Portkey free tier includes Control panel for Gen AI apps featuring an observability suite & an AI gateway… Not verified — our last read, on 2026-09-18, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. Compare with 31 alternatives in AI / ML.

Portkey Free Tier 2026

Subtypes in AI / ML: model_gateway — one endpoint that reaches models run by several independent providers; what is sold is the routing, key management and fallback, not the weights; llm_observability — records the prompts, responses, latency, cost and tool calls an application sent to a model, for reading afterwards. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://portkey.ai/, where it says: “Monitor LLM behavior, catch anomalies early” How we use this.

Limits, pricing history, and 31 alternatives. Catalogue date August 2026. Last updated 2026-09-18.

Portkey's free tier offers Control panel for Gen AI apps featuring an observability suite & an AI gateway… When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-09-18, we could read no amount, tier or rate on the page, so we cannot confirm these terms and are not rating this offer today.

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Free
Category
Pricing Page
Catalogue date
2026-08-12
Last read
2026-09-18
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Free Tier Details

Control panel for Gen AI apps featuring an observability suite & an AI gateway. Send & log up to 10,000 requests for free every month.

When You'll Outgrow Portkey's Free Tier

Pricing Change History (0 recorded)

No recorded pricing changes for Portkey — but when we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-09-18, we could read no amount, tier or rate on the page, so we cannot tell you that nothing changed. Treat the empty history as a statement about our records, not about this vendor's pricing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Portkey free?
We cannot confirm that today. When we last read the page we cite for Portkey, on 2026-09-18, we could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. Our stored record says Portkey offers a free tier: Free. Control panel for Gen AI apps featuring an observability suite & an AI gateway. Send & log up to 10,000 requests for free every month. We have not confirmed these terms against the source we cite, so treat them as unverified.
What is Portkey's free tier?
We cannot confirm that today. When we last read the page we cite for Portkey, on 2026-09-18, we could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. Our stored record calls Portkey's free tier "Free". Control panel for Gen AI apps featuring an observability suite & an AI gateway. Send & log up to 10,000 requests for free every month. We have not confirmed these terms against the source we cite, so treat them as unverified.
Is Portkey's free tier reliable?
When we last read the page we cite for Portkey, on 2026-09-18, we could read no amount, tier or rate on the page.
Is Portkey's free tier good for production?
Portkey's free tier is usable for prototyping and development. When we last read the page we cite for Portkey, on 2026-09-18, we could read no amount, tier or rate on the page.
What changed in Portkey's pricing?
When we last read the page we cite for Portkey, on 2026-09-18, we could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. We publish no change we refused to record, so we cannot tell you that nothing changed.
What are the best free alternatives to Portkey?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 31 free alternatives to Portkey in AI / ML, each listed above with its tier. Of those, 17 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily, 7 are demoted with the reason named, 7 are listed last behind a stated gate. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
When will I outgrow Portkey's free tier?
We record 10,000 requests/mo as the limit, but when we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-09-18, we could read no amount, tier or rate on the page, so we cannot confirm that threshold today. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Portkey in?
Portkey is categorized under AI / ML on AgentDeals. We list 31 other AI / ML services alongside it, every one of them on this page with its free tier and the stability we publish for it.

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