
- Memory — Buffer, summary, entity, vector memory stores.
- Output Parsers — Structured JSON, Pydantic schemas, function calling.
- Prompt Templates — Templating + partial filling + output parsers.
- RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) — Standard patterns + 50+ retrievers.
- Streaming — First-class streaming at every layer.
- Subgraphs — Compose agent graphs hierarchically.
- Text Splitters — Recursive, token, semantic splitters for chunking.
- Tools — 400+ pre-built tools (web search, code, databases, APIs).
- Vector Store Integrations — 60+ vector DBs (Pinecone, Chroma, Weaviate, PGVector, Qdrant, Milvus).
Bunny.net · 14 features
- Bunny CDN — Standard + Volume networks. 119 PoPs globally.
- Bunny Database — Edge-distributed key-value DB.
- Bunny DNS — Free anycast DNS.
- Bunny Optimizer — On-the-fly image + video optimization.
- Bunny Shield (WAF + DDoS) — DDoS protection + WAF + bot defense.
- Bunny Stream — Video hosting + transcoding + HLS delivery.
- Custom Hostname — Use yourdomain.com with CDN.
- Edge Scripting — JavaScript at the edge (like CF Workers).
- Edge Storage — Object storage replicated across regions.
- Free Let's Encrypt SSL — Auto cert issuance/renewal.
- Hot-linking Protection — Block unauthorized embeds.
- Instant Purge — Global invalidation.
- Magic Containers — Serverless containers at edge.
- Real-Time Analytics — Per-zone + per-country usage stats.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | LangChain | Bunny.net |
|---|---|---|
| SDK | @langchain/core (Node), langchain (Python), langgraph (JS), langgraph (Python), LangServe | bunnycdn.js (community) |
| REST | LangGraph Platform | Bunny.net API |
| OTHER | — | Bunny Dashboard, CDN HTTP base URL, Edge Scripting |
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