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Pydantic Logfire vs LangSmith: catalog facts
Pydantic LogfireLangSmith
Freemium

Free for 10 million spans, logs and metrics per month, no card required; paid plans above…

Freemium

Can be tried for free, with paid plans listed on its pricing page.

Web Web
  • Traces LLM calls alongside API and database activity
  • Built on OpenTelemetry with SQL querying
  • Detailed step-by-step agent tracing
  • SDKs for Python, TypeScript, Go and Java
  • Primarily a hosted service requiring an account
  • Self-hosting is offered as an option rather than the default
  • Proprietary hosted service
  • Self-hosting requires Kubernetes
Web application, Hosted service Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Account needed Account needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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