Laminar
Laminar is a hosted agent transcript desk: you open a trace as a chat transcript (input, model turns, tokens, $) with a span timeline.
OUR TAKE
Pick Laminar for agent teams who will stay on Free at $0 while they open a first transcript, then Starter at $30/month when they need more storage or Signals credit. Storage overage is $2 or $1.50 / GB.
Good fit
Agent teams who will stay on Free at $0 while they open a first transcript, then Starter at $30/month when they need more storage or Signals credit.
Poor fit
Free · Starter $30/mo · Pro $150/mo
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-27 · lmnr.ai/pricing
OUR TAKE
Pick Laminar for agent teams who will stay on Free at $0 while they open a first transcript, then Starter at $30/month when they need more storage or Signals credit. Storage overage is $2 or $1.50 / GB. Model that before you keep long transcripts.
Good fit
Agent teams who will stay on Free at $0 while they open a first transcript, then Starter at $30/month when they need more storage or Signals credit.
Poor fit
Free · Starter $30/mo · Pro $150/mo
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-27 · lmnr.ai/pricing
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-27 · lmnr.ai/pricing
Free
$0
Starter
then /GB. one-time Signals credit
$30/mo
Pro
then /GB. one-time Signals credit
$150/mo
Signals analysis
(printed on the same page) — / input Mtok, cached, output — billed on Laminar’s Signals agent tokens, not your agent’s tokens
Lowest paid
$0.05
Checked 2026-10-27·lmnr.ai/pricing
Before you pay
Good fit
Agent teams who will stay on Free at $0 while they open a first transcript, then Starter at $30/month when they need more storage or Signals credit.
Watch out
Storage overage is $2 or $1.50 / GB. Model that before you keep long transcripts.
Instead, try
Langfuse if traces you can self-host when you want Langfuse’s public Cloud $; Phoenix if local-first OTel traces when you want Phoenix $0
Compare Laminar with
Limits, in full
- 01
Storage overage is $2 or $1.50 / GB. Model that before you keep long transcripts.
- 02
Signals $ is a second usage. It is not your agent’s token bill.
- 03
A transcript , not Langfuse’s span list. For that OSS see Langfuse.
If Laminar isn't it
Why: traces you can self-host when you want Langfuse’s public Cloud $.
Free· paid from$2/mo
Hobby is two users and 30-day retentionChecked 2026-10-19·langfuse.com/pricing
vs Laminar
Why: local-first OTel traces when you want Phoenix $0.
Free· paid from$50/mo
ELv2, not ApacheChecked 2026-10-27·arize.com/pricing
vs Laminar
Why: an agent session desk when you want AgentOps’ public $.
Free· paid from$40/mo
Basic is 5,000 eventsChecked 2026-10-22·agentops.ai
vs LaminarLimits & alternatives3 limits · Langfuse, Phoenix, AgentOps instead
Limits, in full
- 01
Storage overage is $2 or $1.50 / GB. Model that before you keep long transcripts.
- 02
Signals $ is a second usage. It is not your agent’s token bill.
- 03
A transcript , not Langfuse’s span list. For that OSS see Langfuse.
If Laminar isn't it
Why: traces you can self-host when you want Langfuse’s public Cloud $.
Free· paid from$2/mo
Hobby is two users and 30-day retentionChecked 2026-10-19·langfuse.com/pricing
vs LaminarWhy: local-first OTel traces when you want Phoenix $0.
Free· paid from$50/mo
ELv2, not ApacheChecked 2026-10-27·arize.com/pricing
vs LaminarWhy: an agent session desk when you want AgentOps’ public $.
Free· paid from$40/mo
Basic is 5,000 eventsChecked 2026-10-22·agentops.ai
vs Laminar