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Helicone vs Opik
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| Fact | Helicone | Opik |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 6.2k | 22k |
| Latest | v2025.08.21-1 | 2.2.92 |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | about 1 day between releases |
| Active contributors | 3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 50+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace LangSmith. Alternatives to LangSmith →
PartialHeliconeLogs requests through a proxy gateway, with cost tracking and prompt versions, lighter on agent traces and evaluations.
Full replacementOpikTracing, datasets, experiments and LLM-as-a-judge evaluations.
Helicone
- v2025.08.21-12025-08-21
- v2025.08.212025-08-21
- v2025.08.202025-08-20
- v1.0.02025-08-19v1.0.0 Docker image release
Opik
- 2.2.922026-10-06[OPIK-8566] [BE] feat: free-form SQL post-run check, behind off/audit/enforce
- 2.2.912026-10-06[OPIK-8515] [SDK] fix: explicit update_current_span/trace output wins over @track's captured return value
- 2.2.902026-10-05[OPIK-8575] [FE] feat: offer max reasoning effort on OpenAI keys set to the Responses API
- 2.2.892026-10-05[NA] [HELM] [DOCS] fix: bump clickhouse-backup to 2.7.4 for object-disk backups
- 2.2.882026-10-02[OPIK-7965] [FE] feat: render compare prompts as messages and store prompt templates
Helicone
unsigned The latest release, v2025.08.21-1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Opik
✓ signed The latest release, 2.2.92, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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