Pick Portkey if
platform teams who will put a gateway in front of several providers and pay when logs exceed 10k.
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Our take
Pick Portkey if platform teams who will put a gateway in front of several providers and pay when logs exceed 10k. Pick Unkey if aPI teams who will stay on API Management Free $0 (150k valid requests, 1k keys, no card) while they issue a first keyspace, then buy Pro at $25/month when they need 250k requests and team workspaces — or start Deploy Starter at $5 when they also want the container host. Skip Portkey if
Unkey
API-key + deploy desk
Best for
Portkey Route and observe production LLM calls
Unkey Keys you start at $0 / 150k verifications, or Deploy from $5
Free plan
Portkey $0 · for the gateway. Universal API, retries, routing, basic dashboard. Community support
Unkey $0 · /month. 150k valid requests. 1k API keys. 1-day logs. 3-day audit. Unlimited APIs
Lowest paid
Portkey Production $49/mo
Unkey Usage rates $0.000006944/mo
Next step up
Portkey
Unkey Starter $5/mo
Runs where
Portkey Local or hosted
Unkey
Watch out
Portkey Developer drops logs after 10k
Unkey Free API Management is 150k valid requests and 1k keys
Last checked
Portkey 2026-10-22 · portkey.ai/pricing
Unkey 2026-10-22 · unkey.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Unkey if
aPI teams who will stay on API Management Free $0 (150k valid requests, 1k keys, no card) while they issue a first keyspace, then buy Pro at $25/month when they need 250k requests and team workspaces — or start Deploy Starter at $5 when they also want the container host.
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