Vercel AI SDK vs LiteLLM

A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.

Vercel AI SDK Provider-agnostic TypeScript SDK for streaming AI apps Visit LiteLLM Open-source AI gateway: one OpenAI-format API for 100+ LLM providers Visit
RECATOOLS Score 8.4 / 10 8 / 10
Capability 8
Value for money 9
Ease of use 8
ASEAN readiness 7
API quality 9
Pricing Open Source Freemium
Free tier Full open-source proxy + SDK, free to self-host (MIT outside the enterprise/ directory)
Paid from Custom (LiteLLM Enterprise — contact sales; 30-day evaluation key)
Has API
Open source
Free to use
Users
Founded 2023
Maker
Verdict

The Vercel AI SDK has become the default way JavaScript developers wire an LLM into an app — a single interface over OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and more than a dozen other providers, with streaming, structured output and...

What this is for: putting one OpenAI-format API in front of every model provider you use. LiteLLM ships as a Python SDK (litellm.completion) and a proxy/gateway server that adds virtual API keys, per-team budgets, rate l...

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