ReadMe vs Helicone

ReadMe

Helicone

ReadMe · 15 features

• API Reference — OpenAPI → interactive reference.
• Changelog — Versioned release notes.
• Custom Branding — Logo, colors, fonts.
• Custom Domain — docs.yourco.com.
• Discussion Forum — Developer community.
• Guides — Markdown-style conceptual docs.
• Interactive Tutorials — Guided walkthroughs.
• Localization — Multi-language docs (Enterprise).
• Metrics — API usage logging + analytics.
• Recipes — Multi-step tutorials.
• Search — Full-text search.
• SSO — SAML + OIDC.
• Suggested Edits — Community-contributed edits.
• Try It Console — In-browser request runner.
• Versioning — Multi-version docs.

Helicone · 16 features

• Alerts — Thresholds on error rate, latency, cost, usage. Pro+.
• Async Logging — Log AFTER the LLM call via SDK — zero added latency.
• Cost Tracking — Automatic cost calculation per call by provider/model.
• Dashboard — Request tables, aggregate metrics, cost breakdowns.
• Evaluators — LLM-as-judge + custom evaluators on runs.
• Experiments — A/B test different models/prompts.
• HQL (SQL over traces) — Query your logged data with SQL. Pro+.
• PII Redaction — Automatically scrub emails, credit cards, etc. from logs.
• Prompt Caching — Cache identical requests → save money.
• Prompts & Versions — Store + version + A/B test prompts.
• Proxy Mode — 1-line integration via base URL swap. Captures all requests.
• Rate Limiting — Per-user + per-key rate limit policies.
• Reports — Scheduled email reports with KPIs.
• Self-Hosting — Docker + k8s deployment.
• Sessions — Group related calls (chat sessions, agent runs).
• User Metrics — Per-user cost + usage segmentation.