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LLMOps โ€” Monitor, Debug, and Optimize Your AI Applications

Production-grade observability for your LLM-powered products.

intermediateโฑ 1 hour๐ŸŽฌ 4 videos๐Ÿ› ๏ธ 6 tools

Why This Matters

Building an AI-powered application is one thing. Running it reliably in production โ€” monitoring costs, tracking quality, debugging failures, and optimising prompts โ€” is another challenge entirely. LLMOps (Large Language Model Operations) is the emerging discipline that addresses these challenges.

If you are building products with AI APIs, you need visibility into what your models are doing, how much they cost, and where they fail. This guide covers the essential tools and practices for running LLM applications at scale.

Video Tutorials

LangSmith โ€” Tracing & Debugging LLM Apps
YouTubeโฑ 25 minintermediate
Helicone โ€” LLM Cost Monitoring Tutorial
YouTubeโฑ 15 minintermediate
Portkey โ€” AI Gateway & Observability
YouTubeโฑ 18 minintermediate
Weights & Biases โ€” Experiment Tracking for AI
YouTubeโฑ 20 minintermediate

Recommended Tools

LangSmith
LangChain
Free / $39/mo
Helicone
Helicone
Free / $79/mo
Portkey
Portkey
Free / $49/mo
Weights & Biases
W&B
Free / $60/mo
PromptLayer
PromptLayer
Free / $49/mo
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Getting Started Checklist

1Understand the LLMOps stack: tracing, logging, evaluation, cost monitoring
2Add LangSmith or Helicone to your existing LLM API calls (usually 2 lines of code)
3Set up cost alerts to avoid unexpected API bills
4Track prompt versions and measure quality across changes
5Build evaluation datasets to systematically test your prompts
6Monitor latency, error rates, and token usage in production

Frequently Asked Questions

โ–ธDo I need LLMOps tools?
If you are building a product that calls LLM APIs in production, yes. Without observability, you are flying blind on costs, quality, and reliability. Even simple integrations benefit from basic logging and cost tracking.
โ–ธWhat is the difference between LangSmith and Helicone?
LangSmith (by LangChain) focuses on tracing and debugging complex chains and agents. Helicone is a lightweight proxy that focuses on cost monitoring and request logging. Many teams use both.
โ–ธHow much do LLMOps tools cost?
Most offer generous free tiers. LangSmith has a free developer plan. Helicone is free up to 100K requests/month. Portkey offers a free tier as well. Costs scale with usage volume.

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