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Braintrust

Hosted eval + tracing platform for LLM apps.

Category
Eval
Pricing
FREEMIUM
Hosting
Cloud
Platforms
WebAPI
Models
BYO key / model
Verified
Jun 7, 2026

Production-grade eval orchestration with a dashboard, dataset versioning, and OpenTelemetry tracing. Useful once eval volume outgrows a CI YAML file.

Capabilities 3

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • LLM evaluation (primary capability)
  • LLM observability (secondary capability)
  • Prompt management (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Eval workflow as the primary interface
  • CI scorers block merges on regression
  • Dataset versioning + OTel tracing
  • Generous free tier
  • Closed-source SaaS
  • Self-hosting needs Enterprise contract
  • Overkill for tiny single-file eval needs

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